Course Review: St. Anne's Golf Links
This course is an absolute [redacted] hike. No, seriously. Nearly seven miles of walking, some hills, and a few long green-to-tee stretches. No wonder most people take buggies at St. Anne’s Golf Links , in Middletown, Del. Heck, around holes 14 and 15, I was starting to reconsider my life choices — especially as the temperature crept up into the mid-30s. But, the blog is called “Walk 18 with James,” not “Sit in a Buggy with James” (I know where your mind’s going. Back up.) — so we pressed on. The sun breaks through the clouds at St. Anne's Golf Links, a faithfully-designed links-style course (but an absolute [redacted] to walk!) in Middletown, Del. That all being said, it’s a really fun track (frustrating at times, but mostly fun), and a welcome change of pace from standard-issue American parkland golf. While these links are not on coastland, there’s water in play on 10 of the 18 holes and significant waste areas on a couple others, the rough is treacherous in places, and there are...