As I recently stood in the middle of the first fairway at The Keep – McLemore’s much-anticipated newest offering – I experienced a moment of déjà vu. Something inside me told me I had been here before, and yet my rational side reasoned that this was a brand-new encounter.
As a solo golfer on a dew-swept October morning, I paused to immerse myself in what I was beholding. Suddenly, I was reminded of similar moments in my golfing pursuits, flashbacks to other venues that had a similar break with reality.
Torrey Pines, Bandon Dunes, Kingsbarns, Cruden Bay and Royal Portrush immediately came to mind, the only difference being the churning seaside at those courses was replaced with the idyllic views of McLemore Cove some 1,200 feet below…