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The Monument Course at Troon North

Posted on: December 19th, 2011 by Peter Kessler No Comments

I’ve had a chance to play a good number of Tom Weiskopf tracks and every one is a sheer delight and not in a predictable way, which is good.  One of the special characteristics of Tom’s courses is that you get the sense you could shoot your best round ever Read more…

The Cholla Course at We Ko Pa

Posted on: December 7th, 2011 by Peter Kessler 1 Comment

The Cholla Course at We Ko Pa Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona,  is absolutely a delight in every meaningful way.  First of all it meets the primary criteria by which I like to judge a course: Was it serious fun?  Or not?  Architect Scott Miller clearly knows all about fun, Read more…

The Monument Course at Troon North

Posted on: November 29th, 2011 by Peter Kessler No Comments

The Monument Course at Troon North yielded the perfect end of round response. Fun! Icy fast bent grass greens and hard fairways and fair bunkering. The boulder formations were spectacular and the fairways were ideal for clean shots from tight lies. The greens are a throwback to the good old Read more…