A New Season Ahead

It has been a while since my last post, but winter golf this year consisted of subscriptions to both Golf Magazine and Golf Digest. It was a good winter for golf, or so everyone in the area says, but I simply don't have what it takes anymore to brave the 30-40 degree days of a South Jersey winter. It seems with each passing year the desire to migrate south strengthens.

I spent most of the winter working on my latest project, www.e-Churches.com and www.NJCoalitions.com. It never amazes me at how much time can be put into a project. We can only hope and "Pray" that they work out.

As per Golf in the Atlantic City area for April of 2006 . . .

I chose not to renew my membership this year to Blue Heron Pines. At the end of last year, the talk was of closing the East Course to put up another 1000 houses, condos, rentals or whatever. Shame on them for even trying. It is all about money. It would seem one of South Jersey's richest men needed more money and so he decided to bull-doze one of the great gifts to South Jersey golf to make another buck. Thank heavens, the God's agreed with us and for a number of very legitimate reasons, the zoning boards are holding back. So, the word on the street is that the course will be re-opening soon. What a relief.

As for the rest, we are still in the transition season where Atlantic City Golf rates are somewhat affordable. That will soon change, and frankly, $60-$90 is still to high a price to pay for me. But, the courses are in good shape and the weather has been cooperative through April.

These days the place I like to play is McCullough's in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. A nice course, but always windy as it is the high point of Atlantic County. But, each hole is fashioned after a great hole from many of the most famous courses in the world.

I had a chance last week to play Twisted Dunes in Egg Harbor Township. It is a tough, long and hilly course with always a strong breeze blowing. That said, it is a great course. The back nine is simply beautiful with the esthetics of a great Arizona or New Mexico course. The last nine holes are simply a thing to witness.

Prior to that I played a few rounds at Mays Landing. There is considerable construction at the moment and the greens were core-punched last week which made it, well, let's say challenging, if not simply ridiculous. It is always a nice course, but you can encounter a lot of unique players who may not have the same respect for the game a you might, but isn't that the case anymore for almost any course?

The question this year remains, where to join?