#Gowf on Christmas? I have done that before.
Snow covered golf course with an American Flag flying off a tall flagpole.
No #gowf for the foreseeable future.
Photo of a golf green with a sand trap in the front left.
Last day of #gowf. Tomorrow our greenskeeper is putting out temporary tees and pins that will be in place until March.
Sad.
Played #gowf in Wilson NC. Got four birdies; three of the gowfing kind and a Great Blue Heron.
Album artwork showing a violin playing skeleton with grey hair, wearing sunglasses, a red robe and sitting on a stone portal. Around the portal are the words GRATEFUL DEAD and BLUES FOR ALLAH
My #DrivinAroundMusic for my #gowf trip to NC and TN is the recently released 50th Anniversary Edition of Blues For Allah by the #GratefulDead.
The highlight for me was the palindrome from the 1975 SNACK Benefit at Kezar Stadium: BfA>Stronger Than Dirt>Drums>Stronger Than Dirt>BfA
Mushroom with a long white stem and an unopened cap.
Mushrooms with stem and gills in mulch. There is a golfball in the background for scale.
Hot and steamy today on the #gowf course. We did see a couple of #gowfshrooms.
I'm not sure what this is, possibly a fieldcap?
#golf #caffeine On the advice of my urologist, I quit drinking caffeinated soda. My urinary symptoms didn't improve, I got headaches, and, while playing #gowf, my already pitifully short drives went 5 to 8 yards shorter.
Apparently that is a thing.
A field of red, orange and yellow flowers.
We are back home from Starved Rock Illinois. I took a fair number of pictures on our hikes through the Illinois and St. Louis Canyons.
While I am getting the photos organized, here is a one of Indian Blanketflower (Gaillardia pulchella) taken while playing #gowf in Lacon IL on our way back home.
The front of the Bellerive Clubhouse. There is a US flag in the left side of the photo.
Green tee marker with the club emblem on it and the date 1897.
Dogleg left par 4 with sand traps at the dogleg.
Dogleg left par 4 framed by sand traps
I had the wonderful opportunity to play #gowf at Bellerive Country Club outside of St. Louis. #Bellerive has been the site of the US Open (1965), PGA Championship (1992, 2018), and many other USGA and PGA tournaments.
I spent a lot of time in the sand, but didn't lose any balls.
Wide shot of a par three golf course with ponds to the right.
Yesterday, we had an off-day as volunteers for the US Women's Golf Open at Erin Hills in WI.
We spent the afternoon playing #gowf at The Baths, a ten hole par 3 course at Blackwolf Run In Kohler WI. Each of the holes are designed after famous short holes like The Postage Stamp and Redan.
The 6th green in front of the clubhouse. An American flag flies in back of the green.
A marsh and pond on the 8th hole.
Today, my wife and I traveled up to Wisconsin for the US Women's Open at Erin Hills Golf Course where we will be volunteering.
On the drive up from Peoria, we stopped in lovely Lacon Illinois for some #gowf at Timber Ridge Golf Course.
A woman and a man on either side of a trophy. There is a golf course in the background.
My wife and I are at Erin Hills Golf Course in Wisconsin for volunteer training for the US Women’s Open next month.
Here we are with the Harton S. Semple Trophy which is the closest I’ll ever get to any kind of #gowf trophy.
A locker placard and a completed scorecard.
We finished playing #gowf at Olympia Fields. It spritzed a bit, but we avoided heavy rain.
I didn’t hit the ball very well, but had a good time.
Tee msrker Text: 9 438 YDS PAR 4
The 9th with the clubhouse in the background.
#Gowf at Olympia Fields.
Playing up the 9th hole.
Wife and husband dressed in old-timey gowfing togs. There is a tornado killed dead tree trunk behind them.
We lost in the 2nd round 2 & 1, but had a great time doing so. #Oddball #gowf
A red cloth covered table filled with all sorts of food and drink. There is a man in a vest behind the table.
Close up of the nourishment table showcasing the Hickory Lane logo, sponsors of the Oddball outing.
#Oddball refreshments and potent potables were supplied to help steel ourselves before challenging the #gowf course. #Oddball
A feather-stuffed golf ball, two long nosed wooden club and a putter.
Invitation to Oddabal 2025. There is a black feather in the middle of the text. Text: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE 2025 ODDBALL <feather picture> TWO FULL DAYS OF FEATHERIE GOLF, HISTORY & CAMARADERIE. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 18 & 19, 2025 HILLCREST GOLF CENTER, WASHINGTON, IL
Old-timey #gowf at HillCrest Golf Center in Washington IL today!
We'll be playing with featherie balls and long-nosed woods while dressed appropriately in the manner of the 1850's.
Pictures to follow.
After a most excellent lunch at Saffron Social in peoria# with @martywombacher.bsky.social (Thanks Marty! Look for his review on his blog next week), I headed up to Arrowhead for some #gowf.
It was a tad windy: 25 to 30 mph with sustained gusts of 40 mph.
> explain yourself in 5 hobbies
1. seeing and archiving live music
2. #gowf
3. Science Fiction and Fantasy
4. movies
5. astronomy
Backyard with trees and a dusting of snow on the ground. The sun is rising on the eastern horizon.
Yesterday, it was #gowf, brown clouds, mud rain, and tornados. Today it is snow on the ground.
A weird welcome to the #SpringEquinox.
Woman walking on a golf cart path. There is a putting green and trees in the background. The clouds have a brownish cast.
The side of a car covered in splattered rain/mud.
Well before the tornadic storms moved into the #Peoria area, we got in 9 holes of #gowf. It was very windy and the clouds were kinda strange; a brownish-gray. It spritzed a bit during our nine holes. When we finished we discovered all the cars covered in good ol' Illinois topsoil.
Long shot of a large area of black, burned out grass. To the left of the area is a pond and some tree. There is the shadow of a tree in the foreground.
It got up to 72° F today, so I played some #gowf. Temporary tees and pins, but it was nice to swing the hickories.
We have a natural area on the 4th hole. I'm not sure if it is tall fescue or little bluestem, but every spring our grounds crew does a controlled burn.
> What are your top 3 places you want to travel to that you've never travelled to before?
1. Scotland/England #gowf
2. Costa Rica
3. Iceland
Gonna be #gowf time soon!
Golfer wearing a old time cap, an argyle sweater vest, plus fours and argyle socks. The color scheme is beige, black, white and maroon. The golfer is leaning on a hickory-shafted mid-iron which is in his right hand. There is a stand-up golf bag with his other clubs. In the background is a putting green and a lake.
It has been in the 50's and 60's for the past two days, so we have been playing some #gowf.
Yesterday, I wore regular pants which became muddy and soaking wet up to the knees.
So today, I wore plus fours and had no problem with mud or dampness.
Back to winter tomorrow.