Golf-o-rama

Been taking a break from the blog, but don't fret, I haven't left it! Hey, less happens in my life when I'm out of work and am no longer aware of what day of the week it is. Haven't even watched any videos to review!

I have been golfing lots since the friend from Toronto has been visiting. We go way back and dove into the bottomless golf pit together. The only other time I've played in the last two years was in June, for nine holes, in soaking rain.

Riverside: Just 9 twilight holes here, but may as well have been all 18 since the holes at this course are fairly similar. Not easy or anything but definitely gets boring after a while.



Victoria: One of my favorites. Perhaps because I actually got a birdy here once on its signiture uphill hole! Probably one of the best in the city for sure.



Millwoods: Another in the usual Edmonton rotation when we used to golf more frequently. Not a bad course at all, but nothing too fancy either.



Jagare Ridge: Much fancier and snootier place here. Aimed at the country club set. Also a bit expensive, although a cart is included. Basically it's good they made that a mandatory part of the fee since the course would be very difficult to walk due to many many steep paths. The course itself was very nice. It was fairly difficult as well, requiring quite a few well placed tee shots to be safe. Their hotdog buns were also unique. Possibly baked on site.



Black Bull: With accounts of it being one of the most challenging courses in Alberta, it might have been a jewel in the rough. I wasn't impressed. It was nice, but a bit ghetto. Also, holes were hard, but mostly because they're really long rather than strategically hard like Jagare Ridge or Cougar Creek. Quite swampy in parts. Definitely WAY farther out of the city than the 35 min. quoted on their site. No hotdogs to speak of.

Cougar Creek: Probably the nicest course I've been to. Green conditions weren't quite as nice as previously, but the course itself is beautiful. Imaginative holes throughout, right to the last signiture tee off over their lake. Also one of the better hotdog to bun ratios available. Definitely worth visiting again.



I also started using some new golf balls! Neon coloured balls! Not just neon, but the outer covering is also translucent, giving the ball a very unique appearance when the light defracts through the dimpled clear surface. And they're easier to find in the rough, where I play most.



This will probably be it for golf this year, but the planning for the next has begun. Since my friend will be getting married, he's hoping to have the stag at Kananaskis Golf Course. As nice as Cougar Creek is, nothing compares to playing with the backdrop of the Rockies. It was nothing short of magical the last time I was there. This time, gotta hit all 36 holes...