Hole-In-One!

Hubby's first hole in one. The Reserve North Course Hole #3. 148 yards, 9 iron. Windy, over water, flip flops....golf shoes are over rated.

Another trip to the south

I visited Jill & Nathan last weekend. It's always so much fun. Aren't they cute all dressed up for church?

Can you see the love of books?

Nathan and I played golf at Indian Wells Celebrity Course. Check out the Eagle. He got a 2 on a par 4!!!

We played golf on Friday, then over the weekend we went to church, ate, watched movies and cooked. Sunday was a cool day so we made bread and a great soup from Joy of Cooking, Sweet Potato with Peanut Stew.

Fun times.

Echo Falls Golf - Snohomish

We managed to get out to golf a couple weeks ago. It was a fun course in Snohomish called Echo Falls. I enjoyed it because it was relatively short and I shot my best 9 hole score on the back 9. Yay!!

Chambers Bay

We finally did it. Golfed at Chambers Bay, home to the 2015 U.S. Open. It's similar to Bandon Dunes; caddies available, no golf carts, links style. We're used to carrying our clubs so we thought, no problem. Wrong. So hilly, up the mountain, down the mountain, sheesh.

We played some great golf and some not-so-great golf, but overall it was fun. Beautiful views from every hole. Lovely sunset. We'll be going back soon.

From 2008 Summer

From 2008 Summer

From 2008 Summer

From 2008 Summer

From 2008 Summer

From 2008 Summer

From 2008 Summer

From 2008 Summer

From 2008 Summer

Golf with the brothers

A couple weeks ago, all the Browns gathered for a Little League tournament in Hillsboro. Between games we managed to sneak in a couple rounds of golf. I played with Pat's two oldest brothers and wife (Randy & Laura and Scott) at McKay Creek. What a bargain, $14 for 9 holes. We had a great time. Laura eagled the first hole, Wow! Very fun course, although the greens were a little tricky.

The next day Pat and I played with the same gang at Meriwether Golf Club. We had a great time because of the company, the course was dry (to say the least).

Seattle Golf

Since being in Seattle, Pat and I have managed to golf a few times. We tried out Newcastle Golf Club and Foster Golf Links.

Foster is the local municipal course. It's quite well maintained and suprisingly, they have a fantastic array of women's golf apparel. The course is short but narrow, which makes it interesting. I look forward to playing it regularly and think I could break 40 on the front 9.



Newscastle's Coal Creek Course has spectacular views of Seattle. Unfortunately, when we golfed it was a tad cool and cloudy, but Seattle was visible in the distance. The course is a bit tricky, lots of ravines and crazy terrain. We haven't tried China Creek yet, but intend to in the next week or so.

Frozen Southern California

We had another great trip visiting Jill & Nathan. The Arctic winds were blowing in the NW and we thought, "Great, we'll go to the warm weather." Right. It was incredibly cold all weekend. We all spent Saturday in San Diego with Heather, Jason, Sidney. Took a nice walk along the waterfront and had a great lunch.

On Sunday, golf at Carmel Mountain Ranch was on the agenda. The usual teams, Red Balls and Sweet Vipers, and the usual winners. Then all you can eat Sushi...and we ate all we could eat.

We stayed Monday, too and Pat and I golfed at Menifee Lakes Country Club. It was still quite cold and very, very windy. We tied (Pat gives me strokes) until the last hole...he won.

I intended on making Corned Beef and Cabbage for dinner, but had a food accident. Put the corned beef in the crock pot, turned it on and promptly unplugged it to make coffee; forgetting to plug it back in. Got home after golf to scary, uncooked meat. So the fallback plan was spaghetti.

Spent our last evening watching the Chargers - Patriot game recorded on Saturday.

Then home to 4" of snow. Took a couple hours to get home from the airport. All in all, a great time.

Team "Red Balls"



















Winning Team "Sweet Vipers"

Early Morning Golf

A couple days this week, we got up early and instead of going to the gym, we went golfing. It's great to be on the golf course before the crowds show up.

Pacific Dunes Golf - Bandon

Pat & I spent a lovely morning golfing at Pacific Dunes Golf Course in Bandon, Oregon. The day started out partly cloudy, but by noon was quite windy and starting to sprinkle. What a unique and beautiful golf course. Definitely different than any other place we've played.



Guess whose ball is closest?

Brookings Weekend

After a snowy Friday evening drive to Brookings (6 hours!), we had a great weekend with Bill & Darla. On Sabbath, we woke up to sunny, cold weather. Enjoyed a walk on the beach, Bill found a souvenir, before driving to the Smith River and 'drifting' for several hours. Along the way, we stopped and stretched out legs in a beautiful grove of Redwoods. Pat even learned how to row a drift boat. By the end, we were pretty chilled. It was a good thing we had coffee and a heater in the boat. Afterward, we had delicious fish and chips, then it was hot tub time.

It was sunny again on Sunday and we played a scramble at Salmon Run. Of course, the team with the lowest combined handicap (Pat &Darla) won. Although Bill & LeAnne tried their best, it just wasn't good enough.

GolfDigest.com - Course Critic

GolfDigest.com - Course Critic

Review for a great looking Riverside, CA Golf Course.