I recently took a journey to find some sun and a golf course I’ve never played. In my travels west I came upon a large sign that read Play Golf, next left, Grace, Idaho. With no hesitation I quickly turned left and headed down a long straight, dirt road, leading into what seemed to be an endless road of potato fields.
About 3 miles down this dusty dirt road, I found maybe one of the most unique golf courses I’ve ever played.
Approaching the club house and excited to see a sign that read open, I headed in to pay for my round of Golf. Turning the door knob I unfortunately found it to be locked. With sadness in my heart I quickly became disappointed.
Ready to leave I noticed a small piece of paper that read, “if you find that the clubhouse is locked, look in the lock box to your right, you will find envelops and scorecards”. ”Please be honest and leave payment ($9 dollars) in envelop, the carts are out front, have fun”.
Amazed that a place like exist and loving the farmers faith in honesty, I ran to my car, grab my clubs, payed my 9 dollars, and teed off.
After playing a few holes, I noticed something I’d never seen before. Like many potato field in the western Untied States, irrigation is done by large watering pivots that rotate threw the fields of potato’s in a giant circular motion.
Noticing large narrow paths running threw the middle of the fairways, I was curious what this giant hazard could be, taking a closer look, I soon realized I was standing in the middle of an old potato field and the irrigation system for the course. I thought to myself, “Welcome to IDAHO” by far one of favorite places on earth.
