On day three of a whirlwind golf architecture appreciation junket, Mike DeVries and I roll into the parking lot at Lawsonia. It's late fall, so a bite is in the air. The pro is there to greet us, but not another soul to be seen. After an exchange of pleasantries, Mike and I go to the first tee. It is then that we decided: Match Play with Stymies. While being blown away with the vastness and boldness of Lawsonia, the experience is even greater because of the way we are playing the game. What a phenominal day. We literally had the course to ourselves. I'm sure Mike will add to this, as he had the coolest putt of the day, and he kicked my....well, he beat me 3 and 2.
We went to Marquette to see Greywalls. What a dramatic place that is. Unfortunately, it was 40 degrees and blustery, so we didn't get the clubs out. Tuesday was also at Greywalls, then south to Oshkosh for the night. Wednesday was Lawsonia in the morning, then another Langford/ Moreau course in the afternoon.
Today was a walk of all 18 holes at Shoreacres, then a brief visit of Old Elm, a Donald Ross on the north side of Chicago.
I saw so much in the past four days I can't process it all. What a great way to experience golf despite the lateness of the season.
Joe