Private Gates, Same Little White Ball

The place

Morgan Creek sits behind the kind of entrance that tells you someone spent real money on the landscaping. Nicklaus routing, water, and a Sacramento-area club culture that takes the game seriously without needing a coastline. Private golf has its rituals. The ball still does not care.

JW’s personal notes from the round will live here — the funny moment, the people, the 19th hole — without inventing what hasn’t been written yet.