http://golfolicious.com In the hunt for par Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:02:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We played the last round of our trip at The Boulders Resort, where we also stayed. More about the resort here, at my other blog. This was another beautifully maintained course. Here's the putting green. The course winds all over the place. Holes are connected by concrete cart paths. It's a ... http://golfolicious.com/courses-ive-played/the-boulders-south-course The third day of our Arizona golf trip we played Rancho Manana, in Cave Creek, Arizona, and that's the day my game came together. I just felt so good standing over the ball! It was a breathtakingly beautiful course. Here's what it looks like when you pull into the parking ... http://golfolicious.com/courses-ive-played/rancho-manana-cave-creek The second course we played on our Arizona Golf trip this month was Longbow Golf Club in Mesa. My partner loved this course in particular. It was beautifully maintained, as you can tell from these pics. A very open, rolling course. Lots of small aircraft to watch between shots -- it's ... http://golfolicious.com/courses-ive-played/longbow-golf-club-mesa As I mentioned on my kirstenmortensen.com blog, I had the great pleasure of a short golf trip to Arizona earlier this month. I posted some trip pics there. Now for some pics of the courses we played :-) First up: Dove Valley Ranch in Cave Creek, a Robert Trent Jones II-designed ... http://golfolicious.com/courses-ive-played/dove-valley-ranch I picked up a copy of Putting Out of Your Mind by Bob Rotella a few days ago and I'm enjoying it. The mental side of the game is one of the main appeals for me. I've learned so much about composure and self-control over the years. Taking up golf a ... http://golfolicious.com/working-on-my-game/more-thoughts-on-the-mental-game I was poking around, looking for products to feature in a golf gift article I'm writing for WomenGolfApparel.com, and came across this Pet Food Bowl. Click the post title to see a pic :-) Isn't it adorable? Look at the wee little bunkers and the bucket of balls! Too funny! http://golfolicious.com/for-fun/okay-this-is-too-cute-golf-themed-food-bowl-for-your-pet Rochester region EWGA chapter tournament, played at Ravenwood yesterday. I shot a 101 and took low gross for my flight. I'm a happy camper :-) Cross-posted at my other blog. http://golfolicious.com/courses-ive-played/i-won-a-tournament Be still my heart! I am now projecting all my romantic fantasies onto THIS MAN. Call me, Rocco, I promise to pick up! http://golfolicious.com/the-pros/oh-oh-rocco (Crossposted at my other blog.) Last fall, around the time it got too cold to golf anymore, I was feeling pretty discouraged about the game. It seemed to me that after a year & a half of playing I should have been getting better. Ha. I was as close to breaking 100 ... http://golfolicious.com/rochester-new-york/the-inner-game Is golf in trouble? My dad and I have been talking about it because one of the courses he plays once in awhile -- the Conklin outside of Binghamton, NY -- used to have long lines to tee off, but now is often considerably more quiet. It opened in 1991. Its weekend rate ... http://golfolicious.com/ideas-for-improving-the-game/dead-or-alive