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Title: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour-REACHED 100 VOTE MAX!!
Post by: Ronald Montesano on November 16, 2014, 09:54:55 AM: If you didn't vote last fortnight or if you wish to cast one more ballot, have at this one. Pick the next photo tour from the four listed courses. There have been bits and pieces done on this DG, from what I can search, but what I promise is a thorough, T2G ramble. Here's the link (and I'm not harvesting data.)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WB9WRT2
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: jeffwarne on November 16, 2014, 10:04:35 AM: Took the survey

Teugega followed by Highland Links
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: BCowan on November 16, 2014, 10:06:50 AM: That was the best survey I have ever taken, thanks
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Jud_T on November 16, 2014, 10:37:16 AM: Quote from: jeffwarne on November 16, 2014, 10:04:35 AM
Took the survey

Teugega followed by Highland Links

this...
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Bill_McBride on November 16, 2014, 10:59:27 AM: So not the Highland Links on Cape Breton Island? That one's a treat.
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Ronald Montesano on November 16, 2014, 11:56:10 AM: Quote from: Bill_McBride on November 16, 2014, 10:59:27 AM
So not the Highland Links on Cape Breton Island? That one's a treat.

Two factors conspired against me on this one...

I haven't played Highlands Links (note the "s" at the end of the first word; different from the Massachusetts version)

Saltzy #UCC already did a fine job on http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,53537.0.html
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Ronald Montesano on November 16, 2014, 03:36:11 PM: 38 votes in and a clear front-runner...but this ain't Thomas Dewey, is it?
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Jud_T on November 16, 2014, 04:28:52 PM: 30 is considered a statistically significant sample... 8)
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Ronald Montesano on November 16, 2014, 06:10:41 PM: Long enough...the people have spoken...it's Teugega.
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Ronald Montesano on November 19, 2014, 11:43:33 AM: As of 11:43 this a.m.

Answer Choices
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Responses
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Teugega (NY) - Donald J. Ross
42.65% 29
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Golden Horseshoe Gold (VA) - Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
4.41% 3
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Pete Dye GC (WV) - Pete Dye
27.94% 19
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Highland Links (MA) - ???
25.00% 17
Total 68
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Pete Blaisdell on November 19, 2014, 12:21:32 PM: Ron

HIGHLAND
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Chris DeToro on November 20, 2014, 02:12:05 PM: Not a lot of votes for the Golden Horseshoe--it's certainly not my favorite course, but a sentimental favorite for me since I worked/played there a lot during college
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Ronald Montesano on November 20, 2014, 06:43:10 PM: Chris, Golden Horseshoe convinced me that RTJ was capable of designing a number of GCA-approved courses. I liked Crag Burn, Cornell and Colgate, but GH confirmed that i'd no longer take him for granted.
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Chris DeToro on November 20, 2014, 10:03:31 PM: Glad to hear that you enjoyed GH. It's basically the course that got me interested in golf and architecture. Lots of great holes and underrated greens in my opinion--lots of subtlety even with the tiering. Number 2 and 17 are solid holes.
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Ronald Montesano on November 20, 2014, 10:12:18 PM: I think that what he did with the par threes in that ditch is nothing short of miraculous. Each one plays differently from the others. I feel badly that 3 plays into a gully and requires a fan to keep air moving.
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour
Post by: Chris DeToro on November 21, 2014, 08:16:16 AM: Agreed--the par 3s are great. Even with two of them playing over the same body of water, they're all different holes, not like a Medinah with the par 3s all being very similar
Title: Re: Viewers Vote: Next Montesano Photo Tour-REACHED 100 VOTE MAX!!
Post by: Ronald Montesano on November 23, 2014, 12:37:45 PM: Didn't know that Survey Monkey restricted me to 100 votes. We have 107 and they're trying to sell me the other 7 votes via a pro plan upgrade.

Anyhoo, Teugega and PDGC are tied, with Highland not far behind. As soon as Teugega finishes (currently on hole #13) I'll move on to PDGC and then Highland Links (the one in MA-Cape Cod.)

FYI: the Stan Thompson/Ian Andrew one is called Highlands Links and is on CBI in Canada.