The fist day of golf on vacation was an exciting one. I went all out like a starving man at a dinner table for the first time in ages, which explains why there was little energy remaining to make a journal entry. Here is what I managed to type out: End of Day 1 Fatigue […]
Part 1 of a journalistic experiment
My recent vacation was a big event for me, so I tried to keep a journal. Most days it was impossible to do, but I managed a few entries. This is the first: This little story begins in Oregon, where I am treating this golf trip as my last chance to play golf on this […]
The biggest local sport we have
When I used to be a sports writer in Anchorage, I covered the UAA basketball teams regularly. I went to games twice a week and did occasional side stories about players. It was always my favorite sport to cover, mostly because I grew up loving basketball, but also because the facility was the best for […]
Ranking Bandon Dunes’ courses
Ranking the golf courses at Bandon Dunes is a silly task, but everyone who has been there tends to have a favorite or two of the five tracks. People who learn I have been there tend to ask of my favorites, so I thought it would make a good blog post as I sit here […]
Continued findings from Heaven
Ever since the day I made eagle on a par-4 by clunking a shot off the tee and clunking my approach to the green, I’ve realized score was irrelevant in golf. That lesson came more than 20 years ago. The latest proof in support of that lesson came at Bandon Dunes, otherwise known in my […]
True Heaven is Found
Bandon Dunes is basically heaven, I can now firmly declare upon returning from my first visit there. The past few weeks have been filled with golf at other places as well, as I have completed the greatest golfing adventure of my life. I plan to write about this amazing trip over the coming weeks and […]
Seventh Heaven didn’t last long
A July that began with so much promise quickly turned sour, as I have spent the bulk of it being sick. Testing proved it isn’t COVID or Cancer, but beyond that the doctor is clueless. I almost prefer COVID over this horrible bug. Because of being sick, missing so much work the past two weeks, […]
Seventh month brings seventh heaven
An uneventful June gives way to a beautiful July here in Alaska. Weather has kept me away from the golf course for most of the sixth month, that and a limited schedule, but July could be better, if 70 degrees and sun we’ve had the last two days means anything. I did a little golf […]
A new golf season brings a new writing life
We know the Alaskan golf season is under way, because the local U.S. Open qualifier happened Monday. Adam Baxter, a multiple state title winner with a zero handicap, shot 84, so the conditions had to be tough. They weren’t tough enough, however, to prevent an out-of-towner from shooting even par 72 at Palmer Golf Course. […]
A fitting conclusion
By now, most who care probably understand the Alaska Golf Blog is deceased. I’ve decided to take things a step further this year and halt all coverage of local golf tournaments, making last summer’s coverage of Rich Teders winning the state match play title the last of such articles I will write. It’s appropriate to […]