(June 30th) Day 25 – Green Valley Country Club  Portsmouth, RI     drove 195 miles

Green Valley Country Club has four sets of tees ranging from 6830 to 5447. I played the 6091 tees with a rating of 68.8 and a slope of 121. The starter was also the pro shop (kind of) and he charged me a senior 9 hole fee so cart and green fee was $ 47. Normally the fee would be $ 62 and I think that would be quite reasonable for this golf course. It was a hot & humid day and his rational for the undercharge was nobody was out on the course, but there were folks out there, cause I caught them on the tenth hole. I did NOT complain about the reduced green fee, however. BTW, Senior green fees are one of the BEST perks about getting older.

I enjoyed the course and played pretty well except for one big screwup on the front and another one on the back. It's not a flat course, but the rolling hills have gentle slopes and I did see some folks walking. The maintenance was good, not great. This was a rare course as I COULD read the greens, something I find far more difficult to do on steep courses. I actually had 6 one putts on this course and at 31 putts, it was easily the fewest on any course so far this trip (as of 7/10 when I am writing this). I definitely recommend this golf course (& bar/restaurant).

After golf I went into the lounge, had a Yuengling and a chorizo grinder for a late lunch. It was OUTSTANDING, one of the best things I have eaten on this trip. Another thing in this course's favor was the large gathering of kids taking group golf lessons, the biggest group I had seen since Iowa. All in all a great day. 

Next stop is Connecticut and I drove to Meriden where I would do the unusual, spend consecutive nights at the same hotel. I drove east of my hotel to a place called Zorbas, a Greek restaurant. I enjoy Greek food, but they were in the process of re-staffing and had three new waitresses working the their first day/night there. The one that served me didn't know the menu and though my food was good, it was NOT what I ordered so I was a bit disappointed. The have an in house bakery with some REALLY good looking desserts and after I pick Margaret up at the airport tomorrow, I will stop by the place again, and get a couple of desserts for take out. 

           Randy’s golf course             ratings          play again               could recommend           Price

Prairieview GC (Byron, IL)               5                 YES                            YES                          $

Wine Valley (Walla Walla, WA)         5                 YES                            YES                         $$$

Dakota Winds (Hankinson, ND)        5                 YES                            YES                          $$

The Links at Greystone (Walworth, NY)   4.5      YES                            YES                          $$

Raccoon Creek (Littleton, CO)         4.5                YES                             YES                         $$

Brooks Golf (Okoboji, IA)                 4                  YES                             YES                         $$

The Legacy (Springfield, TN)            4                  YES                             YES                         $

Awarii Dunes (Kearney, NE)              4                  YES                            YES                         $$ 

Lake Panorama Nat. (Panora, IA)      4                    no*1                          YES                         $$

Houston Oaks (Paris, KY)                  4                  YES                             YES                         $          

Brandon GC (Brandon, SD)               4                  YES                             YES                         $

Viroqua Hills GC (Viroqua, WI)        4                   YES                             YES                         $

Green Valley CC (Portsmouth, RI) 4                   YES                            YES                         $$  

Snow Hill CC (New Vienna, OH)      4                   YES                             YES                         $

Bear Slide GC (Cicero, IN)                4                     no                              YES                          $$

Lochmere G & CC (Tilton, NH)       3.5                  YES                            YES                          $$

Martindale CC (Auburn, ME)           3.5                  YES                            YES                          $$$

Rivers Edge (Burley, ID)                  3.5                    ??                              YES                          $

Eastern Hills (Kalamazoo, MI)         3.5                  YES                            YES                          $

Birch Creek (Smithfield,UT)             3.5                    no                       good golfers only            $

Kimball Golf Club (Kimball, MN)     3                      no                                no                           $

Buffalo Golf Club (Buffalo, WY)       3                      no                                no                           $$

Pryor Creek (Huntley, MT)                 3                      no                                no                           $        Johnny Walker Course (there’s also a Country Club course, but you need to play with a member!)

The Brookside Club (Bourne, MA)     2                      no                                no                           $$

Jones Course (Wheeling, WV)            1                       no                                no                          $$$

*1 = would play again if a different yardage was offered, with slope and course ratings






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