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January 6, 2026 – The Associated Press is reporting that President Trump has enlisted Jack Nicklaus to lead an overhaul of The Courses at Andrews on Joint Base Andrews. Additional details haven’t been released to our knowledge but if you want to get in rounds on their East and South courses you may want to get there sooner rather than later, before they suddenly meet the fate of the East Wing of the White House. The courses are open for the military, DOD civilians and their dependents, and their sponsored guests.
December 26, 2025 – He played 581 different courses in 2025! So, some might think it crazy to play every non-private course (over 100) in Maryland but compared to the adventure Josh Simpson has just completed it seems like a piece of cake. Golf.com reported on December 8th, the 27-year old Englishman completed playing over 10,000 holes of golf at 581 different courses in England, Wales and Scotland. You can see the full story here: Golfer breaks world record for courses played in year: ‘Hardest thing I’ve done’‘
December 23, 2025 – The Anne Arundel County edition of the online newpaper “The Patch” reported on December 10th that plans were underway to develop the Severna Park Golf Center into a residential real estate development with 135 townhomes. The golf center has a nine hole par 3 course with holes ranging from 77 to 125 yards and is included as one of the Maryland Seniors Golf 100, albeit probably the smallest. According to the article, the plan has not yet been submitted to the county so you still have time to play. But don’t wait too long. I’ve seen the course but never actually played it. It seems like it would be a good winter course to hit and not have to stay out in the weather too long. I plan to visit it next, possibly between Christmas and New Years if the weather cooperates, making it my third course on the way to 100. I’ll report on the course and how I did. Clayt