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Title: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Jay Flemma on August 26, 2014, 01:50:24 PM

What's it like?  I mean besides being more Tour venue than links...

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Marty Bonnar on August 26, 2014, 02:08:17 PM

The fifth best course in Auchterarder.
F.

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Jon Wiggett on August 26, 2014, 02:40:53 PM

It is okay but should have been a lot better given the land available. The Kings would have been a much better venue for matchplay IMO.

Jon

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Greg Taylor on August 27, 2014, 04:13:06 PM

Forgettable is how I would describe it!

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Niall C on August 29, 2014, 09:15:56 AM

Quote from: Greg T on August 27, 2014, 04:13:06 PM

Forgettable is how I would describe it!

Surely not !

I would have thought you would just have to think of any other Nicklaus design to remember the holes  ;)

Niall

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Scott Warren on August 30, 2014, 05:54:33 PM

Quote from: Jay Flemma on August 26, 2014, 01:50:24 PM

What's it like?  I mean besides being more Tour venue than links...

Being 20 miles inland, we can probably cut it some slack for being more a lot of things than links.

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: John Cowden on August 30, 2014, 08:44:25 PM

Who among us wouldn't do three days of Kings/Queens and never miss Centenary?  I am not looking forward to all the [clueless]
TV shills lauding the course. 

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Lyndell Young on August 30, 2014, 10:40:39 PM

Its been awhile ,but my most vivid memory was that they had riding carts on the Nicklaus course. Decent course but Kings is much better.

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Jay Flemma on September 01, 2014, 10:36:20 AM

Carts in Scotland?  That's like hot sauce in breakfast cereal.  >:(

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Brad Klein on September 01, 2014, 11:13:48 AM

Writing it up now for GW; was there last week. It looks ready for a Ryder Cup.

Brad

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Brad Isaacs on September 02, 2014, 09:42:06 AM

It is not what you take a trip to Scotland for. Not what you would take a trip to the heathland for either.

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Gabe Donohoe on September 04, 2014, 02:06:20 AM

Not worth the time.  Better off playing another round on the Kings or Queens.  I was playing with an accomplished Landscape Architect who said, why did we come here?  He called it "Mayacama light"

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Jay Flemma on September 05, 2014, 04:34:55 PM

Thanks for the tip on Mayacama too:) Why in particular is it so...underwhelming...

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Tom Dunne on September 05, 2014, 05:29:10 PM

Whoa, let's just draw the brakes here with the Mayacama comparison, which is grossly unfair to a solid golf course in a beautiful wine country setting. The Centenary should be compared with a place like the 2010 at Celtic Manor, and even then I don't think it would fare too well.   

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Paul Gray on September 05, 2014, 05:38:45 PM

Quote from: Brad Klein on September 01, 2014, 11:13:48 AM

Writing it up now for GW; was there last week. It looks ready for a Ryder Cup.

Brad

I do hope you cut to the chase.

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Brad Klein on September 06, 2014, 04:26:57 PM

Paul, you'll have to read the story. I worry here about spoiler alerts, which is what happens when the Web trumps the printed word. But trust me, I get there.

Brad

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Mike Policano on September 06, 2014, 06:16:33 PM

Gabe,

Welcome aboard. I will have to get you and Tom out for a round.

Cheers, Mike

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Bill_McBride on September 06, 2014, 08:15:09 PM

Quote from: Brad Klein on September 01, 2014, 11:13:48 AM

Writing it up now for GW; was there last week. It looks ready for a Ryder Cup.

Brad

Because the hospitality tents and grandstands are in place?   ;D

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Rich Goodale on September 07, 2014, 05:17:45 AM

Methinks that Dr. Klein is damning with faint praise.  I do not think that "ready for the Ryder Cup" is a criterion that anybody on this board uses when comparing golf courses.

Oh yeah, I forgot to say that I've played the course and it is very forgettable.

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Jay Flemma on September 07, 2014, 09:20:18 AM

Why is it forgettable Rich?!  Deets please:)

Title: Re: Has anyone played the Centenary Course?
Post by: Rich Goodale on September 07, 2014, 03:35:50 PM

Quote from: Jay Flemma on September 07, 2014, 09:20:18 AM

Why is it forgettable Rich?!  Deets please:)

Everything, Jay, ergo "forgettable."