dbg on Course

This weekend, the Golf Academy Club Golf Team is down in Oro Valley just outside Tucson for the National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA) Desert Regional Tournament at El Conquistador Golf Resort. The school has participated in three NCCGA events since March of last year, and because students have to qualify for the eight-man team each […]

In Arizona, if you’re willing to get in your car and drive, you can play some great golf courses. The latest example happened to me just the other day. One of my classmates at the Golf Academy works at Verde River Golf & Social Club in Rio Verde. For the past several months, he’s tried

My wife is a beginner golfer. She’s been playing for a little over a year now, and she’s getting better every day. We’ve gone out and played a few times in the past 12 months, and when we have, we’ve played longer courses that haven’t been as much fun for her because she doesn’t hit the ball

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a course review, but then again, it’s been awhile since I’ve played any new golf courses. My swing change has me spending more time out on the driving range these days and less time out on the golf course than I would like, but sometimes, that’s the way

Arizona Golf Resort is located in Mesa, right across Power Road from Leisure World. It was designed by Arthur Jack Snyder and opened in 1960. Snyder is credited by the American Society of Golf Course Architects with 47 original designs including Ken McDonald in Tempe and Legend Trail in Scottsdale. This is a resort golf course. There