I Putt Around

10/30/2025

Just in time for Halloween, I've got a new blog post about my recent round at Salem Country Club.

Originally founded in Salem, Massachusetts in 1895, the club now sits in nearby Peabody, Mass., but continues to honor its heritage and the history of the community with its witchy logo -- easily one of the best logos in golf and, like the Headless Horseman logo at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, one of the spookiest! Salem CC is a Donald Ross design that in the last 10 years has undergone a major restoration project to bring Ross's original vision back to life. It was awesome to visit in mid-October, when the witches, warlocks, ghosts and ghouls of Salem were restless and the fall foliage was in full color. Check out the blog for lots of pictures from the course, and let me know what you think!

A review of the golf course at Salem Country Club

07/20/2023

New blog post is up with my write up about my round on the Black course at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Florida. Designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, the Black is currently ranked among the top 100 public golf courses in the U.S. by Golf Digest, GOLF.com and Golfweek. Please check out the blog post, which includes a lot of pictures from the course and even a reference to Gandalf the Wizard, and let me know what you think.
https://www.iputtaround.com/blog/streamsongblack2023

I recently posted about my visit this spring to play the Red course at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Florida -- an incredible piece of property unlike any other you'll find i

07/13/2023

New blog post is up about my visit this spring to play the Red course at Streamsong Resort in central Florida. This is part one of three in which I'll share my experiences playing the three championship courses at the resort. The Red, a Coore & Crenshaw design, is currently ranked among the top 100 courses in America by GOLF.com and among the top 100 public courses by Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and Golfweek. Check out the write up (with lots of pictures), and let me know what you think!

Through the years, I've been all over the state of Florida. I've vacationed from St. Augustine to the Keys. I've driven across the panhandle, all the way down I-95, across Alligato

06/30/2023

Gentlemen ... we have a new enemy. 🤣

"It takes the international space station 90 minutes to orbit around the earth. It takes you 90 minutes to shoot six over through the first six holes."

05/29/2023

New blog post is up about a round I recently played at The Legacy Golf Club, at Lakewood Ranch -- not a top 100 course, but a place where I got to spend the day with a wonderful new friend from Canada (who shot a lights-out 69, by the way!). Legacy is a really fun Florida golf course with a wonderful staff who could not have been more welcoming during my visit. Check out the blog, be sure to watch the video of Jurassic Gator, and let me know what you think of the post if you feel so inclined. :)

The people I meet along the way were always going to be the most meaningful part of the journey I've been on since I launched this effort to begin playing the great golf courses of

05/23/2023

Guess I’m a professional photographer now. Visit Virginia, the official tourism organization for the Commonwealth of Virginia (the “Virginia Is For Lovers” people), reached out today after noticing on Instagram this picture I took last year at Spring Creek Golf Club and asked if they could license it to use in their advertising. After some intense negotiations, we came to an agreement and executed a licensing contract. The check won’t make me rich, but it will pay for my next couple of rounds of golf, which ain’t nothing! And now I get to add “professional photorapher” to my resume.

05/22/2023

Best part about this is that next week, Michael Block will be able to earn more OWGR points than any member of the LIV tour.

See you next week, Michael Block! 🏌️‍♂️

05/04/2023

Just in time for Star Wars Day, Greg Norman has announced an innovation that just *might* make Liv Golf worth watching!

May the FOREth be with you! 🤣

04/28/2023

New blog post is up about my visit last month to play the No. 8 course at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club. The No. 8 course is currently ranked No. 76 on the Golf Digest ranking of the top 100 public courses in America. Check out the blog, and let me know what you think!
https://www.iputtaround.com/blog/pinehurstno82023

It was a long, restless winter without golf. I played my last golf of 2022 in early November with rounds at Scioto, Old Town Club and Dallas National all scheduled through early De

04/09/2023

04/01/2023

New blog post is up about my visit to Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, PA. Steeped in golf history, Aronimink will once again host the PGA Championship in 2026 and is currently ranked No. 94 and No. 89, respectively, on the Golf Digest and GOLF.com lists of the top 100 courses in America. Please check out the post, and let me know what you think!
https://www.iputtaround.com/blog/aronimink2022

Since I set out to try to play the top-ranked golf courses in North America nearly two years ago, I've said all along that it was going to take good luck and the help of a lot of g

03/01/2023

Interesting insights coming out of this limited research about carry distances for golfers with average or slightly below average swing speed. Could be some equipment changes are needed to get you back to the right distance gapping in your full set of clubs. Tiger (pictured) is probably safe to stick with his current setup.