The members of the 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip have started to spread out more around the country. Dr. Tom has relocated to Orlando, FL. So this year, he and his wife hosted our trip as it returned to its normal Memorial Day time frame. This year we worked in a 10ish rounds over six … More 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip 2021 – Orlando, FL
It’s been a pretty good couple of years for bucket list golf trips. In May of 2022 we managed to make it to Mesquite, NV and play Wolf Creek. Then in the fall we made it out to Oregon to play Bandon Dunes. So when we looked around and thought about where to go for … More 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip 2023 – Wisconsin
While sitting around during the pandemic in 2020, I discovered the guys from No Laying Up and their web series, Tourist Sauce. That year the NLU guys went out to Bandon Dunes, and for the first time I really got to see what all the hype was about. I had been aware of Bandon Dunes … More 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip 2022 – Fall Edition – Bandon Dunes
The 2022 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip has come and gone. This year we ventured out to Mesquite, NV to cross off one of our bucket list course, Wolf Creek. While there we took a trip over to Utah and played at Sand Hollow Resort as well. Temperatures stayed tolerable for the first few days … More 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip 2022 – Mesquite, NV
On Black Friday, while everyone was out shopping, I decided to pop down to Southern Pines and play at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club. Such an excellent Donald Ross design that will be hosting the 2022 Women’s U.S. Open. Pretty windy the day I played but a really enjoyable course that would be one … More Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club/Mid Pines Inn & Golf
Sometimes I feel I haven’t taken advantage of living in close proximity to so many great golf courses. It’s about an hour and half from my place to the Pinehurst area. So I decided to get out and check out the newly renovated Southern Pines Golf Club. This is a Donald Ross design that was … More Southern Pines Golf Club
Some pictures of the local golf that I played this year. I played a few other courses around here but didn’t take pictures. I will try and remedy that before the weather turns.  The Preserve at Jordan Lake, Tot Hill Farm Golf Club, Grandover Resort West Course, The Valley Golf Course, Chapel Ridge Golf Club. … More Local (NC) Golf
The 7IWGT 2020 was supposed to happen over Memorial Day. As you probably guessed, COVID-19 required a postponement. We scheduled ourselves to go the week after Labor Day. Things were up in the air until the last minute due to wild fires happening in Oregon. We decided to go ahead and press on with hopes … More 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip 2020 – Tacoma, WA/Bend, OR
The 2019 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip is in the books. We crossed off a couple of bucket list courses by playing Harbour Town in Hilton Head and The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. For those that don’t follow golf much, Harbour Town is host to an annual PGA tournament and The Ocean Course will … More 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip 2019 – Hilton Head/Kiawah Island, SC
I decided to cross off a bucket list golf trip and go to Pinehurst to play the famous Number 2 Course. Luckily some of the 7IWGT guys were able to join as well as a few new people. We started the trip by playing Tobacco Road, where we managed 15 holes before the rain chased … More 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip 2018 Part Deux – Pinehurst, NC
This year we made one more return trip to Scottsdale, AZ. Not saying this would be our last trip here. I love the golf here. Played some old favorites Troon North and We-ko-pa, also took a shot at TPC Scottsdale again. New courses this year were Dove Valley Ranch, SunRidge Canyon, and Gold Canyon Golf … More 7 Iron Whiff Golf Trip 2018 – One more time in Scottsdale, AZ
Ah yes, the annual golf trip pictures have arrived. Â This year we travelled down to Myrtle Beach. Â Once again we had a great time. Â The weather cooperated with us for the most part. Â Saw a couple gators out on a couple of courses. Â We are also glad to say that there were no hats left … More 7 Iron Whiff Memorial Day Golf Trip 2017 – Myrtle Beach, SC
The annual golf trip.  Now forever to be known as the “Seven Iron Whiff Golf Trip”.  Unfortunately, the name comes from something I did on this trip.  It’s a good thing I don’t take myself too seriously. 🙂 Went back to my home state for the golf trip this year.  I flew in a little … More 7 Iron Whiff Memorial Day Golf Trip 2016 – Branson
Joined up with a new group of guys for an additional golf trip of the year.  Guess I am pretty lucky to get two golf vacations this year.  We played courses located around Pinehurst, NC that included Deercroft Golf Club, 7 Lakes Country Club, Foxfire Golf, Carolina Trace Country Club, and Tobacco Road Golf Club.
The third and final stop on this trip was Florence, Italy.  I think it was unanimous that this was everyone’s favorite stop.  We didn’t know until we landed, but we were arrived on the weekend of the Festa San Giovanni which is the festival for the patron saint of Florence, Saint John.  Included in the … More Florence – June 2015
Second stop on the European tour was London. Â We stayed at Hotel Mercure in Kensington, which was a great hotel and location. Â I was able to get in a fair amount of sight-seeing in two and half days. Â Places visited included Buckingham Palace, Tate Modern Museum, Kensington Gardens, The Churchill War Rooms and Trafalgar Square.
My wife had to go to Europe for work.  I was lucky enough to tag along on this trip.  Our first of three stops was Dublin.  Unfortunately we were only there for about a day and a half, but I was able to get in plenty of sight-seeing.  Places we visited and/or ate were Guinness Brewery, … More Dublin – June 2015
It was decided that we would return to Scottsdale, AZ this year and I think it was a good decision.  This year’s courses were We-Ko-Pa, Troon North, The Boulders, Kierland, and McCormick Ranch.  We had to return to Troon North, it’s just that good.  The resort that we stayed at last time had been torn down since … More Memorial Day Golf Trip 2015 – Back to Scottsdale
We held our 7th annual Memorial Day Golf Trip this year with everyone coming to visit me in Austin. Â Participants this year got in between 126 and 162 holes this year. Â I think we were able to experience the best of what Austin has to offer in golf. Â As always, a lot of good memories … More Memorial Day Golf Trip 2014 – Austin, TX
I was lucky enough to be able to attend the ESRI International Users Convention in San Diego, CA this year for work. Â This was my first trip to southern California and normally I am the one tagging along with Bunny to her conferences. Â This time the tables were turned and she took advantage of the … More San Diego – 2013
It is that time of year again. Â We did our annual Memorial Day Golf Trip down in Florida this year. Â John provided a condo for us in Fort Walton Beach. Â Courses played this year were Regatta Bay, Camp Creek (Brandt Snedeker was two groups ahead of us), Shark’s Tooth, Kelly Plantation (Joe Theismann was in … More Memorial Day Golf Trip 2013 – Florida Panhandle
2006 was a good year for travelling. Â Our first trip of the year was business/pleasure. Â Bunny did a site visit in Japan and I tagged along.
In 2004 we were adopted by two barn cats. Â Named Jasper and Pete, they have been with us for the last 8 years. Â As anyone who has owned cats knows, these two don’t know that they’re cats either. Â They believe we are here to serve them, and in return we are witness to the entertainment … More Our Kids
Just a quick explanation where the name “There’s your safe one,” came from. While playing golf, our group has a tendency to play a scramble at some point. During the most recent trip we were having trouble putting a ball in a good position for our next shot. So, our most consistent player at the … More Explanation
We were lucky enough to be invited to Hawaii to celebrate Mom and Dad’s 35th wedding anniversary. As this was the second time I had been to Hawaii we didn’t do as many touristy things as before. We did however visit the USS Arizona memorial again. This time we also took a tour of the … More Hawaii – 2006
Bunny and I headed to California to see our friends Jeni and Eric get married in Lake Tahoe. Â We decided to make a little vacation out of it. Â Flew into San Francisco and spent a couple of days sight-seeing there. Â From there we drove up to Muir Woods on our way over to Napa. Â We … More California Tour – July 2012
During the Summer of 2010, I chose to take a black and white film photography class for my minor. Â I was a little naive in my estimation of the amount of time and patience it takes to capture a photo worth printing. Â Being a summer class, our time frame was a little condensed, but it … More Black and White Photography Class – MTSU
Bunny and I decided to take advantage of some cheap flights to Charleston in May 2011. Â It had been 20 years since either of us had been there, and we wanted to see it again. Â We were lucky to have good weather and plenty of good food.
So, in 2008 we came up with the great idea of taking a guy trip for a long weekend of golf. Knowing that we had a place to crash in Diamondhead, we headed there over Memorial Day, and our annual trip was born. Â As you can tell the first group was fairly small, Johnny, Dylan, … More Memorial Day Golf Trip 2008 – The First One – Diamondhead, MS
In 2009 I planned a rather ambitious, four city tour of Tennessee.  Since there was only four of us on this one it made moving around fairly easy.  However, getting up and having an hour or more drive to the courses proved to be a bit of a challenge.  All of these pictures came from The … More Memorial Day Golf Trip 2009 – Tour of Tennessee
In 2010 we returned to the site or our first golf trip and home of Mr. Ray Giltrap, Diamondhead, MS. Â For some reason, I failed to capture any good photos of the golf courses but did capture a few action shots. Â We made it to one of our favorite courses, The Oaks, as well as … More Memorial Day Golf Trip 2010 – Diamondhead, MS
Unfortunately someone forgot their camera on this particular trip.  So the only thing I have to share are these few photos of the group.  We rented a house in West Nashville that lost power for nearly two days the first night we were there due to a massive storm that went through. We played some great … More Memorial Day Golf Trip 2011 – Nashville, TN
I coordinate an annual golf trip for a group of friends from back home (Missouri). Â I will try to add some photos from previous years later on as I figure out the intricacies of using WordPress. Â For now, these are the un-edited photos from our most recent trip to Scottsdale, AZ.
There's your safe one. 