Some of my local golf courses

Hello again,

Being in the middle of winter here in London, Ontario, I get the "golf itch" quite often and find myself thinking about the season I just had and some of the great times with my friends as we enjoyed some of our local courses around here.

I actually spent most of my time this summer playing "around" the London area more than in it. Although they are nice and reasonably priced here, I do find that I enjoy traveling a bit and trying out new courses.

Oh, and I managed to play the ultimate "London Hunt and Country Club" - what can I say... wow! This was definitely a treat indeed. Hard to compare to this one... so I won't :) The course was immaculate and the scenery surprised me too... some holes run along the Thames river with elevations that just emphasized the beauty!

Anyway, some of the other courses that I really enjoyed as I'm sitting here dreaming about them are:

Caradoc Sands (Strathroy - 20 mins West of London). I played this one about 3 times - very enjoyable.

Fire Rock (again West of London about 10 mins). Just played this once and it rained like a ... you know. For a high priced course, it's new and needs more maturity to it, but very challenging!

Fanshawe (within London) - simple design and openness - nice to play to get my confidence back ;)

Hickory Ridge (10 mins West of London) - seems like a lot of courses out this way. This is one that I played at most since I joined my parents who still golf out there a lot.

Anyway, more to come... gotta run.