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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Dallas Help Needed

« Last post by Jeff_Brauer on Yesterday at 03:36:42 PM »

If you are in Arlington, two quality courses without the drive are much closer to you.


Texas Rangers Golf Club is up 157/Collins from the stadium.  My former associate John Colligan redid it and it is very popular and upscale.  Go a few miles further north on 157 and turn left at Pipeline Road (you will see some oil storage tanks first, then take the first left after the tracks) for Keith Foster's Texas Star.  You will enjoy both, unless you want to play a future PGA site by Gil and Beau, or even the two Tripp Davis courses at Old American and Tribute, which are both also great.


If you are going to Texas Star, you'll be passing by my subdivision just after you cross the Trinity River, so wave when you go by.

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Every club should do this!

« Last post by Joe Hancock on Yesterday at 03:36:18 PM »

The key word in the title is “club”. Maybe beginning golfers could help sustain the mom and pop type courses out there by learning to play where previous generations of golfers learned…

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Dallas Help Needed

« Last post by DFarron on Yesterday at 03:33:19 PM »

Duh I can’t believe I didn’t remember PGA Frisco!


Thanks !

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Every club should do this!

« Last post by Charlie Goerges on Yesterday at 03:32:54 PM »

It sounds worthwhile, but why put them on a big course? I agree with Adam that it sounds like a lot of walking for not a lot of golf.


Kalen, I think the idea is that this short round is more of a test. They are almost certainly spending a bunch of time on the range and practice green too.

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Every club should do this!

« Last post by Mark_Fine on Yesterday at 03:31:09 PM »

Steve,
You are exactly right.  Golfers love it and it is bringing more people into the game that had resisted playing or who were too intimidated in the past. 

And yes most walk between holes and don’t mind a bit as they get some exercise.  They also don’t have to carry 14 clubs.  And soon, at least at my home club, (assuming our club finally realizes it is not beneath us to allow pull carts) they will be able to use a trolly to drag their 4 or 5 clubs around 


Kalen,
Many have been on the range and short game area for some time practicing before this step. This is how they transition to playing on the real course and easing into the actual game of golf.  It works. 

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Every club should do this!

« Last post by Jeff_Brauer on Yesterday at 03:30:46 PM »

Mark,


I had no ego related trouble getting my then 9-10 year old grandson to play from the 150 yard markers, and I doubt there would be any stigma for the "yutes" of America doing the same, or even shorter. Please keep us posted.


And I agree that everyone ought to consider using the course from at least 100 yards every so often.  Maybe the club could designate a day for exclusive play that way.  I'm not sure about the scores you mention....I have played many of my forward tees in the 3600-4200 yard range, and my scores really don't go down much!

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Every club should do this!

« Last post by Kalen Braley on Yesterday at 03:23:19 PM »

I think their time would be far better spent on the range and/or short game area over that.  They would learn a lot more on various types of shots.

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Every club should do this!

« Last post by Adam Lawrence on Yesterday at 03:22:40 PM »

Mark is describing Operation 36, a learning program and technology platform for beginner golfers of any age. Now being used at 100's of courses and growing quickly.

Start 25 yards from the green, when you can shoot 36 for 9 holes you move to level 2. Shoot 36 from 50 yards out, etc.

operation36.golf

Adam -- no carts involved!

That's good. Then it's a hell of a long walk for not much golf.

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Every club should do this!

« Last post by Steve Sayre on Yesterday at 03:18:22 PM »

Mark is describing Operation 36, a learning program and technology platform for beginner golfers of any age. Now being used at 100's of courses and growing quickly.


Start 25 yards from the green, when you can shoot 36 for 9 holes you move to level 2. Shoot 36 from 50 yards out, etc.


operation36.golf


Adam -- no carts involved!

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Golf Course Architecture / Re: Every club should do this!

« Last post by Adam Lawrence on Yesterday at 02:57:01 PM »

I think I'd get pretty hacked off having to walk round a 3,500 yards nine holes to play each hole from 25 yards. Recipe for creating cartballers.