San Francisco, California
Playing Where the Pros Play
TPC Harding Park
“Beautiful views. Terrible decisions. Great memories.”
View story36Courses played
2U.S. states played
4Countries played
36Rounds documented
My golf world
A lot of fairways. A few lost balls. Countless memories.
The heart of the journal
An illustrated golf passport.
Click a flag or a name. The map and the list travel together. Replay the journey when you want the states to light up in story order.
1 / 5
CaliforniaUSA
The familiar fairways — where much of the story began.
The 50-state quest
2 / 50 states
California and Nevada are in the book. The rest of the map is still waiting, quietly, like a green you have not reached.
Latest adventures
Stories from the fairway
Monterey, California
Monterey Hills, Raceway Neighbors
Laguna Seca Golf Ranch
View storyOakland, California
Every Hill Has a Lesson
Lake Chabot Golf Course
View storySacramento, California
MacKenzie in the River City
Haggin Oaks — Alister MacKenzie Course
View storyFolsom, California
Some Fairways Become Familiar Friends
Empire Ranch Golf Club
View storySacramento, California
The Municipal Course That Hosted a Birthday
Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course
“I don't always find the fairway, but I usually find a story.”
View story“Some Days You Find the Fairway. Other Days You Find Yourself.”
Life lessons & lost balls
Golf is the vehicle. The story is the life around it.
You don't control every bounce.
You control what you do next. The rest is weather, lies, and luck — on the course and off it.
I've made peace with life.
My driver and I are still negotiating. Humor is not a sideline. It is how the round stays playable.
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The stories are better when you see the shots.
The channel is being built in public. When episodes land, they will live with the courses they belong to.
Where should I play next?