2016 Odyssey Greeting to all my golf friends, (Please note website now “thegolfodyssey.net” and email address “
[email protected]”.) 2016 was another exciting and rewarding year. The highlights: Significant Trip November/December: Round-the-world - New Zealand/Australia/Singapore/Vietnam/Thailand/United Arab Emirates (31 days: 28,335 air miles; 1,505 driving miles; 27 rounds on 21 different courses) Other Courses Played Bermuda: Mid Ocean, Port Royal (March) Canada: Memphremagog (June) Florida: Bear’s Club (March), Emerald Dunes (May), Naples Grande (all winter) Louisiana: Country Club of Louisiana (May) Maine: Belgrade Lakes (July); Boothbay Harbor (all summer) North Carolina: Greensboro (October), Roaring Gap (May) New York: Sunningdale (October), Tuxedo (May), Winged Foot-East (October) (Total Courses Played 1,120 Between 1963 and 2017) Other Items Moving summer residence from Boston area to Boothbay, Maine Comparing 20-year change in GOLF Magazine World Top 100 Website/Blog “The Odyssey” (thegolfodyssey.net) going strong with more content added, but a slight glitch with the domain name Writing of book, A Golf Odyssey with The Real McCoy, zero progress in 2016 due to building new house along with scheduling and executing golf trips 2017 Plans - Scotland (February/March): Scottish Design Masters (Inverness); Trump Turnberry (Ailsa), Ardfin, Machrie, Glasgow Gailes, Dundonald Alaska/Canada/Minnesota/Wisconsin (September): Moose Run (Creek), Banff Springs, Jasper, Spring Valley, Erin Hills, Sand Valley; Florida (October): Streamsong (Black) November/December “Big Trip” Introduction Newly-built, high-quality courses keep getting located in even more remote parts of the world with each passing year (using the USA as the starting point).