Great golf is just the beginning at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale

In this golf-given land of Arizona, there is golf and then there is great golf. Mountain vistas and vally views are plentiful playing golf around Phoenix, but this was the first time the beautiful scenery took over my golf game.  My husband and I were playing  with the director of golf at Desert Mountain in North Scottsdale. High in... Continue Reading →

Escape to Alcatraz

The TV show is fictional, but the jail cells are real I happened to flip to an episode of Alcatraz the other night just as an inmate was using his cell wall for a punching bag. I recognized the narrow 9’x 5’ cell in this notorious penitentiary, but it was definitely not the cell I... Continue Reading →

It’s swing time in Phoenix

Golf clubs should fit your swing, I learned, not the other way around While a late season snowfall interrupts Alberta's winterless winter, the golf season in Arizona is in full swing. And so am I, standing at the TPC Scottsdale driving range sending 100 balls into flight, or not. I'm being fitted for a new... Continue Reading →

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