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The Best 4th Hole in Rochester: Oak Hill (West), a True “Short” Hole

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...

The Best 3rd Hole in Rochester: Irondequoit

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...

Hole Number 2 in the Rochester Series

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....

The Rochester Version of “Best Holes in Western New York”

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...

Locust Hill: Not a Worthy Major Championship Venue

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...

Ironwood and the Beauty of Minimalism

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...