by Lyon's Den | Mar 10, 2012 | Lyon's Den
We come to our first par three of the eclectic Rochester layout, and it’s a pretty emotional one for me. I grew up playing the West Course, which is, and probably always will be, my favorite golf course in the greater Rochester area. The West’s...
by Lyon's Den | Feb 25, 2012 | Lyon's Den
Irondequoit is one of six Donald Ross courses in Rochester, but it is a little different from the others. The first nine holes were completed in 1916, in the prime of Ross’s career, but the club only had the land for nine holes at the time. The second nine, the...
by Lyon's Den | Feb 10, 2012 | Lyon's Den
2) Ravenwood, Par 4, 315 Yards Continuing on my theme of short par fours, Ravenwood’s second is my go-to for controversial yet wonderful golf holes. When players complain about the blandness of Ravenwood’s greens, I immediately point to the second green....
by Lyon's Den | Feb 10, 2012 | Lyon's Den
I immediately took issue with Mo Golf’s “Western New York” claim on Buffalo Golfer’s new poll series. For me, Western New York has always included Rochester and Buffalo. I played Western New York Junior Tour events at Niagara Frontier, Silver...
by Lyon's Den | Jun 22, 2011 | Lyon's Den
One week after the U.S. Open comes the second women’s major of the year: the LPGA Championship. After being played for years at mid-Atlantic venues like Bulle Rock Golf Club and DuPont Country Club, the tournament lost McDonald’s as a sponsor at the bottom of the...
by Lyon's Den | Jun 20, 2011 | Lyon's Den
Simplify, simplify. That is definitely the motto of Ironwood. The Buffalo-area public course comes off as very fresh in an era of overdone, upscale public courses. Sure, it is too “bare-bones” for the typical golf course freak. However, you have to...
