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Roy Engel
Monte Rio
2009-11-16
(cart included), played on Friday, January 2009 at 6am
Story #1. It's said that Dr. MacKenzie, at the urging of his freinds, drew up the plans for Northwood on the back of a cocktail napkin while visiting the nearby Bohemian Club summer encampment.
Story#2. Bing Crosby who sang with a big band at the nearby Rio Nido Lodge back in the '40s said "it's the only course he's played where you have to walk single file down the fairways" in reference to the heavily redwood tree lined Northwood Golf Course.
(cart included), played on Friday, January 2009 at 6am
Story #1. It's said that Dr. MacKenzie, at the urging of his freinds, drew up the plans for Northwood on the back of a cocktail napkin while visiting the nearby Bohemian Club summer encampment.
Story#2. Bing Crosby who sang with a big band at the nearby Rio Nido Lodge back in the '40s said "it's the only course he's played where you have to walk single file down the fairways" in reference to the heavily redwood tree lined Northwood Golf Course.