Tag: golf
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Birdies and Burgers-March 11, 2014 SOUTHERN PINES, NC
The Donald Ross designed Southern Pines Golf Club was the site of the third day of our outing in the Pinehurst area of North Carolina. Although the entrance to the facility is unimpressive, the course itself was in relatively good shape for early in the season, but recent aeration made the greens a bit tricky.…
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Birdies and Burgers-March 10, 2014
Birdies and Burgers-#2-Legacy Links, South Aberdeen, North Carolina The Legacy Golf Links, a Jack Nicholas 4.5 Star Golf Digest PGA course is a track that is well-deserving of the many accolades it receives from those who play in the Pinehurst area. For the second consecutive day we were fortunate to have spectacular weather conditions; low…
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Birdies and Burgers- March 9, 2014
Birdies and Burgers March 9, 2014 My golf season is officially underway, and welcome to the first 2014 post to Birdies and Burgers, although my first round of the season had no birdies and not even a burger! However, after a 5 ½ Hour trip to the Pinehurst area, we (myself and 23 other golfers…
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Welcome to Birdies and Burgers
A number of years ago, I set a goal of playing 100 golf courses in Virginia. Two summers ago I accomplished that goal, playing one of the nicer semi-private courses “Spring Creek”, just outside of Charlottesville, as my 100th Virginia golf course. Having worked for forty years in education, serving as a teacher, coach, athletic…