Let's throw Blacklick another biscuit

Spurred on by the advice of Adam Conn and Dennis Fiely, Oldgolfdawg re-acquainted himself with Blacklick Woods Metro yesterday and came away feeling guilty for awarding it just 2 1/2 dog biscuits in his recently released best-places-to-play list. It had been more than five years since Oldgolfdawg's last lap around the track, and yesterday's round was a real eye-opener.

Blacklick's lush and well-defined fairways were a beautiful sight to behold. The greens were fast and true and the overall condition of the course was fantastic for this time of year. Oldgolfdawg played Golf Club of Dublin, a 4-dog biscuit course, on Wednesday and was more impressed by the condition of Blacklick.

As a result, Oldgolfdawg is offering up an olive branch to Blacklick in the form of an additional dog biscuit in his updated best-places-to-play list as follows:

5 dog biscuits -- Longaberger (affordability is the only drawback)
4 1/2 dog biscuits -- East Golf Club (a classic layout)
4 dog biscuits -- Cooks Creek, Cumberland Trail, Eagle Sticks, Deer Ridge, The Golf Club of Dublin, The Players Club at Foxfire
3 1/2 dog biscuits -- Apple Valley, Bent Tree, Blacklick Woods, Chapel Hill, Champions, Granville, Indian Springs, New Albany Links, The Links at Echo Springs and Royal American Links
3 dog biscuits –- Darby Creek, Glenross, Mentel Memorial, Raymond Memorial, Turnberry, Westchester
2 1/2 dog biscuits -- Blackhawk, Licking Springs, Safari Golf Club, St. Albans, Table Rock
2 dog biscuits -- Airport, Mill Creek, Oakhaven, Bridgeview, Marysville Golf Club, Minerva Lake
1 1/2 dog biscuits -- Wilson Road, Big Walnut (executive courses)
1 dog biscuit -- Let's not go there

The moral of this post is this: The more one listens, the more one learns. That's why Oldgolfdawg's next scouting missions are likely to be Kings Mill, a Jack Kidwell-designed course in the Waldo area, and Phoenix, a links course one can see while driving south to Cincinnati on I-71. Oldgolfdawg appreciates being steered in their direction by former Dispatch colleagues Francis Hinchey and Jim Perine.