Name: Bill Seitz
Age: 36
Location: Chicago, IL
Education: University of California - Riverside (Poli Sci) & the University of Illinois College of Law
Occupation: Consultant (sales tax) for a small tax consulting firm
Hometown: Temple City, California (right outside Pasadena)
I've been reading reviews on the site for years, and a couple weeks ago I was fortunate to be invited as a last minute fill-in at the Midwest Mashie (thanks, Mark) where I met a number of great people, and had the pleasure of playing a round with Mr. Doak (or rather, as much pleasure as one can have while losing a foursomes match). Following that experience, I reached out to Ran and here I am.
I've been playing golf since I was probably about nine years old, but stuck to three par courses with my dad until I was probably 13 or 14. Played all four years in high school, and then played on the club team in college (before UCR had a division 1 golf team). My senior year, our home course was the Victoria Club in Riverside, which was built in 1903, and is the only course I've ever played where the last par four is the 12th hole. The course finishes par 3, par 5, par 5, par 3, par 5, par 5. I spent most of my time in high school playing at Santa Anita golf course in Arcadia.
I currently play wherever I can get a game, but most often that tends to be at Cog Hill, Pine Meadow, and Cantigny in the Chicago area. I look forward to learning more about the nuances of architecture, and hope that it may actually have some impact on my scores at some point. Right now I carry an index around 3, but the last few years that has usually been built on very good Augusts and Septembers, so this time of year I'm actually playing at something probably close to double that. I try to play in a few of the state/district amateur events every year just to feel the competitive juices flowing.
When I'm not on the golf course, I'm probably watching Angels games, Los Angeles Kings games, or going to see some small indie concerts at one of the many good venues we have for live music in Chicago. As a Californian transplanted to the midwest, I can deal with the winters, but will never get used to rain in the middle of the summer. I hate the idea that a round of golf can get rained out in mid-July. Though I do prefer the course conditions we get out here as a result.
Favorite Courses Played:
Riviera Country Club
Torrey Pines South
Old Works (MT)
the Links of North Dakota
Bully Pulpit (ND)
Erin Hills
the Kampen Course at Purdue University
Point O Woods
Lost Dunes
Arcadia Bluffs
Cog Hill #4
and the Arcadia (CA) Par 3, but only when I can play there with my dad.