Personal rankings from 50+ courses played. Left-handed gear that actually works. And the documented journey from a 16.5 handicap toward scratch.
A wooden rack with a golf ball from each course. When something new earns a spot, everything shifts.
I keep a physical wall of logo balls — one from each of my favorite courses. Top right is number one. Bottom left is next off.
When I play somewhere that cracks the top 50, I slot it in where it belongs. Everything below shifts down. Number 51 gets bumped.
It's brutal, honest, and always changing.
View all 50 →Filter 50+ courses by architect, region, or trip guide. Pete Dye, Donald Ross, Tom Doak, Coore & Crenshaw — all organized and searchable.
England's Golf Coast. Pinehurst & the Sandhills. Streamsong. Bermuda. Detailed itineraries from trips I've actually taken.
From 16.5 in 2019 to 5.7 today. Every lesson learned, every swing change documented. The goal: 2.3 for US Four-Ball Mid-Ams.
I picked up golf again in February 2017 after years away. Shot 114 at Troon North. Couldn't break 100 for months. Now I'm chasing scratch.
Along the way, I got obsessed with course architecture. Started collecting logo balls. Built a wall. Read everything I could find on Ross, Dye, Doak. Traveled to play the courses I'd only read about.
This site is the record. For the other 9% of us who play from the left side.
May 16 · Architecture
Carved from coral by hand. Dye's final resting place. How Teeth of the Dog connects to Pound Ridge and Blackwolf Run.
May 2 · Travel
Four days on the English coast. What links golf actually asks of you.
Apr 29 · Essay
Municipal courses are the soul of golf. The people, the accessibility, the authenticity.
Apr 17 · Essay
Left-handed golfers face fewer equipment choices. Here's what's missing in 2026.
Fifty courses. One physical wall. Honest opinions from someone who's actually played them.
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