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Richard Smith
I'm a member of Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville Tennessee. Holston is an old Donald Ross layout that is essentially unchanged from its original design over 75 years ago. I usually play between a 1 to a 5 handicap and enjoy playing in local and statewide tournaments. I fell in love with links golf on my first trip to the UK in 1980, and I've had the privilege of playing all of the current and past venues of the Open Championship, having completed the rotation several years ago when I was able to play Musselburgh Old. I'm trying to branch out and play as many top courses as possible and will try my best to give an honest and interesting review of the courses I play.
This is a big, demanding golf course with wide and open fairways and large greens. The greens have a lot of interest and character. There are fewer multi-level greens t...
I have played a lot of links golf in England, Scotland, and Ireland, so I usually cringe when I read that a course is "links like." Unfortunately, I have to say that the...
The Legislator was my favorite of the three courses at Capitol Hill. It's a unique layout with three different areas. The front nine is a nice piece of land with gentle...
I think the Robert Trent Jones golf trail fills a wonderful niche in the world of public golf. In general, these are well-maintained, exciting, and challenging courses t...
The South course is a fantastic layout, physically located about a mile from the Bluffs course at Arcadia but a million miles away in terms of style and playability. The...
This is a big, dramatic course that will exhilarate you with the sights and challenges that you encounter. The course is set on the shores of Lake Michigan and is framed...
Wow, what a fun golf course to play. Something about this old throwback course reminded me of Lawsonia Links in Wisconsin, which is a personal favorite of mine. The co...
This is a course I took in during a recent trip to Northern Michigan. My wife and I were in Charlevoix and decided to play here. I guess I have to give this course just...
The Red is the counterclockwise playing of The Loop and was my second time around the course. The first impression I got was that it was unbelievable that I was on the e...
I think playing The Loop may have been as much fun as I have had on a golf course in a long time. It's almost stunning to see what Tom Doak pulled off here. It is simpl...
The Forest Dunes resort is an outstanding golf destination. This course is the original flagship course and I believe it has stood the test of time well. I have always...
Wow, what a pleasant surprise this course was. I was in the area and needed t find a public access course. All three University courses were recommended (Lonnie Poole a...
The legends golf resort is a machine. Their rounds of golf usually include breakfast, lunch, and several beverage tickets at a reasonable price. In return, golfers get...
It was great fun to play the recently renovated/restored Kindale course at Kenwood country club. The course was originally designed by Bill Diddle, a name not too famili...
I played here quite a bit when it was known as River Islands, and I have only played once since the switch to Bermuda greens. This unique golf course winds its way acros...
I have played Stonehenge many times over the years. The course has been rated as high as the top 5-10 in the state, but I think the current ranking of 18th on this websi...
I was really looking forward to playing Mirimichi. When I lived in Memphis during the early 1980's I would often make my way out to the Old Woodstock Hills course, and I...
I have fond memories of the course at Sewanee. I grew up in nearby Chattanooga, and occasionally my dad would take me to Sewanee as a special place to play on the weeken...
Wow this course was the surprise of a recent trip to Florida that my wife and I took to play some of the courses in the area. It's less than a 30-minute drive from the O...
Pretty nice Florida course. None of the holes are overly exciting. The first eleven holes are on the clubhouse side of a road, and the seven holes across the road are m...
