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One of my stupid goals in life is to play golf in all 50 states. I am unlikely to reach that goal, but iI have kept a list of states where I have played. Some states I have played multiple courses, other states I played just a single round on one course. I don't remember all of them, so it's tough to count how many courses I have played.

 

 

 

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195 courses

Arizona, California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (vast majority), Utah, West Virginia, Turks & Caicos, Paradise Island (Bahamas), & Puerto Rico

I usually buy a logo ball and display it. Maybe a hat or shirt, just kind of depends what they have in the pro shop.

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Luis


Here is my US state count.  I have lots of states to work on.  I've been to all fifty states but only played golf in 32.

State Played count
AK 0
AL 6
AZ 27
AR 1
CA 38
CO 21
CT 3
DE 0
DC 0
FL 42
GA 21
HI 23
ID 1
IL 1
IN 1
IA 0
KS 3
KY 0
LA 1
ME 0
MD 0
MA 3
MI 6
MN 0
MS 1
MO 2
MT 1
NE 0
NV 11
NH 0
NJ 0
NM 5
NY 2
NC 6
ND 0
OH 0
OK 0
OR 11
PA 1
RI 0
SC 12
SD 0
TN 0
TX 76
UT 2
VT 0
VA 1
WA 4
WV 0
WI 7
WY 3
   
Total 343
   
States: 32
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And my country count:

Country Played count
Argentina 1
Aruba 1
Bermuda 1
Canada 7
Costa Rica 1
Dominican 7
Ireland 13
Mexico 19
Nevis 1
Northern Ireland 3
Puerto Rico 2
Portugal 8
Scotland 18
South Africa 2
Spain 4
USA 343

 

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On 1/19/2022 at 8:50 PM, chipper2 said:

I have 11 cases which hold 100 balls each. My wife insists they have glass doors so she does not have to dust them. The balls are in the order I played the course for the first time. Shown are cases #9, 10 & 11. 

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16 hours ago, Roadking2003 said:

And my country count:

Country Played count
Argentina 1
Aruba 1
Bermuda 1
Canada 7
Costa Rica 1
Dominican 7
Ireland 13
Mexico 19
Nevis 1
Northern Ireland 3
Puerto Rico 2
Portugal 8
Scotland 18
South Africa 2
Spain 4
USA 343

 

Wow! And I have only played 200 rounds in my 46 year old life so far. I guess we'll see what the future brings 🙂

So far for me: 

  • Norway: 23 
  • Sweden: 3
  • Denmark: 2
  • Spain: 5
  • Scotland: 1
  • Ireland: 1
  • Egypt: 1

Going to England next weekend and will add 2 courses to my CV there 🙂 

In the bag: Callaway Mavrik SZ 10,5 driver (X stiff), Cobra King 4 wood (Stiff, 2006 model), Callaway Mavrik irons 4 - P+A (stiff), Cobra King Pur wedges 52, 56 and 60 (stiff) and Odessey white steel putter.  Very happy with the set and the gapping. 


Some amazing numbers here - now I need to think!  I've only ever played in England, but let's see:

  • Alton (first ever round)
  • Meon Valley (valley)
  • Meon Valley (championship)
  • Corhampton (my club)
  • Portsmouth Great Salterns
  • Portsmouth
  • Rowlands Castle
  • Hayling Island (9 hole)
  • South Winchester
  • Ampfield
  • Fingle Glen
  • Waterbridge
  • Kington (highest golf course in England!)
  • The Vale
  • Paultons
  • Wellow
  • Swanmore

So 17 so far!  I might add increasing that number to my yearly goals!

 

 

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On 6/17/2022 at 11:48 AM, JPT said:

I have played 646 courses.  My father played 2101 all documented with all scorecards.  

You must travel a lot... what is the end prize?  I have played about 150 courses and I feel that is too many.  I have finally settled down and play about 6 different nearby courses, and the occasional resort course.

JPT, what are some of the "Bucket List" courses in your collection?


35 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

You must travel a lot... what is the end prize?  I have played about 150 courses and I feel that is too many.  I have finally settled down and play about 6 different nearby courses, and the occasional resort course.

JPT, what are some of the "Bucket List" courses in your collection?

End prize?  I never looked at it that way...just enjoyed the ride.

I've traveled a lot over the years. Many courses played were when I attended work meetings out of state.  The last several years I go on a guy's golf trip. And I play in a league that plays in several cities. There's also a ton of courses within an hour of where I live, and most are very reasonably priced.

Luis


On 6/18/2022 at 7:41 PM, Double Mocha Man said:

You must travel a lot... what is the end prize?  I have played about 150 courses and I feel that is too many.  I have finally settled down and play about 6 different nearby courses, and the occasional resort course.

JPT, what are some of the "Bucket List" courses in your collection?

No end prize, just enjoying all golf has to offer.  Something my dad and I enjoyed together!  

TPC Sawgrass, Ballybunion, Lahinch, European Club, Old Head, PGA West, Old Tabby Golf Links, Bellerive CC, Warwick Hills, Tobacco Road, Caledonia, Pinehurst #2, SentryWorld, St Louis CC...


55 minutes ago, JPT said:

TPC Sawgrass, Ballybunion, Lahinch, European Club, Old Head, PGA West, Old Tabby Golf Links, Bellerive CC, Warwick Hills, Tobacco Road, Caledonia, Pinehurst #2, SentryWorld, St Louis CC...

Are you a St. Louis boy?  I grew up there and played those courses.  Well, only played the first hole at Bellerive until they threw me off the course.


On 3/15/2022 at 4:01 AM, Troy Ocker said:

 

Wow! And I have only played 200 rounds in my 46 year old life so far. I guess we'll see what the future brings 🙂

So far for me: 

  • Norway: 23 
  • Sweden: 3
  • Denmark: 2
  • Spain: 5
  • Scotland: 1
  • Ireland: 1
  • Egypt: 1

Going to England next weekend and will add 2 courses to my CV there 🙂 

I will be in Norway next month but  I will not have a chance to play golf.  We are driving from Bergen to Alesund with stops along the way at Flam and Briksdalsbre.  Any suggestions for "must see" sites?  and restaurants?


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14 hours ago, Roadking2003 said:

I will be in Norway next month but  I will not have a chance to play golf.  We are driving from Bergen to Alesund with stops along the way at Flam and Briksdalsbre.  Any suggestions for "must see" sites?  and restaurants?

I'm afraid you can't miss some must see sites on that trip 😉. I would take the detour around "Trollstigen" on my way to Ålesund and make sure to see a bit of Jostedalsbreen though. You will see plenty of fjords and beautifull landscapes along the road. In Flåm you should try out Ægir brewery and pub with great local food and fantastic local bears, should be a very nice experience (might want to book a table here though). Ålesund is also a very nice town, with a lot of nice places to eat and drink on both sides of "Ålesundet"  

On 3/15/2022 at 10:01 AM, Troy Ocker said:

 

Wow! And I have only played 200 rounds in my 46 year old life so far. I guess we'll see what the future brings 🙂

So far for me: 

  • Norway: 23 
  • Sweden: 3
  • Denmark: 2
  • Spain: 5
  • Scotland: 1
  • Ireland: 1
  • Egypt: 1

Going to England next weekend and will add 2 courses to my CV there 🙂 

Added The Sapphire and Emerald courses on McDonalds in Whitchurch, England in the end of March. 

Added Gjersjøen GK and Gamle Fredrikstad in Norway this week. 

Now:

  • Norway: 25 
  • Sweden: 3
  • Denmark: 2
  • Spain: 5
  • Scotland: 1
  • Ireland: 1
  • Egypt: 1
  • England 2

  

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Just got back from Vegas, after playing 4 times (3 new courses), I'm up to 402 courses.  

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I can remember roughly 65 couses but wouldn't be surprised if the number was closer to 75 or maybe 80.

8 states:

CA

OR

WA

ID

NV

AZ

NM

TX

3 Countries 

USA

CAN

PHIL

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3 Wood TM RBZ stage 2 tour  14.5*
2 Hybrid Cobra baffler 17*
4Hybrid Adams 23*
Irons Adams CB2's 5-GW
Wedges 54* and 58* Titleist vokey
Putter Scotty Cameron square back 2014
Ball Srixon Zstar optic yellow
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Update. I now have logo balls from 1108 courses I have played in all 50 states, and 26 countries. The last one was in June when I played in Iceland. Absolutely beautiful. I would like to go back and play other courses.

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Was Talking with a buddy last night and got to thinking how many different courses we have played and was a little underwhelmed at my count. I assumed I was around 100 give or take. After about an hour of racking my brain I realized Im right at or just above 60. There could be a few that I cant recall or don't have record of but overall felt like that was a decent number. 55 in Florida, 2 in Arizona, 1 in New Hampshire, 1 in Michigan, and 1 in Indiana. 

Now a new goal of getting to that 100 courses. Plan is to get to 75 by end of year and have dates of courses already set to get me to 70 so 75 shouldn't be out of question. 

Below is the list of courses: 

State Courses
AZ Phoenician
AZ The Legacy
FL Abbey Course at St. Leo
FL Babe Zaharias
FL Bardmoor
FL Bent Tree
FL Big Cypress Exec
FL Big Cypress South
FL Bloomingdale
FL Bobcat Trail
FL Champions Gate
FL Chi Chi Rodriguez
FL Clearwater Country Club
FL Club Renaissance 
FL Copperhead
FL Countryway
FL Cove Cay
FL Cypress Creek
FL Diamond Hill
FL Falcons Fire
FL Fox Hollow
FL Freedom Fairways
FL Greenfield Plantation
FL Hawks Landing
FL Heritage Harbour Bradenton
FL Heritage Harbour Land o Lakes
FL Heritage Isles
FL Highlands Reserve
FL lake Jovita North
FL Lake Jovita South
FL Lexington Oaks
FL Links at Greenfield Plantation
FL Links of Lake Bernadette
FL Links of Sandpiper Lakeland
FL Northdale
FL Plantation Palms
FL River Hills
FL Rocky Point
FL Rogers
FL Saddlebrook- Plamer
FL Saddlebrook- Saddlebrook
FL Sandpiper Lakeland
FL Sandpiper Suncity
FL Scepter Golf Club Falcon
FL Shalamar
FL Seminole Lake Country Club
FL Silver Dollar
FL Silverado
FL Streamsong Red
FL Sugarmill Woods Cypress
FL Sugarmill Woods Pine
FL Summerfield
FL Temple Terrace
FL Waterlefe
FL Wentworth
FL Westchase
FL World Woods Pine Barrons
IN Rock Hollow
MI Ravines
NH Brookside

 

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  • Irons: T200 P-4
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  • Putter: Ping Anser Milled 
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