Category Archives: United States of America

The Greenbrier Resort, White Sulphur Springs – West Virginia, USA

Posted on September 22, 2014 by SUNGRL

We spent the last couple of nights in Charleston, the capital of West Virginia. We decided to take a break from golf on Saturday and instead did a bit of forward planning and then spent the afternoon by the pool. … Continue reading →

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Kearney Hill Golf Links – Kentucky, USA

Posted on September 20, 2014 by SUNGRL

The Kearney Hill Golf Links were recommended to us by a number of people so we went and played it this morning. It is another Pete Dye designed course and is owned by the State of Kentucky. We got out … Continue reading →

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Unique Horse Farm Tours – Kentucky, USA

Posted on September 19, 2014 by SUNGRL

We are in Kentucky, the horse capital of the world and I thought we can’t come all this way and not check out a horse farm tour. As we’ve been driving to the golf courses we have noticed the beautiful … Continue reading →

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University Club of Kentucky, Big Blue Course – Kentucky, USA

Posted on September 19, 2014 by SUNGRL

Today we played the Big Blue Course at the University Club of Kentucky. It is another picturesque course but more open than the Wildcat course. It also had a bit more water on it, hence the name Big Blue. I … Continue reading →

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University of Kentucky, Wildcat Course – Kentucky, USA

Posted on September 18, 2014 by SUNGRL

After golf on Tuesday we drove to Lexington in Kentucky. We stopped along the way for some lunch and were warmly welcomed by the guy behind the counter – he was customer service personified. He was quite perplexed as to … Continue reading →

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The Fort Golf Resort, Indianapolis – Indiana, USA

Posted on September 17, 2014 by SUNGRL

We arrived into Indianapolis from South Bend on Sunday afternoon. We were staying at the Fort Harrison State Park Inn which overlooks The Fort Golf Resort. As a historic landmark, The Fort Golf Resort & Conference Center has a rich … Continue reading →

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Kampen Course, Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Purdue – Indiana, USA

Posted on September 15, 2014 by SUNGRL

We departed the Morris Inn at Notre Dame this morning and headed south to a golf course just outside Lafayette in Indiana. Again we thought we had left plenty of time to get there but discovered that the main highway … Continue reading →

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Warren Golf Club & Morris Inn, Notre Dame – Indiana, USA

Posted on September 14, 2014 by SUNGRL

We arrived into Indiana on Friday from Illinois and went straight to the Warren Golf Club near the Notre Dame Campus. We had a 1pm tee time so arriving at what we thought was 12.15pm we thought we had plenty … Continue reading →

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Chicago City – Illinois, USA

Posted on September 12, 2014 by SUNGRL

Today we caught the Amtrak into Chicago city for the day. Just between you and me, Amtrak will never win the Swiss award for locomotive efficiency that is for sure. The trip into the city ran 15 minutes late to … Continue reading →

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Christmas comes early at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club – Illinois, USA

Posted on September 10, 2014 by SUNGRL

We left Iowa on Monday morning and headed for Illinois. It took us about 5 hours – the driving is so easy over here due to the large straight roads. We are staying about 50km south of Chicago in Joliet. … Continue reading →

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