“Courses We Have Played”
March 19, 2020
Our 18 Holes and Counting golf blog started because we wanted to keep track of all the wonderful golf courses we have played over the years. We have played at golf clubs with 9, 18, 27 and 36 holes. However, a standard “round of golf” at most golf clubs / courses involves 18 holes. Which led us to ask ourselves “Why 18 Holes on a golf course?”
Our research proved there is a good reason.
The Old Course at St Andrews was where it all started, with just 12 holes. Golfers used to finish their round and then play it in reverse – cutting out two of the holes – thus playing a 22-Hole round. Then, in 1764, the chaps from St Andrews decided that the first 4 holes were too short and so these were turned into 2 holes. Take off 2 holes going out and 2 going in and you have 18 holes.
And where St Andrews led, all other Golf courses everywhere else in the world followed.
We decided to call our blog 18 Holes and Counting because we didn’t stop at our first 18 holes. Below is the list of where we have played thus far. We are on a continuous quest to play as many courses as we can as we spread the word about how fun and enjoyable this game is! This is a “living list” and as we play new courses we will continue to update our list.
We hope you join our gallery as we Keep Calm and Golf On!
Fairways and Greens – We are 18 Holes and Counting!
U.S. COURSES
ALASKA
Chena Bend Golf Course – Fort Wainwright Fairbanks
ARKANSAS
Hot Springs Country Club Arlington Course – Hot Springs
Diamondhead Golf Club – Hot Springs
Lakeside Country Golf Club – Hot Springs
ARIZONA
Continental Golf Club – Flagstaff
COLORADO
Highland Meadows Golf Course – Windsor
CALIFORNIA
Admiral Baker Golf Club – San Diego
Mission Bay Golf Club – San Diego
Napa Valley Country Club – Napa
Pendleton Marine Memorial Golf Course – San Diego
San Diego Naval Station Executive Par 3 Golf Course – San Diego
Sea-N-Air Golf Course – Coronado
Coronado Municipal Course – Coronado
National City Golf – Chula Vista
FLORIDA
Bonaventure Country Club – Miami
Celebration Golf Club – Orlando
Crandon Golf Key Biscayne – Key Biscayne
Walt Disney World’s Magnolia Golf Course – Orlando
Falcon Fire Golf Club – Orlando
Forest Lake Golf Club – Apopka
Hawk’s Landing Golf Club – Orlando
Grand Cypress Golf Club – Orlando
Metro West Golf Club – Orlando
Normandy Shores Golf Club – Miami
Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge – Orlando
Presidential Country Club – Miami
The Links at Madison Green – Miami
Davie Golf and Country Club – Davie
Tiger Point Golf Club – Pensacola
A.C. Read Golf Club – NAS Pensacola
Shingle Creek Golf Club – Orlando
Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Club – Orlando
Grand Oakes Golf Club – Fort Lauderdale
Marcus Pointe Golf Club – Pensacola
Osceola Municipal Golf Course – Pensacola
Plantation Preserve Golf Club – Plantation
Lost Key Golf Club – Perdido Key
Scenic Hills Country Club – Pensacola
Park Ridge Golf Club – Lake Worth
Perdido Bay Golf Club – Pensacola
Cypress Lakes Golf Club – Cantonment
Cypresswood Golf & Country Club – Winter Haven
The Glades RV Resort, Golf & Marina – Moore Haven
Clewiston Golf Course – Clewiston
Osprey Point Golf Course – Boca Raton
Pompano Beach Golf Club – Pompano Beach
Miami Shores Country Club – Miami Shores
Florida Keys Country Club – Marathon
Key Colony Beach Par-3 Golf Course – Key Colony Beach
Okeechobee KOA Fairways Golf Course – Okeechobee
Plantation on Crystal River Golf Club – Crystal River
Royal St. Augustine Golf & Country Club – St. Augustine
Madison RV & Golf Resort – Madison
HAWAII
Barbers Point Golf Club – Oahu
Eva Beach Golf Club Hawaii – Oahu
Hickam Par-3 Golf Course – Oahu
Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course – Oahu
Makaha Valley Country Club and Golf Course – Oahu
Navy-Marine Golf Course Hawaii – Oahu
Pearl City Country Club – Oahu
Sea Mountain Golf Course at Punalu’u – Big Island
Turtle Bay Resort and Golf Club – Oahu
Volcano Golf and Country Club – Big Island
Waikele Golf and Country Club – Oahu
The Dunes at Maui Lani – Maui Lani
Mid Pacific Country Club – Lanikai
IDAHO
StoneRidge Golf Course – Blanchard
The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course – Coeur d’Alene
The Club at Prairie Falls – Post Falls
Blackfoot Golf Course – Blackfoot
Purple Sage Golf Course – Caldwell
IOWA
Amana Colonies Golf Club – Amana
INDIANA
Black Squirrel Golf Club – Goshen
Heron Creek Golf Club – LaGrange
Meadow Valley Golf Club – Middlebury
Warren Golf Course – University of Notre Dame
KANSAS
The Course At Carey Park – Hutchinson
Turkey Creek Golf Course – McPherson
MARYLAND
The Courses at Andrews Air Force Base – Andrews AFB
Links at Light House Sound – Bishopville
MAINE
Pine Hill Golf Course – Brewer
MICHIGAN
Four Lakes Country Club – Edwardsburg
St. Ignace Golf & Country Club – St. Ignace
The Grand Nine: The Jewel & The Woods – Mackinac Island
The Loon and The Lakes Golf Course – Gaylord
MINNESOTA
Twin Lakes Golf Course – Twin Cities
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
Holiday Hills Golf Club – Branson
Branson Hills Golf Club – Branson
MONTANA
Stillwater Golf Course – Columbus
NEW MEXICO
Tijeras Arroyo Golf Course – Kirtland AFB Albuquerque
NEW YORK
Harvest Hill Golf Course – Orchard Park
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa – Whitefield
NEVADA
Desert Rose Golf Course – Las Vegas
NORTH CAROLINA
Pinehurst No. 1 – Village of Pinehurst
Fort Bragg Ryder Golf Course – Fort Bragg
OREGON
Running Y Resort / A Signature Arnold Palmer Course – Klamath Falls
River’s Edge Golf Course – Bend
Aspen Lakes Golf Club – Sisters
Ocean Dunes Golf Links – Florence
The Mook @ Alderbrook – Tillamook
OKLAHOMA
Cimarron National Golf Club – Guthrie
PENNSYLVANIA
Hickory Heights Golf Club – Spring Grove
SOUTH CAROLINA
Lake Marion Golf Course – Santee
Hillcrest Golf Club – Orangeburg
Santee-Cooper Country Club and Resort – Santee
Sweetwater Country Club – Barnwell
Calhoun Hills Golf Complex – St. Matthews
Timberlake Country Club – Chapin
TENNESSEE
Swan Lake Municipal Golf Course – Clarksville
TEXAS
Houston National Golf Club – Houston
Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club – Katy
Runaway Bay Golf – Runaway Bay
Iron Horse Golf Course – North Richland Hills
Timberlinks Golf Club – Denton
Alsatian Golf Club – Castroville
Grapevine Golf Course – Grapevine
VIRGINIA
Herndon Centennial Golf Course – Herndon
Reston National Golf Course – Reston
Virginia Oaks Golf – Gainsville
Rock Harbor Golf Course – Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Golf Club – Front Royal
Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club – Front Royal
WASHINGTON
Elk Ridge Golf Course – Carson
WEST VIRGINIA
Glade Springs Golf Club – Glade Springs
Stonehaven Golf Course – Glade Springs
Highland Springs Golf Course – Wellsburg
WYOMING
Antelope Hills Golf Course – Dubois
EAST AISA COURSES
INDONESIA
Bali National Golf and Country Club – Nusa Dua, Bali
Cikarang Golf and Country Club – Jakarta
Gading Raya & Padang Golf & Klub – Jakarta
Gunung Geulis Country Club – Bandung
Jagorwai Golf and Country Club – Jakarta
Palm Springs Golf and Country Club – Bintan
Pangkalan Jati Golf Course – Jakarta
Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club – Jakarta
Tering Bay Golf and Country Club – Batam
Senayan National Golf Club – Jakarta
Rancamaya Golf and Country Estate – Jakarta
Damai Indah Golf and Country Club – Jakarta
Banyan Tree Golf Club – Bintan
Indah Puri Golf Resort – Jakarta
Handara Kosaido Country Club – Bali
MALAYSIA
Horizon Hills Golf and Country Club – Johor
Palm Resort Golf and Country Club – Johor
Ponderosa Golf and Country Club – Johor
Bukit Banang Golf and Country Club – Johor
SINGAPORE
Champions Golf (Formerly – Green Fairways Executive Course)
Tanah Merah Country Club – Garden Course
THAILAND
Blue Canyon Country Club – Phuket
Hang Dong Golf Club – Chiang Mai
Mission Hills Golf Resort – Phuket
President Country Club – Bankok
Red Mountain Golf Club – Phuket
Rose Garden Golf Club – Bangkok
HONG KONG
Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course
MACAU
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & THE PACIFIC ISLANDS COURSES
GUAM
Palm Tree Golf Course – Anderson AFB
NEW ZEALAND
Arrowtown Golf Club – Arrowtown
Queenstown Golf Club – Queenstown
Russley Golf Club – Christchurch
CANADIAN COURSES
Fairmont Hot Springs Mountainside Golf Course – British Columbia
EUROPEAN COURSES
SPAIN
Real Club Valderrama Golf Club – Cadiz
CZECH REPUBLIC
Golf Mlada Boleslave – Boleslave
Royal Golf Club Marianski Lazne – Lazne
Golf Resort Konopiste – Konopiste
Karlstejen Golf Resort – Karlstejen
Greensgate Golf and Leisure Resort – Plzen
Royal Marianske Lazen Golf Club – Lazne
GERMANY
SLOVAKIA
Penati Golf Resort – Sajdikove
Black Stork Golf Resort – Lomnica
ITALY
MIDDLE EAST COURSES
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)
TURKEY
Kemerbugaz Golf and Country Club – Istanbul
UNITED KINGDOM COURSES
SCOTLAND
St. Andrews Links Old Course – St. Andrews
The Carrick Golf Course – Loch Lomond
IRELAND
Stonehaven Golf Course – Cowie
The Royal Dublin Golf Club – Dublin
Wow! I’m so envious you’ve been to all those courses Tucson area and countries. When are you coming to Arizona to play we have a lot of courses here also. So glad you’re enjoying what you’re doing.
Louise – so nice to hear from you! Thanks for commenting. We have Arizona on our list to visit as soon as things are good and we can get the go ahead to travel. For now we are staying put. Hope all is well with you! XoXo
OMG, what a memory. I can’t recall specifics like this through all my years of travels, experiences and opportunities. Good job.
Mike – our memory isn’t that great – we collect ball markers from all the courses we play!! But we sure do remember playing “Stinky Golf” with you and Darlene in Jarkata!! Hope you are doing well! XoXo