Our 2019 Year In Review
"Touch is something you create by hitting a million golf balls." - Lee Trevino
While we apologize for the lack of posting on our blog as of late, we have all been very busy to travel around and play new courses in our area together. With work, school, and other engagements, finding the right time get together and play is not easy. However, that has not stopped us from playing every chance we get. If you would like to see what we have been up to, or just want to check in on some pretty sweet photos we have taken, check us out on our Instagram @TheSundayGolfers.
January 26th - We began our year at our local municipal Pitman Golf Course. While it may not be Bethpage Black level of municipal, this course was designed by the same man who designed East Lake Golf Club in Georgia, where they play the Tour Championship every year. It is not the most challenging golf course in the area, but its classic design makes it fun to play every single time we tee it up here. We played Pitman on a cold January day, in what led to be a very tight match between the Pusey brothers and Colman and our friend CJ.
February 23rd - About a month later, we arrived at a true hidden gem in our area, Latona Country Club. When Colman and Chris arrived there was nobody in the parking lot. After waiting around 10 minutes, a car eventually pulled up and inside of it was a nice lady who took our greens fees and drove off. Interesting start to the day. The course is essentially in the middle of nowhere in South Jersey, and is nine holes. It may not be the easiest course to get to in our area and it may not be the most desirable course to go and play. But, to us, there was something quirky and different about going to play a course that many look down on as inferior. We, on the other hand, saw it as an opportunity to divert from the norm and find a new hidden gem in our area, and a hidden gem it was indeed.
May 28th - After a bit of a hiatus as we were finishing our spring semesters, we found ourselves crossing the Delaware over to Philadelphia to play Bala Golf Club. What Bala lacks in length, it makes up for in green sizes, tight driving holes, and quirky greens. We loved this course and cannot wait to get back. It is private so it may take a bit of maneuvering, but there was something amazing about some of these holes that we just cannot wait to play again.
July 1st - Bulle Rock Golf Course was next on our list to knock off the area. In fact, the two Chris's set out and drove about an hour down to Havre de Grace, Maryland for an early morning round at one of Colmans favorites in the area. He was the only one in our area to actually play this course a few years earlier and was adamant about getting a blog up about it. Bulle Rock is a Pete Dye design that has hosted several LPGA Championships in the past, and it absolutely ate out lunch. We hope to one day knock off TPC Sawgrass, another Dye design, but if it was as brutal as Bulle Rock was, we won't stand a chance to break 80. Not that Bulle Rock was impossible, it has score-able holes and it's not overly long either. Play it yourself and form your own opinion. But for the price we paid and the condition the course was kept in, it's hard not to like this Maryland golf course.
August 6th - Our last golf course review of the year came from a very special place, the one and only Bethpage Black Course. Everything you have ever heard about this course is true and more. It is amazing, well-conditioned, historic, and hard as hell. The holes are long, the rough is thick, and the bunkers are deep. Only one of us broke 90 (Shout out Chris Colman) and only one birdie was made between the three of us all day (Shout out Chris Pusey). That birdie by Chris was on the first hole and was one of the highlights of the day, and something we can never take away from him. And for that, he is featured below in on of our favorite photos of the year.
On a somber note, 2019 was the first year we were without our beloved Beckett Golf Club. Colman had worked there since he was 16 until he was 19. Pusey worked there for a few years as well and his brother Thomas always stopped by to say hello and squeeze a quick 18 in every now and again. There are so many words we could use to define Beckett Golf Club. Unmaintained, different, shabby, kind of gross, and many, many more. Despite what we just wrote, we were always fans of Beckett, not just because we worked there but because we grew up playing it. Colman starting working there when he was 16, but he began playing there when he was 13 as part of his high school golf team. Chris Pusey joined him a few years later. Beckett was truly one of a kind and we will never forget the memories it gave us over the years. We hope that one day, somebody can fix it up right, reopen it, and bring golf back to Swedesboro, New Jersey.
To whomever continues to read this silly golf blog, or checks into our Instagram page from time to time, let us be the first to say Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. Here's to another year of golf ahead. We have big plans ahead for next year. Maybe we will see some of you out there on the course. We'll be the ones taking 100+ photos and not even realizing we made an 8, a 10, or a 12 on the last hole. Not to worry though, we play fast. That is a promise.
- The Sunday Golfers (Chris, Chris, and Thomas)
P.S. We also missed our 2nd year anniversary of starting this blog. Happy belated birthdays to us. 11/8/17 - Present.
"Touch is something you create by hitting a million golf balls." - Lee Trevino
While we apologize for the lack of posting on our blog as of late, we have all been very busy to travel around and play new courses in our area together. With work, school, and other engagements, finding the right time get together and play is not easy. However, that has not stopped us from playing every chance we get. If you would like to see what we have been up to, or just want to check in on some pretty sweet photos we have taken, check us out on our Instagram @TheSundayGolfers.
January 26th - We began our year at our local municipal Pitman Golf Course. While it may not be Bethpage Black level of municipal, this course was designed by the same man who designed East Lake Golf Club in Georgia, where they play the Tour Championship every year. It is not the most challenging golf course in the area, but its classic design makes it fun to play every single time we tee it up here. We played Pitman on a cold January day, in what led to be a very tight match between the Pusey brothers and Colman and our friend CJ.
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| The par three 14th hole at Pitman Golf Course. |
February 23rd - About a month later, we arrived at a true hidden gem in our area, Latona Country Club. When Colman and Chris arrived there was nobody in the parking lot. After waiting around 10 minutes, a car eventually pulled up and inside of it was a nice lady who took our greens fees and drove off. Interesting start to the day. The course is essentially in the middle of nowhere in South Jersey, and is nine holes. It may not be the easiest course to get to in our area and it may not be the most desirable course to go and play. But, to us, there was something quirky and different about going to play a course that many look down on as inferior. We, on the other hand, saw it as an opportunity to divert from the norm and find a new hidden gem in our area, and a hidden gem it was indeed.
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| Chris Pusey on the par five 2nd hole at Latona Golf Club. |
May 28th - After a bit of a hiatus as we were finishing our spring semesters, we found ourselves crossing the Delaware over to Philadelphia to play Bala Golf Club. What Bala lacks in length, it makes up for in green sizes, tight driving holes, and quirky greens. We loved this course and cannot wait to get back. It is private so it may take a bit of maneuvering, but there was something amazing about some of these holes that we just cannot wait to play again.
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| The postage stamp par three 16th hole at Bala Golf Club. |
July 1st - Bulle Rock Golf Course was next on our list to knock off the area. In fact, the two Chris's set out and drove about an hour down to Havre de Grace, Maryland for an early morning round at one of Colmans favorites in the area. He was the only one in our area to actually play this course a few years earlier and was adamant about getting a blog up about it. Bulle Rock is a Pete Dye design that has hosted several LPGA Championships in the past, and it absolutely ate out lunch. We hope to one day knock off TPC Sawgrass, another Dye design, but if it was as brutal as Bulle Rock was, we won't stand a chance to break 80. Not that Bulle Rock was impossible, it has score-able holes and it's not overly long either. Play it yourself and form your own opinion. But for the price we paid and the condition the course was kept in, it's hard not to like this Maryland golf course.
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| Colman hitting his drive down the par five 2nd hole at Bulle Rock. |
August 6th - Our last golf course review of the year came from a very special place, the one and only Bethpage Black Course. Everything you have ever heard about this course is true and more. It is amazing, well-conditioned, historic, and hard as hell. The holes are long, the rough is thick, and the bunkers are deep. Only one of us broke 90 (Shout out Chris Colman) and only one birdie was made between the three of us all day (Shout out Chris Pusey). That birdie by Chris was on the first hole and was one of the highlights of the day, and something we can never take away from him. And for that, he is featured below in on of our favorite photos of the year.
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| Chris Pusey posing in the front, the par five 4th at Bethpage Black in the back. One of our better photos. |
On a somber note, 2019 was the first year we were without our beloved Beckett Golf Club. Colman had worked there since he was 16 until he was 19. Pusey worked there for a few years as well and his brother Thomas always stopped by to say hello and squeeze a quick 18 in every now and again. There are so many words we could use to define Beckett Golf Club. Unmaintained, different, shabby, kind of gross, and many, many more. Despite what we just wrote, we were always fans of Beckett, not just because we worked there but because we grew up playing it. Colman starting working there when he was 16, but he began playing there when he was 13 as part of his high school golf team. Chris Pusey joined him a few years later. Beckett was truly one of a kind and we will never forget the memories it gave us over the years. We hope that one day, somebody can fix it up right, reopen it, and bring golf back to Swedesboro, New Jersey.
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| Couldn't stop myself from adding at least one more of Chris Pusey's poses, especially from Beckett. |
To whomever continues to read this silly golf blog, or checks into our Instagram page from time to time, let us be the first to say Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. Here's to another year of golf ahead. We have big plans ahead for next year. Maybe we will see some of you out there on the course. We'll be the ones taking 100+ photos and not even realizing we made an 8, a 10, or a 12 on the last hole. Not to worry though, we play fast. That is a promise.
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| The Sunday Golfers (circa August 2019) |
- The Sunday Golfers (Chris, Chris, and Thomas)
P.S. We also missed our 2nd year anniversary of starting this blog. Happy belated birthdays to us. 11/8/17 - Present.
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