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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture => Topic started by: Carlyle Rood on October 19, 2003, 12:40:22 PM
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What is your home golf course? Where is it located? And by home golf course--I guess I'm referring to where you play the most golf. (Just curious.) I guess I should also solicit who the original golf course architect is too.
Atlanta CC
Marietta GA
Willard Byrd 1965
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Dubuque Golf & Country Club
Dubuque, Iowa
Tom Bendelow (original 9), 1923...Roger Packard redesign in later years
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Carlyle, I live in ATL, but my home course is the Cotton Creek Golf Club in Spartanburg, SC (now known as 'The Creek Course').
It is an average course at best, but it has great memories because I played it with my father when I would go home. Now he can't play anymore (age 81, and bad back), but great memories, and he always walks with me when I play).
Question: What does a golf course have to be in order to make it "special" for an individual player? I would love to have a crack at ANGC, PVGC, CPGC, NGLA, Merion, etc, but if that never happens, I will be fine with my time on the links with my dad, no matter where the course.
Any thoughts from the treehouse regarding memorable rounds with sons/daughters, relations? With future pros? With Huckaby?? ;D ;D
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You guys have no sense of humour sometimes.
Lehigh CC
See: My home Course by Mark Fine!
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Redanman, You always have a good sense of humour sometimes.
Tri-Mountain (County owned)
Ridgefield, Washington - Gowf capital of Interstate 5!
William Robinson (archie) and a crew of workers.
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In my head.
Seriously, I get the feeling I'm never going to join a club again. Not sure it suits me anymore (prefer to spend the dosh traveling) and private golf in this part of the States (tristate) is ridiculously expensive.
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I am not a currently a member anywhere, I am waiting on TEPaul to get me on some nice tracks so that I can choose which one to join.
I don't know what course to call home. I have only played 8 or 9 times this year, three times at The Georgia Club halfway between Atlanta and Athens so I'll call that home right now. Once my daughter wants to start playing, then I will consider joining somewhere or when TEPaul calls me with a good offer.
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Hannastown Golf Club, Greensburg PA - 9 holes by Emil Loeffler in 1919 and 9 holes by Ault and Clark in 1997.
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My home club:
Tedesco Country Club
Marblehead, MA
Founded in 1903....Original design probably by members....Redesigned by Skip Wogan with input from Wayne Stiles and allegedly one hole by Ross (Wogan was longtime pro at Essex after Ross)
All four of my grandparents belong...my dad, and two uncles also....My mother's dad joined in 1952 for $200!!!
See Tedesco CC in My Home Course by me.
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Home Club: Raleigh Country Club
Architect: Donald Ross (1948)
It was Ross' final design. The course is still about 95% the same as the original design. The routing is the same, although a few bunkers have been added by members and a few new tees when we used to hosted the Carolina Classic (Nike Tour) in the 1990s.
My brother and I both belong to the club.
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Home Club: Breezy Bend CC
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Jack McMahon 1960
Run of the mill club, with a fantastic membership that makes me overlook some of the drawbacks of the golf course. Home to most of my benchmarks in golf, so it will always remain a special place.
Tyler Kearns
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The Reserve Vinetards and GC
Aloha, OR
18-Robert Cupp 1998
18-John Fought 1997
Host of Fred Meyer Challenge 1999-2002 (r.i.p.) and
the not so major Champions Tour The Tradition 2003-2006
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Pensacola CC, Pensacola FL. The club was founded in 1902 and is the oldest country club in the state. The course was built in 1925 on property purchased on the bay the year before, with an original nine holes laid out by two members and a second added two years later. I have suspected Donald Ross may have influenced the design since he was passing through Pensacola on his way to Mobile where Mobile CC was built in 1925 by Ross. Brad Klein's records indicate no stops in Pensacola. But the greens are all smallish and built up and crowned areas fall off into deep bunkers and interesting chipping areas. There is always a best angle of approach because of the small greens. Tom Fazio did a favor for one of our members, Walker Cup captain Downing Gray, and helped in the redesign of our 405 yd par four 13th hole, moving the green closer to a bulkheaded pond front left that wraps around most of the green's left side and back. The new hole is markedly better than the original, particularly because a large pine which was always in the way was removed from the left side of the pond.
GCA'ers John Bernhardt and Turboe/Darryl Boe have been down to play, and I would welcome any others who pass through here to stop by for a visit.
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Finkbine golf course
Iowa City, IA
Architect: Robert Bruce Harris (1953) Been modified now and then since, especially in the last 10 years, but I'm not sure by whom.
Owned and run by the University of Iowa. Nice course, fairly tough (due to a lot of trees that GCA purists would dislike)
A couple months ago they closed it early and burned off all the grass on the greens, tees and fairways to reseed with a low maintenance variety of bent (the greens were already bent, but had been enroached after 50 years) It'll be interesting to see how it plays when it opens up next spring.
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Pajaro Valley Golf Club
Royal Oaks, CA
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Commonwealth Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia (1926)
Original design credits to Sam Bennett (routing) and Charles Lane(greens contours and bunkering). Modifications (to put it mildly) by Sloan Morpeth 1967, Kevin Hartley 1990 and Tony Cashmore 2002+(ongoing).
A once great course that was consistently rated in the top 5 courses in Australasia, now somewhere in the 20's. Sadly redesigned in parts, leaving now only 11 intact holes from the original wonderful design (and counting).
A course crying out for a restoration and tree removal, which could easily be implemented under the guidance of the right people.
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Oakbourne CC Lafayette, Louisiana. Dick Wilson, Later work by Finger, Dye and Spann. Traditionally a top 5 in La. regular stop for the State Am, Senior Am and State Juniors as well as US Open qualifier.
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The beautiful and challenging* Santa Teresa GC
San Jose, CA
George Santana design, 1962.
TH
* - it is neither, but the more I play it the more I love it. We do have some really good holes and even the more mundane ones have more to them than meets the eye.
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Rolling Green Golf Club
Springfield,Pa.
William Flynn,1926
Play it --you will love it
My Home Course-by Wayne the Magnificent
We have other posters and lurkers--Matt Dupre,Jim Coleman,Dave Staebler,Pete Scuderi,and others i have told of this site.I wonder if RG has more eyes on GCA.com than any other club?
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About to resign from Loudoun Golf and Country Club in Purcellville, VA. Nine holes from the 1920s, nine more from the 1960s. Fun little course out in the country. Interesting routing. #10 and 18 are both par threes and there is one stretch where 3 of 4 holes are par 5s. NO fairway bunkers, few greenside bunkers. Very small greens, mostly flat or canted back to front. Lots of character. But, alas, too far from home since we moved last year.
http://www.loudoungcc.com
Just joined Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston, VA. Ed Ault course from the mid 1960s. Typical 1960s course - runway style tees, fairway bunkers, large undulating greens. Exactly the type of course GCA loves to hate :o It's close to home and work and has very family friendly facilities. Important when you have a 4 and a 2 year old. Much harder track than Loudoun. I will either get better or my handicap will go up.
http://www.hiddencreekcc.com
TimT
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Alpharetta Country Club, Alpharetta, GA
9 holes by Williard Byrd, 1992
9 holes by a design firm employed by Links Corp. after they bought the course in 1995.
Funky little course that I love dearly, and is cheap (relatively speaking, of course) to belong to. It'll never host the US Open, but I hit every club every round, and always, always enjoy it.
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1. Carmel C.C. (36 holes)
18-tom jackson (north)
18-rees jones (south)
2. Grandfather Golf & C.C.
18-Ellis Maples
18-George Cobb???(short course)
I don't have too much to say about Carmel. The two courses are average. Grandfather is a great course. Played it this weekend, after the Virginia and Carolina Am. event. The course was set-up to be extremely difficult, greens were lightning fast. Grandfather has no weak holes, I think that is the ultimate compliment to a course. Anyone out there that has played GGCC that has comments, I love to hear them.
CHC
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Great Southwest Golf Club
Grand Prairie, Texas
Ralph Plummer- circa 1965
Jeff Brauer- 15 new greens and surrounds in the early to mid- 90s.
Killian & Nugent (?)- redesign of tree holes and 3 greens in the early to mid-80s.
Now that TEP is no longer a "resource", can someone with computer savvy convert this thread to a data base, alphabetized and with the contact information? ;) Just kidding!!
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1. Huntington Country Club
Huntington,New York
1910 Devereaux Emmet
2. Ibis Country Club
West Palm Beach, Florida
3 Nicklaus Designs
3. Pga National
Palm Beach Gardens ,Florida
1 Palmer
1 Nicklaus
2 Fazio
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;D
The Woodlands, TX
(27 miles north of the Great State of Houston)
The Player Course
The Palmer Course (27 holes)
The West -> Oaks (doesn't matter anymore since rennovated)
The North -> Pines -> Panther Trail (doesn't matter anymore since rennovated)
TPC (Von Hagge-Devlin)
8)
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Great Hills Golf Club
Austin, TX
18 Holes by Don January and Billy Martindale
Revisions by Bill Coore (?)
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Southern Pines Golf Club
Southern Pines, NC
Donald Ross
See the review on this site for more details
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Question: What does a golf course have to be in order to make it "special" for an individual player? I would love to have a crack at ANGC, PVGC, CPGC, NGLA, Merion, etc, but if that never happens, I will be fine with my time on the links with my dad, no matter where the course.
Any thoughts from the treehouse regarding memorable rounds with sons/daughters, relations?
Rob - Have you read the book "Final Rounds." If you love playing golf with your dad you will read it over and over and never stop crying. Awesome stuff!!
My home course: York CC, York NE designed in the late teens (front nine) and the back opened in 1988 and believed to be designed by Jim Engh.
You mention memorable rounds. None better than playing Pinehurst #2 with my dad and brother in Christmas of 1998. We also toured #7, #8 and Tobacco Road. I have also played SandHills and Prairie Dunes with them. No matter where we are if that is the threesome, it is the best life can offer.
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Hidden Creek Golf Club
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Coore/Crenshaw
2002
See review
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Castlewood CC
Hill Course
Valley Course
Billy Bell did some of the work but I haven't looked up the specifics.
I marshal there in exchange for playing privileges.
Stevinson Ranch
John Harbottle/George somebody or other who is assoc. with the SF Giants.
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Spring Brook CC
Morristown NJ
Thomas Hucknall 1921
BF
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Don't belong to a club currently. The closest thing I have is the municipal course I play once a month called Forrest Park in Noblesville, IN. It is rumored to have been designed by Langford and Moreau. I don't think so because it doesn't fit time wise from what I've gathered.
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Balboa Park Golf Club
San Diego, Ca.
1918 William Park Bell
redsigned in 1995 by Halsey Daray Corp.
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Columbia Edgewater
Portland , Oregon
1925 Macan design
Home of the LPGA Safeway Classic
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White Manor Country Club
Malvern, PA
Orignal Club location(1948) is now Paxon Hollow Golf Course
Current location 1964 designed by William and David Gordon
Renovated/Re-designe in 2002-2003 by Bobby Weed.
Jason Mandel
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Atlantic Country Club
Plymouth Mass.
Mark Mungeam
Good variety of holes, wind is usually a factor. When we get a nor' easter, opposite the prevailing, I just can't wait to get there...............
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1. Charles River CC - Newton Centre, Ma.
Donald Ross - 1921
2. Aronimink Golf Club - Newtown Square, Pa.
Donald Ross - 1928
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Hamilton Golf Club
Ancaster, Ontario
Harry Colt
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Conwy (Caernarvonshire) GC
It dates back to 1860s when Jack Morris (brother of Tom and Professional at Hoylake) laid out a few holes, but every time there's been a World War (two of them to be precise) it has become an army encampment, so the present layout dates from after Second World War (no credited architects). Since then some work has been done by Frank Pennink, Brian Huggett, Neil Coles, David Williams and Donald Steel. It has been enough to make it a regular R&A Championship course, to be a final qualifying course for the 2006 Open Championship and to bring me to my knees every time I play it. A course doesn't need to be a Tillie or Mackenzie masterpiece to sort the men from the boys - but it usually helps. The scenery in this case sets it apart, architecture or no architecture.
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Beverly Country Club
Chicago, IL
Donald Ross - 1920ish
please see my club history under "My Home Course" to the left!!!
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Highland Golf links (annual pass)
Stanley Thompson
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Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY
East Course:Donald Ross, RTJ, Fazio, Craig Schreiner
West Course: Donald Ross, with original 18th (now 9th) green Moved by unknown architect.
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Olympia Fields CC (thanks Terry Lavin!)
Olympia Fields, IL
North Course: Willie Park, Jr. (original routing, 15 original greens, new bunkers and some moved fairway lines)
South Course: Tom Bendelow, although it's a combination of holes from OFCC's other courses. Don't know of changes, but it doesn't have the revised look a lot of courses got in the last few decades. Got to do a My Home Course on this one (check Terry's for the North Course).
Jeff Goldman
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My "home" home course is:
Aronimink GC
Newtown Square, PA
Donald Ross
Although, I now live in San Francisco and would have to call the Presidio GC, in SF my "other" home course. Not sure who gets design credit for this course, and I believe it was the original site of the San Francisco GC.
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I used to know where my home club is but at the moment I can't remember. Give me a week, though, and I'll probably figure it out. I think I might belong to a couple of them on the Eastern end of Long Island but something tells me that may not be true.
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I used to know where my home club is but at the moment I can't remember. Give me a week, though, and I'll probably figure it out. I think I might belong to a couple of them on the Eastern end of Long Island but something tells me that may not be true.
Tom I --
As soon as you get it all sorted out, could you get all of us on there?
Thanks.
Dan
P.S. I'll bring the flask.
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Lakeside Memorial Golf Course
Stillwater, OK
1940's - Labron Harris Sr.
1998 - Tripp Davis remodel
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Plum Hollow
Southfield, MI
1947 PGA Championship, 1943 Ryder Cup, 1957 Western Open.
Colt/Alison design (Alison did the work)
Renovatins by Wilfreid Reid (Great work) and Bill Newcomb (Awful Work). Currently under the loving touch of Bruce Matthews and a very bright Greens Committee
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"Tom I --
As soon as you get it all sorted out, could you get all of us on there?"
Dan;
Sure no problem. In the meantime why don't you all go up to NGLA, Shinnecock, Maidstone and Friar's and play all you want on me? If it turns out I don't belong to some or any of them I'm sorry about that but don't say I didn't try to take care of you.
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Home Club
Royal Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
West: Mackenzie
East: Mackenzie, Russel
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Greetings, folks.
I've been a lurker here for many, many months. Having prepared myself by reading George Thomas's Golf Architecture in America and Tom Doak's Anatomy of a Golf Course, I'm now ready to "get in the game."
My "home course" is Brae Burn, a private 9-hole par-3 track located 2 minutes from my house in Redmond, WA. Believe it or not, Brae Burn offers the perfect venue for a quick 1-hour round every afternoon for my two boys, ages 8 and 10, and me.
When I'm not refining my short game on Brae Burn, I tend to tour the "public access" facilities located around the greater Puget Sound area. In my view, we have a good variety of courses here, including designs by Cupp (Newcastle, Coal Creek and China Creek); Graves (Port Ludlow); Foster (Druids Glen); Fought (Washington National and Trophy Lake); Harbottle (Gold Mountain, Olympic), Overdorf (Classic Country Club and Hawks Prairie, Woodlands); and Panks (Trilogy).
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Welcome Joe,
I never got to play Brae Burn while I lived in Issaquah, but I got to play its neighbor Tam O'Shanter quite a few times. Have you had a chance to play Trilogy yet? I saw it briefly this summer but was wondering if its worth playing. How would you rank it compared to the other courses you listed?
Thanks
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Home Course
The Course at Yale- Seth Raynor/Charles Blair MacDonald/Roger Rulewich
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Geoffrey,
Shouldn't it be:
Seth Raynor (http://www.smsmilies.de/sms-smileys/smilie_mit_schild/sss010.gif)/Charles Blair MacDonald (http://www.smsmilies.de/sms-smileys/smilie_mit_schild/sss010.gif) / Roger Rulewich (http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/sauer/angry-smiley-054.gif)(http://www.smsmilies.de/sms-smileys/smilie_mit_schild/sss009.gif)(http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/sauer/angry-smiley-055.gif)
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Craig,
I was prepared NOT to like Trilogy (because of its high green fee, if for no other reason), but was pleasantly surprised. The greens putt true, and are a real joy. The routing is terrific, with the possible exception of the 13th hole, which may nevertheless turn out to be the course's biggest draw. You cannot see the green from the 13th tee, and unless you hit a precise drive of about 220 yards or so, the shot into the green will also be blind as the hole drops dramatically down into a canyon.
I place Trilogy pretty high on my personal list of area courses. I played Newcastle (China Creek) and Druid's Glen the two days just before Trilogy, and compared to them, Trilogy was the clear stand out. (Druid's Glen was in awful shape at the time.) My all-time favorite, nonetheless, is Gold Mountain. That course is a gem (and to all within 100 miles, worth a special trip).
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The Course at Yale? That surely has to be a mea culpa? Isn't it Yale Golf Club?
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faux Mat,
Based on the club's web site, it's what Geoffrey said:
http://www.yale.edu/athletic/Facility/Golf/course.htm
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No Matt-
Its The Course at Yale. Brad Klein had a word to say about this name in his Golfweek article of September 27th.
http://www.cis.yale.edu/athletic/Facility/Golf/course.htm
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Southampton Golf Club
Seth Raynor 1925
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Brae Burn is a wonderful little golf course - I lived in Seattle from 1976 until 1991. There are many unusual "little" golf courses in the Seattle area (Sand Point CC, Wayne GC, Tam O'Shanter, etc...)
To the question:
St. Johns G & CC
St. Augustine, FL
2001 - Clyde Johnston
very ordinary - but excellent firm conditions
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Commonwealth Golf Club
South Oakleigh
Melbourne, Australia
Sam Bennett and Charles Lane (1920's)
Sloan Morpeth (1967)
Kevin Hartley (1990)
Tony Cashmore (2003)
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LuLu CC
North Hills, PA
Ross: 1915 9 Holes
Ross: 1919 Expanded to 18
The course is currently undergoing a restoration following the Master Plan developed by Forse Design. I hope to initiate a thread soon with before and after photos once I relearn how to post em’.
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Like Mr. Ian Andrew, I too am an annual member at Highlands Links, Cape Breton's Stanley Thompson gem. Second time I've been lucky enough to have a pass, though I've only played the course six times.
I guess my real home course, at least where I play more than 10 rounds a year, is Angus Glen's South course, a fine Doug Carrick design that hosted the Canadian Open in 2002.
- Robert
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The Seawane Club
Hewlett Harbor, NY
Devereux Emmet 1927
Some of you may already know but we are in year 4 of a 5 year, 18 hole, restoration project (13 of 18 already done, 2 more will be done by Spring '04 with the remaining 3 by Spring '05). Once complete, it will be a modern twist on the links gem that Emmet first designed. The routing and putting surfaces will not be touched and every bunker is being redone, although most bunker locations remain true to Emmet's original design some bunker relocation is being done to account for gains in distance. If you haven't played the course in a few years, the first change you notice is the tree removal. While not without some discussion, most of the trees that were planted well after Mr. Emmet's day are being removed, especially certain types that don't grow well in the sandy soil and high water table. The trees that remain serve either design and/or safety functions. With the wind, you can play three different courses on three consecutive days.
BTW, look out for next month's Met Golfer, I heard the project (and/or restoration projects at large) is the cover story.
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blasbe1
Have you noticed the differences between holes 6, 7, 8, 9, 15 and the rest of the course? Diagonal carry bunkers jutting into the fairway, bunkers that are NOT amoeba-like, greens with Emmet mounding around them and breaks in the greens that often times occur at greenside mounding, there is also a lack of something the other renovated holes have no built-up containment mounding between holes. This is not by any means a retoration, Stephen Kay is doing the work and is calling it a renovatoin as is your head golf profesional. The sad part about it is the holes that have not been renovated are absolutely amazing and pure Emmet, false front bunkers, diagonal carry bunkers jutting into the fairway and two very very good par 5's in the 9th and 15th and a very good mid length par 4 in the 7th and a classic Emmet short hole in the 8th. In the case of the 9th hole, you have a green with a pot bunker short right and a green that used to be completely surronded by sand in the back and slopes back to front which presents some tough recovery possiblities is one were to go for theis short par 5 in two and be long. The 15th has a quassi Principle's Nose bunker complex that appears original and comes into play from the back tees on one's second shot. Additionally I counted 12 that is right 12 bunkers from 40 yards in on the left side of the green that wrap all the way around to the back of the green and have been grassed in. THe green slopes severely from digonally left to right away from the bunker complexes on the left and would have made an up and down recovery very dificult. According to the head golf professional, these bunkers are to be built over, chippings areas mounding and a couple bunkers added.
I only hope that what has been done to the 10th, 11th and 12th is not done to these remaining holes.
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Auburn University Club
Auburn, Al
Bill Bergin
Windyke Country Club
Memphis, Tn
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Chris:
Your observations are astute but I would argue off the mark. 10-12 are much more interesting to play now and 6-9 and 15 are some of our weaker holes. In fact, #9 is likely the least interesting tee shot we have. While I'm not a fan of mounding, given the property we have it provides a seperation between holes that prior memberships tried to create with trees. Some of the best use of mounding (in my opinion) is that seperating 1 and 18.
While clearly more than a restoration, the project is intended to "restore" the links nature. BTW, while Kay draws the plans and consults we have done most of the work in-house and it is very much a collaborative effort.
Another interesting note, I too wished to see the bunkering on 15 "restored," b/c it appeared to have been grassed over. I have been told that those were not originally bunkers but were added as grass bunkers overtime. In any event they are gone and I think you'll find the approach to 15 will be more exciting.
I too would like to see some cross bunkering in the remaining holes.
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Brook Hollow Golf Club
Dallas, Texas
A. W. Tillinghast
1920
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Hamilton Farm Golf Club
Roaring Fork Club
Family:
Aspen Glen Club
Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage
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Admirals Cove: Robert Von Hagge
The Ritz Carlton: Jack Nicklaus Signature
Both in Jupiter, Florida
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Slapper, when did you move to Aspen? :) It did say "home" didn't it?
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Royal Portrush, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
A better "natural" test of golf you will not find. The bunkers were made by the sheep huddling from the cold Sea breeze, and the course rewards good golf, and punishes the wayward. There is a reason Darren Clarke is a member (he asked to be a member, he was not invited) and he calls it his favorite course around the world!
Go on the Port!
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My home club is the Miami Valley Golf Club located in Dayton, OH. It is a Donald Ross design (1919) and hosted the 1957 PGA Championship--the last PGA held using the match play format. It is a wonderful classic course sitting in the middle of the city. If any readers out there have played Miami Valley I would be interested in your comments.
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Country Club of New Bedford
North Dartmouth, Mass.
Park 1902, Original nine
Ross 1924, Remodeled nine, added nine
Par 70, 6416 yds, one par 5, three par 3's
Several renovations in 40's, 50's 70's
Recently completed full restoration(tees, bunkers, tree removal, clubhouse, entirely new staff)
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:) My home course is Black Mesa by Baxter Spann and I get to play it daily. This is such a great design that the pleasure is now from how the weather makes the course play so very different.
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Mike - I have not seen a view of Mosholu GOlf Course in 35 years. That looks like the old 410 yard fourth hole of the old 18 hole layout.
Your son has great extension through the ball and he turns into his left side really well. You sure he's your kid? ;D
Did you get the architect of your second home course right?
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Newbie to this site 8)
I play three old Robert Foulis courses in St. L
Ruth Park 1931 9 holes
Normandie Park 1903
both relatively unchanged in design I think since their inceptions
and
Forest Park 1913 mostly redesigned by Hale Irwin Group 2003-04
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I'm a member of the Glencoe Golf and Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, a 36 hole facility (Glen Forest and Glen Meadows) both designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
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NGLA
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Member's of..
R.M.C.S.. 11 hole's
Wrag Barn.. 18 holes
West Berks gc..18 holes.
Hope to get some pix on a thread, a.s.a.p.
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I'll do my home course by years,
90-97-Winchester CC, Winchester, VA, Ed Ault
98-Shenandoah Valley GC, Front Royal, VA, Buddy Loving & Rees Jones
99-Keith Hills, Buies Creek, NC, Ellis Maples
00-Country Club of North Carolina-Dogwood and Cardinal, Pinehurst, NC, Ellis Maples and William Flynn, Rework by Arthur Hills on both courses
01-Crosswater, Sunriver, OR, Cupp and Fought
02-Loudoun G & CC, Purcellville, VA, no idea about architect
03-Only course I played more than once was The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, NY, Donald Ross and I only played it twice.
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For those that can't relate, here is the primary form of transporatation to Mosholu as seen from the first tee.
(http://www.watervilleresearch.com/images/subway)
brother sweeney -
on an alternate site i did find "best courses with public transportation access" - which most here probably wouldn't relate to - but like riding a harley i can only tell them - if i have to explain you wouldn't understand
the closetest to "mass" appeal i saw was the us open in chicago - where the media went out of their way to explain the course location was selected in part to take advantage of the crowds from downtown chicago by train
keep in mind pine valley was "located" by the train riding phila to atlantic city golfers and darwin relates to an aberdovey holiday taken by rail
i wouldn't expect this to have any "appeal" to the typical cartballer today
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Any west coast representation?
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Musgrove Mill GC
Clinton, SC
Palmer/Seay (Ken Tomlinson did most of the on site work).
Great membership, tough course, no houses to be seen anywhere, no tennis courts or pool, just pure hard golf. Let me know when you are in the area.
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Anthem Golf Club
Anthem, Arizona
36 holes, both designed by Greg Nash.
The second course opens on January 2nd and looks to be better than the first, which I consider to be very good.
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Not a member anywhere, too rebellious.
I contribute more golf balls to the ponds at Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s Heron Lakes than anywhere else. Located in Portland, Oregon, it is a 36 hole public complex. The Green Back is slightly easier while the Great Blue has been known to swallow up ten balls per round.
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Formerly a member at Commonwealth National(Seay/Larsen/Palmer) in Horsham, PA. Currently a social member(6rounds per year) at Talamore( who knows?) in Ambler, PA by virtue of my home ownership there and everyone's guest/golf course adventurer.
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Flourtown Country Club (outside Philadelphia).
More like a corner bar with 9 holes out back. The stories I could tell.
It was the site of the original Sunnybrook GC designed by Donald Ross. Mutated in the 50's due to the building of PA Route 309 by I don't know who. However, Tom Fazio redesigned and rebuilt the 8th green.
Currently negotiating with my wife to maintain this membership along with the full golf privileges I just received at Sandy Run CC.
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Torresdale Frankford CC
Philadelphia, PA
Donald Ross 1930
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Two very different golf courses which stress different parts of the game, I think.
Hop Meadow CC, Geoffrey Cornish, 1961
Pawleys Plantation G&CC, Jack Nicklaus, 1988
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Aldarra
Fall City WA, outside Seattle
Fazio
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Currently Golden Horseshoe. It's a resort course that has a membership. I play about 90 percent of my home rounds on the Gold Course (RTJ 1963) and every now and then I'll wander over to the Green Course. I never seem to tire of the Gold Course.
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Orchard Hills
Washougal, WA
George Junor front 9 (perhaps best known for Astoria CC)
I think the back 9 is by someone named Fuller. I will have to look it up later.
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;) Here it goes... BTW... nice bump!
Work & Play :
The Desert Mountain Club
N. Scottsdale, AZ
1985-2003
6 courses / All Jack N.
Member @ :
Alexandria Golf Club
Minnesota
1918 - Designer Unknown
Fun, Fun, Fun !!!
One Day.... The Sand Hills Club... You just can't beat it ;D
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(1) Greystone G & CC, Birmingham AL. Two courses (Cupp, 1991; R. Jones, 2001).
(2) Farmington CC, Charlottesville VA (Fred Findlay, app. 1930).
Home course on Sunday afternoons is Woodward CC, Bham, which I play with a buddy from our church choir. Originally laid out as a three hole course around 1905 by the Scottish foreman of the Woodward Iron Company; either the oldest or second oldest (I believe) course (in that sense) in Alabama. Charlie Hall design from 1917, with a redo I think in the early 80's. Little bermuda greens, great fun.
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Charlie Yates Golf Club
Atlanta, GA
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Columbia Country Club
Blythewood, SC
Ellis Maples (1962)
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Upminster Golf and Bowling Club
Essex
Harry A Colt 1928
(I didn't make that up it's what it says on the Scoresaver. As far as I can discover there isn’t a shred of real evidence to prove it's by that fictitious Architect. :o)
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Currently:
Robina Woods
Gold Coast, Australia
Ross Watson
Soon: (when renovation work finishes)
Royal Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
Carnegie Clark 1920
Dr Alistair Mackenzie 1926
Mike Clayton 2006
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Burnham & Berrow
Somerset, England
Ciao
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Granville Inn & Golf Course even though I now am Head Professional in Florida but grew up playing GI&CC.
Mountain Lake C.C. in my dreams.
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Wollongong GC
Wollongong NSW Australia
A 'links' style course
Designer: Unknown
1897
Ross Watson redesign (2006/7)
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Maple Moor Golf Course, White Plains, NY
Tom Winton, 1927
However, I love to get out and play the public offerings in NJ, CT, and especially Long Island (Bethpage)!
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Granville Inn & Golf Course even though I now am Head Professional in Florida but grew up playing GI&CC.
You've gotta be Dave Roewer's brother. Tell him I said hello, he and I had a fun day last summer at Granville. He's a fine player and great company.
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forums2/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=19699;start=msg353422#msg353422 (http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forums2/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=19699;start=msg353422#msg353422)
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Spencer Golf and Country Club
1966, Designed by David Gill
Spencer, IA
While at College, Katke Golf Course
1974, Designed by Robert Beard
Big Rapids, MI
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I resigned from my home club giving up nearly the entire initiation fee. Great course but membership issues and very restrictive junior play made it the wrong club for me and my family. I'm now a vagabond golfer--at least for the time being in this country. My only membership is now in Scotland.
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Maple Moor Golf Course, White Plains, NY
Tom Winton, 1927
However, I love to get out and play the public offerings in NJ, CT, and especially Long Island (Bethpage)!
Dave, I grew up playing Maple Moor... that's where I learned the game and first broke 80. The third hole was always my nemisis... right or behind the green is dead, and the cart path runs along the left hand side. Pretty much have to hit the green to make par. Always had a hard time with the drive on #5 as well (OB left, river right, with the gulley across the fairway). How does the course look these days?
My current home course:
Makefield Highlands (2004)
Designed by Rick Jacobson
Yardley, PA
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Glendale G & CC
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Stanley Thompson-1949
(R) Geoffrey Cornish, John Robinson-1987
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Lions "Muni" Austin ,TX
1924
Designer, This is the best I can do
"One of several stories identifies Tom Penick, the older brother of legendary golf teacher Harvey Penick, as the main designer. Before he became head pro at Lions from 1928-61, Penick was an Army road engineer in Europe during World War I. His background of building roads and water drainage systems lends some credence to the story.
Another theory has architect John Bredemus as the original designer. Golf historian Frances Trimble writes in her book that Bredemus, a civil engineer, was designing holes at Austin Country Club when Lions was being built and says she’s “99% certain” that he was involved with Lions design.Others think Bredemus and Penick worked on it together."
How could a course be built and nobody knows the architect?
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Lakewood CC,Dallas 1912 Bendelow,1940's Ralph Plummer,In the last few years,Coore and Crenshaw
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Lakewood CC,Dallas 1912 Bendelow,1940's Ralph Plummer,In the last few years,Coore and Crenshaw
Big, deep bunkers. Really fun. Didnt one of the highschool seniors tear it up one year? 64ish? Was it Mathew Rosenfeld-UT?
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Yes.I believe that is the competitive course record and included an ob on 9.Byron Nelson won the Dallas Open there in mid 40s and among the club champions are Don and AC January.
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Eugene Country Club- Eugene, OR
1928 H. Chandler Egan/1965 Robert Trent Jones
Franklin Hills Country Club- Franklin, MI
1926 Donald Ross
Pacific Dunes- Bandon, OR
2001 Tom Doak
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I have two:
Cobblestone GC, Acworth GA, Ken Dye, 1993
Georgia National, McDonough GA, Denis Griffith, 1994
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Victoria Club, Riverside, CA
Max Behr 1926
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Many of these courses would be great additions to the My Home Course section of the website.
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Bill - I'm working on MHC - I really am.
It's certainly not as easy as I thought it would be, though. ;)
Anyway - French Creek GC (Hanse, 2003), Elverson PA
IM me if you every want to play!
Formerly - Riverside G&CC (Egan), Portland OR
And (going way back) - Brighton Park Muni, Tonawanda NY
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Newbie to this site 8)
Normandie Park 1903
Hey Tom,
Nice to see you here! Does this mean that the real estate deal that was going to bulldoze Normandie fell through? All most done with this year?
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Brent - thanks i called david and told him you said hey. im glad that you had a good time at Granville too bad that you did not see it originally what a great place to grow up and to build a golf game and you are right david is a very good player and great company (it took me years of hard work to achieve that but he finally came around)
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Greenbriar Hills Country Club, St. Louis, MO
est 1926
Ron Pritchard did a lot of redesign some years ago and we are finishing up a complete bunker renovation project headed up by Craig Schreiner.
Just joined last summer; before that I was a public course vagabond considering either Gateway National (Keith Foster) or Aberdeen Golf Club (Gary Kern) as my "home" courses.
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Newbie to this site 8)
Normandie Park 1903
Hey Tom,
Nice to see you here! Does this mean that the real estate deal that was going to bulldoze Normandie fell through? All most done with this year?
I am pretty sure I heard the municipality killed it, but I could be wrong.
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Overlake G&CC
Medina, WA
Vernon Macan (1953)
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New Orleans Country Club
New Orleans, LA
George Turpie (1914); Bobby Weed (2003)
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Greensboro Country Club
Greensboro, NC
1) Donald Ross, 1909 (restored by Kris Spence, 1999)
Par 71, 6016 yards (5 par 3s)
2) Ellis Maples, 1962
Par 71, 6914 (5 par 3s)
Renovated in 2008-9 by Donald Steel, Par 72, 7302 yards, (5 par 3s, 5 par 5s)
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North Shore Golf Club,
Auckland,
New Zealand
Previously-
The Grange Golf Club
Auckland
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I am pretty sure I heard the municipality killed it, but I could be wrong.
Tis a pity if true, I really liked that old course, lots'o character.
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Cumberwell Park a course where I also happen to be Course Director at. It’s funny that having helped in the construction of this facility I always thought of it as being superior in design and certainly it has proved to be very popular what with 1500 members and a need for a forth nine holes. But over the last few years I have achieved enlightenment through the golfclubatlas system, a slow and at times painful process that has finally culminated in the realisation that the design is crap.
Thank you golf club atlas. :-\
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Providence CC
Charlotte, NC
Dan Maples, 1989
Pleasant neighborhood course, suits me fine and is a great environment to teach the kids.
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Beverly CC, Chicago, Bendelow, Ross, Prichard.
Olympia Fields, Park, Jr., Mungeam
Dunes Club, New Buffalo, MI, Dick Nugent
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Cumberwell Park a course where I also happen to be Course Director at. It’s funny that having helped in the construction of this facility I always thought of it as being superior in design and certainly it has proved to be very popular what with 1500 members and a need for a forth nine holes. But over the last few years I have achieved enlightenment through the golfclubatlas system, a slow and at times painful process that has finally culminated in the realisation that the design is crap.
Marc,
It would be interesting, at least to me, hearing you describe what's different about your perception of the course several years ago versus your "enlightened" perception of it today.
Prior to coming here, my opinion of a golf course was primarily based on its scenic value (as much the surroundings as the course proper) how well it drained and how interestingly contoured the greens and surroundings were. Come to think of it, that's still the main part of it but now I am much pickier about "interestingly contoured" and I've begun expecting the fairways to have some interest as well. The one big addition to my understanding has been the recognition of genuine "options", in the GCA strategic sense, as opposed to false "options" which are in fact either gimmicks or else out of play for the majority of golfers.
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Saucon Valley Country Club
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The Saucon/Old Course, 6799 yards, par 71
H Strong 1922, E Grace/Wm and David Gordon in the 1950s
The Grace Course, 7051 yards, par 72
Wm and David Gordon 1953 (1-6, 16-18) and 1957 (7-15). All 18 holes opened in 1958.
New 17th green debuted circa 1987.
The Weyhill Course, 6968 yards, par 72 (original tees)
Wm and David Gordon 1968
The rest can be read in My Home Course section under SVCC.
Also...
Pacific Palms Industry Hills Golf Club
Industry, California
The Eisenhower Course, 7199 yards, par 72
Wm Bell Jnr 1979
Staff are currently regrassing all fairways and tees and redesiging 6 of the greens
The Zaharias Course, 6821 yards, par 72
Wm Bell Jnr 1979
Staff will redesign parts of the course after the completion of the Eisenhower Course in September 2006
Even though I live up the street from Tustin Ranch, there's just no way I can get myself to play there--too much multi-colored housing and the same old T Robinson designs everywhere.
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Brent
The road to GCA enlightenment has been a difficult one with many twists and turns but generally I’m with you on the scenic element and funnily enough length. So many UK courses just didn’t measure up and indeed anything over 6500 was considered superior. Then of course courses with island greens, forced carries over lakes, big RTJ cloverleaf bunkers set way back from the green was all a big wow factor at the time. We just didn’t have anything like it back in the early nineties. But now I guess there are more than enough such courses to go round and the old values of strategy and subtlety in both colour and even texture has, thanks to this predominantly US based website (ironic that), opened my eyes.
The options factor as well. I remember thinking about this whole strategic/penal thing years ago when I first heard of the concept but couldn't relate it to the classic courses I had played. They are all intrinsically penal; well they are if like me you can't hit it arrow straight.
You have to admit though, what with Wildhorse, Bandon and Sandhills, the drive towards traditional to the point of being more traditional than UK traditional has been centred in the US. If only you Guys can get rid of those green striped up fairways and greens…………..
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1977-1984 Waveland - Des Moines, IA (From 1890's, major redesign in the 50's)
1985-1988 - Randolph North, Tucson, AZ (not sure)
1989-1992 - University of Minnesota (I think I heard Tom Vardon - 20's)
1993-2004 - Bunker Hills, Coon Rapids, MN (1965 Gill/ 1991 Goldstrand)
2005-present - Oak Ridge (William D. Clark - 1921; see My Home Course)
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Pacific Palms Industry Hills Golf Club
Industry, California
The Eisenhower Course, 7199 yards, par 72
Wm Bell Jnr 1979
Staff are currently regrassing all fairways and tees and redesiging 6 of the greens
The Zaharias Course, 6821 yards, par 72
Wm Bell Jnr 1979
Staff will redesign parts of the course after the completion of the Eisenhower Course in September 2006
Even though I live up the street from Tustin Ranch, there's just no way I can get myself to play there--too much multi-colored housing and the same old T Robinson designs everywhere.
Have they got the cable car working these days? I always thought that was the coolest thing I'd ever seen on a golf course. I played the Ike before the Babe had opened and for the next twenty years that I lived in LA, whenever I thought I was playing well I would go to Industry and see what I really could score. Toughest track in California for my money. I miss the golf library that used to be there also.
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Newcastle GC, Stockton, Australia.
(See course review in Courses by Country)
1901 at Broadmedow.
At the site they are now:
Fred Popplewell - 1916
Eric Apperley - 1930
Par 72, 6860 yards (Although some new tees have been built which will bring it out to about 6950y)
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I am pretty sure I heard the municipality killed it, but I could be wrong.
Tis a pity if true, I really liked that old course, lots'o character.
I hope I didn't mislead, I meant killed the housing project or at least lowered the number of houses possible which could make it economically unfeasible.
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South Bend Country Club
South Bend, IN
George O'Neil
1916
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My home course is Twin Lakes in Clifton, Virginia. I live in Arlington, VA, the smallest county in the US and home to zero public golf courses; Twin Lakes is about a 30-minute drive for me. My handicap hovers around a 12 -- though I'm trying to get my game to the point where I can shoot in the 70s occassionally.
I also play with some frequency at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club in Front Royal, VA -- a great value and classic mountain track with 27 holes (even on a weekend it's only $50, replay rates are about $12 for the cart, free if walking or after 2PM; midweek it's under $30 I think). A couple of times per year I will play one of the upscale daily-fee tracks around the DC area such as Raspberry Falls, Whiskey Creek, Blue Mash, and Stonewall. I'm always up for a new challenge or new golf friends if anyone's ever interested.
Twin Lakes is a 36-hole muni in Fairfax County, VA. The newer layout, the Oaks (1998, architect Denis Griffiths) is (IMHO) one of the most underrated tracks in the DC area. The older layout, the Lakes (1967) is a fun change of pace occasionaly for the better golfer and perfect for the higher handicapper. The Lakes is more open with fewer hazards that come into play -- only three holes have trouble on both sides of the fairway -- and is less visually interesting.
My only complaint about the Oaks is its conditioning -- last year the fairways got quite chewed up in spots as the season ran on but this spring they didn't recover -- on several fairways it is near impossible to get a fair lie (you pretty much have to play these holes as ground under repair). I have been told the fairways will be ripped up in the fall and replaced with Zoysia grass, and that the course will be cart-path only for a couple of years after that. The course is hilly but walkable -- but the cart path only policy should slow down play to a certain extent.
The reason I like the course so much is that, for the price ($45 to walk on a weekend), it offers the best combination of balanced holes, challenging but fair (especially for the mid handicapper like myself), decent pace of play (the Lakes tends to get a lower quality of golfer and therefore play slower), walkable, and attractive (no surrounding homes) that's within 30-40 minuts of where I live. The design is straight forward, with the occasional blind shot and bit of deception; the fairways are wide but trouble happens if you miss them by much (the Oaks is a fair title -- there are many heavily treed areas with thick underbrush). Greens have some slope, but putts that don't have an obvious big swing due tend to break less than you will read; these subtle breaks can make it tough for the first timer to score well. The course is not the toughest for a low handicapper, but quite difficult for the mid or high handicapper. The white tees ratings are 70.7/135 for 6316 yards (from the tips it plays 6700 yards witrh ratings of 72.5/137).
[note: all yardages provided are from the white tees]
I think the biggest reason I have made this my home course is that I like the balance in holes: about an equal number of dogleg left vs. right; a good mix of long and short holes (par 3s range from 130 to 217 yds, par 4s from 300 to 435 yds). And the par fours are especially strong: 5 of them are between 300-350 yds, but they each feel different and test different types of shots. Several of them appear to be much easier than they play (at least for me). Yet two of the par fours are around 430 yds from the white tees, #2 has a 190 yard carry over a pond from the tee, then the second shot plays all uphill to a well guarded green on the front-left and a bailout area to the right. The middle of the back nine includes a brutal stretch of four holes, the easiest of which is another 430 yd par four.
One other interesting quirk: most of the tree-lined areas are red staked. I believe this is to speed up play; I wonder what GCAers think of this policy.
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Bump...
My home courses:
Rivermont Golf Club
Johns Creek, GA
Joe Lee (1973), Mike Riley (2007)
St. Ives Country Club
Johns Creek, GA
Tom Fazio (1988)
My National Club:
Dismal River
Mullen, NE
I--Jack Nicklaus (2006)
II--Tom Doak (2013 ? )
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Currently not a member at any club, although getting closer to joining one in the area. Former member of the Sterling Country Club in Sterlibg, CO a Henry Hughes design (think Columbine Country Club in Denver - home of a PGA Tour stop in the past). Now a State owned course due to financial issues, but will always be home to my family and I. So many good memories there.....
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Cypress Lakes Golf Club
Cypress, TX
Jim Fazio, 1999
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Officially it's Greenhills Golf Club (Muyalert - London, Ontario), so I'm a ClubLink guy. May be switching to a Toronto home club soon though. Who else is in the GTA here and where?
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National Pines
Innisfil, Canada
T. McBroom
Bigwin Island GC
Lake of Bays, Canada
D. Carrick
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home clubs
Four Streams GC
Steve Smyers
Bealsville MD
CC at Woodmore
Palmer
Mitchelville, MD
Away Clubs
Musgrove Mill GC
Palmer
Clinton, SC
Ballychack GC
Lester George
Roanoke, VA
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Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Deal, Kent
Worplesdon Golf Club
Woking, Surrey
Flossmoor Country Club (honorary)
Flossmoor, IL
Outpost Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Lords Ground, London
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Bearwood Lakes Golf Club
Wokingham
Berkshire, UK
http://www.bearwoodlakes.co.uk/
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Bro-Bålsta Golfklubb, Sweden
18 Stora banan - Peter Nordwall (1985)
9 Lilla banan - Peter Nordwall (1989)
www.bbgk.se
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My home course:
Hudson National Golf Club
Croton-On-Hudson, NY
Tom Fazio (1996)
My National Club:
Ballyneal Golf and Hunt
Holyoke, Co
Tom Doak (2006)
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Home: The Northumberland Golf Club (Colt/Braid/Various unwise greens committees, 1914/1919etc.)
Others: Crail Golfing Society (est. 1786)(Balcomie - Old Tom Morris; Craighead - Gil Hanse), Golf House Club (Elie)
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Llanerch Country Club
Havertown, Pa
Alexander Finlday, 1919
*site of the first PGA Championship (1958 - Dow Finsterwald) conducted at medal play*
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My home course:
Idle Hour
Lexington, KY
1924 Ross
Kentucky's only Ross!
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My home course is;
Glendale G & CC
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stanley Thompson, 1948
TK
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National:
Kingsley Club
Kingsley, MI
Mike DeVries (2001)
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Farmington CC Charlottesville VA - Fred Findlay
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I just spent 20 years at Moorestown Field Club in Moorestown, NJ, built in 1892, current renovation done by Kelly Blake Moran over the past 9 years. I am moving to Aiken, S.C. and have joined Woodside Plantation with 2 courses, one by Bob Cupp and one by Rees Jones. Both are around 25 years old.
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Add another one to:
Desert Forest Golf Club
Carefree, AZ
Red Lawrence (1962)
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Mather Golf Club in Sacramento, CA is where I play the most. Former AFB course, now a muni, parkland course with a good layout.
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Carolina Golf Club
Charlotte, NC, USA
Ronald Ross, 1929; renovated with three completely new holes by Kris Spence, 2008.
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Baltimore Country Club
Timonium MD
AW Tillinghast 1926
Keith Foster 2006?
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Southview Country Club
West St. Paul, Minn.
The club claims it was designed by Langford. But Rick Shefchik's book on Minnesota golf history will say it was designed by Tom Vardon. Either way, it's a fun, parkland course that has been around since 1919. There are too many trees in a few spots, but it has very fun greens and is a wonderful walk.
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National:
Dismal River Golf Club
Mullen, NE
First course by Jack Nicklaus, Second course in the works by Tom Doak
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You let go of RCP, John?
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You let go of RCP, John?
Sadly, I won't be getting overseas much in the next few years. I'd like to come back to it sometime though, I love Deal!
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Home Club Ridgefields Country Club Donald Ross
Non Resident Holston Hills Country Club Donald Ross
National Musgrove Mill Golf Club Arnold Palmer
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The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Course
Aloha, OR
North Course (Bob Cupp) 1998, less than one bunker a hole, mostly aiming types
South Course (John Fought) 1997, more than 100 bunkers.
Posse membership at Sagebrush, Quilchina, British Columbia, Canada
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National:
Dismal River Golf Club
Mullen, NE
First course by Jack Nicklaus, Second course in the works by Tom Doak
Congrats, John.
No OHCC? The AW in me is disappointed ;)
Officially I have no playing privileges there since I'm gainfully employed now. I still know a member or two there, though.
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(http://archpaper.com/uploads/image/Randalls_Island_Aerial.jpg)
Randalls Island Golf Center
Randalls Island, NY
Architect: Robert Moses
PS. We are still waiting for The Whitaker Tour to show up!!
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My home course:
Hudson National Golf Club
Croton-On-Hudson, NY
Tom Fazio (1996)
My National Club:
Ballyneal Golf and Hunt
Holyoke, Co
Tom Doak (2006)
Brian,
I spent a weekend at Hudson National a couple years ago and absolutely loved the course and the club as a whole. What a great experience and great club to call home. A great challenge on the course, and one of the best meals i've ever eaten at a club.
My club:
Barton Hills CC
Ann Arbor, MI
Donald Ross (1919)
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My home course:
Schuylkill Country Club
1921 Willie Park Jr.
1944 Donald Ross
20XX Ron Prichard
If anyone wants to come play it, shoot me a message. It's got some wonderful greens.
Mark
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(http://archpaper.com/uploads/image/Randalls_Island_Aerial.jpg)
Randalls Island Golf Center
Randalls Island, NY
Architect: Robert Moses
PS. We are still waiting for The Whitaker Tour to show up!!
Mike,
That's hilarious. That's where I first started hitting balls. I was taking lessons hitting into a net on 47th & Lex and heading over there to hit at night. Before Chelsea Pier opened...
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I'm not a member of a club, but the course where I play most of my rounds is only about 2 miles from my front door:
Red Wing Lake GC; Va. Beach, VA
George Cobb, 1968
Kevin Tucker, 2005
It's a muni and a standard par-72 with 10 par-4s, four 3s and four 5s. It's flat, easily walkable (which I do almost all of the time) and only the ninth hole has housing alongside, but it's set way back behind a belt of trees. That makes for a nice walk-in-the-park atmosphere. The nice mix of doglegs keeps it interesting. Two of the par 3s play over water and both nines finish with par 5s featuring water-guarded greens.
The redo in 2005 was a mixed blessing. The irrigation system was replaced and drainage issues addressed, which has helped conditioning. Greens were redesigned and rebuilt to USGA spec, which has helped improve conditioning, but the new green designs are generally less than inspiring. Although the fairway corridors were retained, less than a dozen of the previous 70-some bunkers remain and bumper pool-mounding was installed—all in the name of reducing maintenance costs and speeding up play.
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My home course is wherever the ship docks. For the last few years just the Caribbean.
Typically St Thomas, Bahamas, Jamaica, Mexico.....
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Cruden Bay. Before that I stayed in Glasgow and had bouts at The Westerwood, Dougalston and Lochwinnoch.
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The Concession Golf Club
Bradenton, FL
Jack Nicklaus (2006)
Lakewood Ranch Golf & CC
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Cypress Links Course, Arnold Palmer (2001)
King's Dunes Course, Arnold Palmer (2004)
Royal Lakes Course, Rick Robbins (2007)
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;D 8) ;)
Greate Bay CC. Willie Park Jr. . Around 1925. Southern NJ. Just outside Ocean City . We played today pretty cold , kind of damp . Got some serious golfers here at the shore lol. Still thawing out!
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Drivin Range. Salome TX.
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Drivin Range. Salome TX.
There is a range outside Wichita Falls that I think they based Tin Cup's range on.
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no offense----there's a range in every town in america that tin cup is based on......
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no offense----there's a range in every town in america that tin cup is based on......
Then heck I must be living in the wrong place.
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Columbus CC
Columbus, OH
Donald Ross (supposedly)
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Columbus CC
Columbus, OH
Donald Ross (supposedly)
Is there an interesting story behind that?
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Brian Hoover! President of Delta House!!! how do you like Columbus CC....its not Faber, but its good.
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Brian Hoover! President of Delta House!!! how do you like Columbus CC....its not Faber, but its good.
Wasn't it Robert Hoover?
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Your left arm is straight...but you're not keeping your head down.....
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Sam, the club does its best to remind folks that Ross designed the course. And to be sure, there are some Ross characteristics that hav endured. But from what I've heard, Tom Bendelow designed the original 9 holes in 1907. Then, in 1914, Ross came in and redesigned the original 9 holes and added a new 9 holes. He returned in 1920 to do another redesign.
I do enjoy the course. It lacks a great piece of property, which is fairly common in central Ohio. In my opinion, the best land for golf courses is to be found in NE Ohio. The course also needs a renovation. The club has contacted Keith Foster to work up a master renovation plan. From what I've heard, the plan will focus primarily on tree removal (desperately needed), bunker work, and irrigation improvements (also desperately needed). What and how much ultimately gets done will depend on the cost. I do think that with renovation/restoration work, it could be a great members' course. I'm looking forward to learning more details when the plan is sent to the membership this spring.
Scott, I do have an uncle who is Robert Hoover...the president of Delta House.
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Sam, the club does its best to remind folks that Ross designed the course. And to be sure, there are some Ross characteristics that hav endured. But from what I've heard, Tom Bendelow designed the original 9 holes in 1907. Then, in 1914, Ross came in and redesigned the original 9 holes and added a new 9 holes. He returned in 1920 to do another redesign.
I do enjoy the course. It lacks a great piece of property, which is fairly common in central Ohio. In my opinion, the best land for golf courses is to be found in NE Ohio. The course also needs a renovation. The club has contacted Keith Foster to work up a master renovation plan. From what I've heard, the plan will focus primarily on tree removal (desperately needed), bunker work, and irrigation improvements (also desperately needed). What and how much ultimately gets done will depend on the cost. I do think that with renovation/restoration work, it could be a great members' course. I'm looking forward to learning more details when the plan is sent to the membership this spring.
Scott, I do have an uncle who is Robert Hoover...the president of Delta House.
Foster has done some wonderful renovation work.
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Brian Hoover! President of Delta House!!! how do you like Columbus CC....its not Faber, but its good.
Wasn't it Robert Hoover?
Yes, it was Robert Hoover...my uncle. ;D
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Sam, the club does its best to remind folks that Ross designed the course. And to be sure, there are some Ross characteristics that hav endured. But from what I've heard, Tom Bendelow designed the original 9 holes in 1907. Then, in 1914, Ross came in and redesigned the original 9 holes and added a new 9 holes. He returned in 1920 to do another redesign.
I do enjoy the course. It lacks a great piece of property, which is fairly common in central Ohio. In my opinion, the best land for golf courses is to be found in NE Ohio. The course also needs a renovation. The club has contacted Keith Foster to work up a master renovation plan. From what I've heard, the plan will focus primarily on tree removal (desperately needed), bunker work, and irrigation improvements (also desperately needed). What and how much ultimately gets done will depend on the cost. I do think that with renovation/restoration work, it could be a great members' course. I'm looking forward to learning more details when the plan is sent to the membership this spring.
Scott, I do have an uncle who is Robert Hoover...the president of Delta House.
Foster has done some wonderful renovation work.
His renovation work at Moraine CC in Dayton looks pretty good. Like I said, I'm looking forward to seeing what he comes up with this spring. The course has great bones...depending on costs, it could take the course from one of the forgotten clubs in Columbus to the upper tier...below The Golf Club, Scioto and probably Muirfield Village.
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Glad you enjoyed Dustin. I am of U of M alum (96') and try to get back with family at least 1x p/year. Maybe we can get some golf in in the future.
Brian
My home course:
Hudson National Golf Club
Croton-On-Hudson, NY
Tom Fazio (1996)
My National Club:
Ballyneal Golf and Hunt
Holyoke, Co
Tom Doak (2006)
Brian,
I spent a weekend at Hudson National a couple years ago and absolutely loved the course and the club as a whole. What a great experience and great club to call home. A great challenge on the course, and one of the best meals i've ever eaten at a club.
My club:
Barton Hills CC
Ann Arbor, MI
Donald Ross (1919)
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Bretwood Golf Couse
Keene, NH
Geoff Cornish and Hugh Barrett
Keene CC
Keene, NH
Wayne Stiles
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California Golf Club of San Francisco (Cal Club)
South San Francisco, CA
2007 Re-design Kyle Phillips
1918 Vernon Macan
Spanish Oaks Golf Club
Bee Cave, TX
2001 Bobby Weed
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Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek)
North Plains, Oregon
A John Fought/Bob Cupp design
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Exmoor CC
Highland Park, IL
1897 H.J. Whigham
1898 Charles Blair MacDonald
1914 Donald Ross
No love for my long lost relative?
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Bethesda Country Club
Bethesda, MD
First nine -- Fred Finlay, around 1930
Second nine -- Al Jamison (head pro), around 1949
Holes lost to Beltway and I-270, Eddie Ault redesign -- 1962
Arthur Hills redesign -- several phases from 1992-96
*****
Would love to host any and all GCAers in town or traveling through.
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Officially as of yesterday, I'll just copy Jud:
National:
Kingsley Club
Kingsley, MI
Mike DeVries (2001)
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You da man! Now I can talk music with someone besides Tim Bert, who's ipod must have had a bad childhood... Just don't expect to give less strokes next season cause you're still learning your way around... ;)
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Officially as of yesterday, I'll just copy Jud:
National:
Kingsley Club
Kingsley, MI
Mike Devries (2001)
Congrats!! Very cool!!
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Wise Choice!
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National:
Kingsley Club
Kingsley, MI
Mike DeVries (2001)
Super, news! Congrats, Bill.
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What course has the most members on the group:
Has to be Dismal River, Kingsley or Ballyneal?
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Thanks, guys. If I can get up there five or six times over the summer, as I plan to, it should be worth it. It's a great club and a great group of members.
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Local: Beverly CC, Ross/Prichard
Regional: Dunes Club, Nugent
National: Dismal River, Nicklaus and Doak (so I've heard)
Just joined Dismal, site unseen, so to speak.
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At Kingsley, I will make sure that the home state guys of Kid Rock and Eminem are represented on the play list.
Just make sure you get Bob Seger, The White Stripes, and plenty of Motown in there to off-set the Kid Rock factor.
Maybe even some MC5!
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National: Dismal River, Nicklaus and Doak (so I've heard)
Just joined Dismal, site unseen, so to speak.
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Congrats, your Honor.
I would say Olympic stands a good chance of having the most if you include downtown members. Royal Cinque Ports has members in double figures also.
I'm not familiar with the Olympic membership classes. What is defined as a downtown member?
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Local: Beverly CC, Ross/Prichard
Regional: Dunes Club, Nugent
National: Dismal River, Nicklaus and Doak (so I've heard)
Just joined Dismal, site unseen, so to speak.
That is a sweet list of clubs!! You have good taste, your Honor.
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Southampton Golf Club
1925 Seth Raynor
Southampton, N.Y.
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You da man! Now I can talk music with someone besides Tim Bert, who's ipod must have had a bad childhood... Just don't expect to give less strokes next season cause you're still learning your way around... ;)
Personal attack! My iPod is quite content although it is now a bit offended.
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Best ask the Olympic members, Howard - I don't know the ins and outs of it, just know it's a membership category.
The O Club is an athletic club with over 7000 members. It owns two separate facilites, the Downtown Club and the Lakeside Club. The Downtown Clubhouse is housed in a beautiful facility very near Union Square in downtown SF. The Lakeside Clubhouse is located in the Souwthwest corner of the City adjacent to Lake Merced and is the site of the three O Club golf courses (Lake, Ocean and Cliffs), the tennis courts, and a beautiful old clubhouse with dining rooms, workout rooms, locker rooms, and a small pool.
All members of the club have full privileges to use the downtown facility. All members also have full access to the Lakeside clubhouse, slightly restricted access (in terms of tee times) to the golf courses, limited guest privileges on the golf courses, and they must pay green fees whenever they play any of the courses. This base class of member is colloquially referred to as a "Downtown" member. The official name within the club is "Member Not Holding a Golf Privilege", cleverly abbreviated to MNHGP.
For a relatively substantial additional sum of money (and after sitting on a waiting list for something like 7-10 years), downtown members can become a "Member Holding a Golf Privilege", colloquially referred to as "Golf" members but officially referred to as MHGP. This class of member has unlimited access to the golf courses (preferential tee times, no blackout times), pays a fixed monthly green fee (on top of their base monthly dues) and they no longer have to pay per-round green fees. They also have significantly more liberal guest privileges.
Members can also purchase a tennis privilege for a modest sum of money and play unlimited tennis instead of a per use fee.
The only members who can bring guests out onto the Lake Course are MHGP, so if you know someone who is an "Olympic Club Member" who never invites you out to play the Lake Course, you can assume that they are probably MNHGP. MNHGP are allowed to bring one guest out on the Ocean Course every month. They have unlimited guest privileges on the 9-hole Cliffs course.
More than you might ever want to know about the O Club. : )
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I think there are around 18 GCA/Deal members.
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Chappers, impressive. I got to 12-13 off the top of my head.
And if you got a 5% reduction on fees for every new member you introduced, the club would be paying you annual fees instead of collecting them!
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More than you might ever want to know about the O Club. : )
Not at all. Appreciate the background on your great club, which I look forward to visiting in June for the US Open. And congrats on your new membership!
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Best ask the Olympic members, Howard - I don't know the ins and outs of it, just know it's a membership category.
The O Club is an athletic club with over 7000 members. It owns two separate facilites, the Downtown Club and the Lakeside Club. The Downtown Clubhouse is housed in a beautiful facility very near Union Square in downtown SF. The Lakeside Clubhouse is located in the Souwthwest corner of the City adjacent to Lake Merced and is the site of the three O Club golf courses (Lake, Ocean and Cliffs), the tennis courts, and a beautiful old clubhouse with dining rooms, workout rooms, locker rooms, and a small pool.
All members of the club have full privileges to use the downtown facility. All members also have full access to the Lakeside clubhouse, slightly restricted access (in terms of tee times) to the golf courses, limited guest privileges on the golf courses, and they must pay green fees whenever they play any of the courses. This base class of member is colloquially referred to as a "Downtown" member. The official name within the club is "Member Not Holding a Golf Privilege", cleverly abbreviated to MNHGP.
For a relatively substantial additional sum of money (and after sitting on a waiting list for something like 7-10 years), downtown members can become a "Member Holding a Golf Privilege", colloquially referred to as "Golf" members but officially referred to as MHGP. This class of member has unlimited access to the golf courses (preferential tee times, no blackout times), pays a fixed monthly green fee (on top of their base monthly dues) and they no longer have to pay per-round green fees. They also have significantly more liberal guest privileges.
Members can also purchase a tennis privilege for a modest sum of money and play unlimited tennis instead of a per use fee.
The only members who can bring guests out onto the Lake Course are MHGP, so if you know someone who is an "Olympic Club Member" who never invites you out to play the Lake Course, you can assume that they are probably MNHGP. MNHGP are allowed to bring one guest out on the Ocean Course every month. They have unlimited guest privileges on the 9-hole Cliffs course.
More than you might ever want to know about the O Club. : )
Kirk, thanks for all the information. I'm curious what ttypes of athletic facilities/events are hhoused/conducted in the "Downtown" portion of the club?
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Bill, welcome to the Kingsley Club...I joined two years ago and have loved every second I have been able to spend on the property since...I hope to run into you there sometime this coming summer...
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Kirk, thanks for all the information. I'm curious what ttypes of athletic facilities/events are housed/conducted in the "Downtown" portion of the club?
The downtown clubhouse is an eight story structure a couple of blocks away from Union Square that has two full sized swimming pools (one older one housed in an amazing room with a stained glass ceiling and a brand new one that is used for workouts, swim meets and water polo games), two basketball gyms (one older and one brand new and gorgeous - travelling pro teams occasionally use it for workouts), racketball courts, a large aerobic equipment room, a couple of large weight rooms, several large (and very nice) locker rooms with all of the usual goodies (steam room, sauna, massage), a large formal dining room, a smaller bar/grill, and a snack bar. There are also a small number of rooms for members or guests to stay in when in town and for use of reciprocal members. I have never been to the NY Athletic Club but I imagine that the O Club Downtown facility is similar to the NYAC facility.
The club hosts all kinds of athletic and social events all year round. The club fields teams in a large number sports (basketball, swimming, water polo, bicycling, rugby, handball, tennis, lacrosse, running, skiing, softball, and others) that compete locally and beyond. Socially, the club holds dinners and other social events for members on a regular basis. They host theater nights (the SF theater district is a block away from the club), sports nights, etc.
Very active, fun place.
The younger members tend to spend more time downtown. The old geezers such as myself tend to be seen more often out at Lakeside. But everyone seems to go everywhere.
They have a nice web site if you are interested: http://www.olyclub.com/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&PageId=313257&ssid=202956&vnf=1 (http://www.olyclub.com/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&PageId=313257&ssid=202956&vnf=1)
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Not at all. Appreciate the background on your great club, which I look forward to visiting in June for the US Open. And congrats on your new membership!
Thanks.
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Bill, welcome to the Kingsley Club...I joined two years ago and have loved every second I have been able to spend on the property since...I hope to run into you there sometime this coming summer...
Thank, Chris. One of the reasons I joined was because of the atmosphere and the feel of the club, and that's largely driven by the staff and the members I already know. I really look forward to meeting the many of the quality people that make up the membership. This is my first club, and I feel like I've made a decision I won't regret. And likewise, I hope we run into each other on one of my trips this summer.
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Scott - that would be nice! The 18 I got was my intros and there are a couple more including Tuco, so I guess a round 20.
Michael George - can your three "bankers" match that?
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I play my golf at a public course in Murray Ky (go racers!) called Miller Memorial. A Michael Hurdzan design. Not anything special, but for $500 a year a great deal. Run on a university budget, our pro does a great job.
Would be glad to meet people there, but now that the bridge that connects Murray to the civilized world has been demolished in a bridge accident you might have trouble getting here.
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Greate Bay Country Club (Willie Park, Jr.; ~1923) Somers Point, NJ
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St Georges Golf and Country Club
Stony Brook, NY
Devereaux Emmet
1917
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St Georges Golf and Country Club
Stony Brook, NY
Devereaux Emmet
1917
One of the great, fun courses in America. You owe it to yourself to find your way here.
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Oakbourne Country Club
Lafayette LA
Dick Wilson, 1955
Same as Tiger Bernhardt, he was one of my sponsors :)
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Battenkill CC
Greenwich, NY
1925
Not Attributed
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Reddish Vale Golf Club
Stockport, Cheshire
Dr A MacKenzie
1912
Only 15 minutes from Manchester airport, I am always delighted to welcome GCAers for a round.
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Bear Creek Golf Club, Murrieta, California, USA
Jack Nicklaus Signature design, 1983.
I love the course. Very, very tough in the (constant) afternoon wind that blows 12 - 20 just about every day....
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Sharon Golf Club
Sharon Township, Ohio (1/2 between Cleveland and Akron)
George Cobb
All-male club. Used to host US Qualifier until USGA became politically correct. Very laid back. No tee times. No events other than Spring Day, Club Championship and Fall Day so never have to worry about access. Great place.
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Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Stanley Thompson
1925
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Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Stanley Thompson
1925
Have my tee times booked there in September!
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Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Stanley Thompson
1925
Have my tee times booked there in September!
September 29th and 30th, I see!
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Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Stanley Thompson
1925
Have my tee times booked there in September!
September 29th and 30th, I see!
I just changed your green fee rate for those days.
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Ryan, How good is that!
Alan, I presume changed for the better! Chuckling!
GCA diligently at work methinks.
Cheers Colin
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Ryan, How good is that!
Alan, I presume changed for the better! Chuckling!
GCA diligently at work methinks.
Cheers Colin
I never told Ryan how I changed it. We'll see when I meet him in September....
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I am only recently getting time to post here so sorry for the delay.
I have been a member at Point Grey G&CC in Vancouver, BC, since Bill McBride was in grade school. Very good private course. Friendly membership, not designed by a revered architect but with contributions from many over the years, has resulted in a very good, competitive golf course. Great memories as a kid down there. Many memories of early hours on the course as a kid with the swallows diving all around me soon after sunrise.
Also have been a member at Sagebrush for the last 3 years. Hopefully that time can be extended but that may be dreaming. Never have I enjoyed golfers, especially GCAers, any more than I have at Sagebrush. Those who were at KP last weekend and others who have been there will know what I am talking about. If hitting a long approach into a green, having your ball disappear then appear again and roll up to and past the hole, all over the better part of a minute, is what you are into, you would love the place. Also, I have never seen greens roll as well as those at Sagebrush. I cannot recall seeing any putt bounce off line. If any of you want to come and can do so, this will likely be my last summer as a member so get in touch if you are interested. \
Finally, I am a member at Predator Ridge, with two good courses, the Predator Course by Les Furber and the Ridge Course by Doug Carrick. Resort golf but good golf in a great setting.
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Officially as of May, I'll just copy Jud and Bill:
National:
Kingsley Club
Kingsley, MI
Mike DeVries (2001)
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White Bear Yacht Club
Dellwood, Minnesota
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TPC Louisiana
Avondale Louisiana
Pete Dye
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Fort Washington Golf & Country Club
Fresno, CA
William Watson
1923
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Crossings at Carlsbad
Carlsbad, Ca
Greg Nash Design
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Bear Creek Golf Club, Murrieta, California, USA
Jack Nicklaus Signature design, 1983.
I love the course. Very, very tough in the (constant) afternoon wind that blows 12 - 20 just about every day....
Until about six years ago my aunt and uncle owned a vineyard in Murrieta; they sold the grapes to local wineries. Never played golf around there, but it was certainly windy.
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Pine Needles
Southern Pines, NC
Donald Ross with update by John Fought
MidPines
Southern Pines, NC
Donald Ross
Currently being updated and it looks marvelous!
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My Club is just outside Philadelphia. ;D
MM
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Brookside Golf & CC
Columbus, Ohio
Charles Lorms 1927
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Victoria National Golf Club-IN Tom Fazio
Hurstbourne Country Club-KY Arthur Hills-renovated by Keith Foster
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Red Run GC
Royal Oak, MI
Willie Park, Jr. (1914)
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Red Run GC
Royal Oak, MI
Willie Park, Jr. (1914)
Just played there for the first time a couple weeks ago. Great course!
I just moved back to MI and am at Franklin Hills CC, 1927, Donald Ross.
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Bretwood East Surry Road Keene, NH
Live a mile from the course. Have played there since it opened in '68.
Geoff Cornish designed original 18--course now has 37 holes. Hugh Barrett designed the other 19 holes(one bye hole). Hugh is a longtime friend of mine and is the father of Chelso Barrett who was runnerup to Jordan Spieth at the USGA Junior at Gold Mountain a few years back . Chelso has a full scholarship to TCU starting in the fall.
One of the best public golf facilities on the East coast, it's family owned and run by the Barrett family. The head pro is a Barrett, so is the Super, food and beverage is run by a Barrett. Four generations of Barretts work at the course.
If you are in the area and looking for a game, give me a shout.
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Trenton Country Club, 1897
West Trenton, New Jersey, USA
James H. Norton, 1914
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Red Run GC
Royal Oak, MI
Willie Park, Jr. (1914)
Red Run is a nice course.
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Red Run GC
Royal Oak, MI
Willie Park, Jr. (1914)
Just played there for the first time a couple weeks ago. Great course!
I just moved back to MI and am at Franklin Hills CC, 1927, Donald Ross.
Franklin is excellent.
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Bretwood East Surry Road Keene, NH
Live a mile from the course. Have played there since it opened in '68.
Geoff Cornish designed original 18--course now has 37 holes. Hugh Barrett designed the other 19 holes(one bye hole). Hugh is a longtime friend of mine and is the father of Chelso Barrett who was runnerup to Jordan Spieth at the USGA Junior at Gold Mountain a few years back . Chelso has a full scholarship to TCU starting in the fall.
One of the best public golf facilities on the East coast, it's family owned and run by the Barrett family. The head pro is a Barrett, so is the Super, food and beverage is run by a Barrett. Four generations of Barretts work at the course.
If you are in the area and looking for a game, give me a shout.
How far is that from Exeter? Driving?
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Nice to see so many local Detroit area golfers here. My local course is:
Farmington Hills Golf Club
Farmington Hills, MI
Don Childs-Architect
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Midland Hills CC
Roseville, Minnesota
Seth Raynor, 1920
It's one of the Twin Cities' most underappreciated courses -- full of good golf holes, a very good walk, and a blast to play.
If you're ever going to be in town here, just holler, and I'll show it to you.
Dan
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Niall
From Exeter, about 70-75 miles (Rte. 101 West) . Hour forty five-2 hours drive .
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Springdale Golf Club
Princeton, NJ
Founded in 1895
Architects: Willie Dunn Jr, Gerald Lambert, Re-designed by William Flynn in 1927.
A classic, walkable and charming course to play on a regular basis. Sited on 98 acres adjacent to Princeton Univ, Princeton Theological Seminary, The Graduate College of P U, and the Institute for Advanced Studies. Wonderful Flynn greens, 17 of which are his originals. Fascinating diverse membership, a traditional yet unpretentious club.
Home course of Princeton Univ Mens and Womens teams, this private club was founded and is run independent of Princeton U.
Interesting characters associated with the club:
Hugh Wilson - Captain of PU team in 1902, joined our Greens Committee when course moved to current site in 1900.
William Campbell - US Amateur champ and two time USGA Sr Amateur Champ, Pres of USGA and Captain of the R & A, Bob Jones Award winner, Old Tom Morris Award, Undefeated Walker Cup record 7-0-1, World Golf Halll of Fame member
Woodrow Wilson - former P U President, Gov of NJ, Pres of US
Wm Flynnfan
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Eagle Watch GC
Woodstock, Ga
Designer: Arnold Palmer
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As a current resident of Springfield, Mass, my home course of Franconia, a Springfield muni originally desinged by Van Kleek & Stiles, later worked on by Cornish.
When I lived in St. Louis my home courses were Normandie and Forest Park. Both Foulis designs. The re-do of Forest Park was done after I moved.
In collage my home course was the U. of Missouri owned course - A. L. Gustin, designed by Floyd Farley. I could play this course for the rest of my life.
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TPC Louisiana
Avondale Louisiana
Pete Dye
Matt,
Glad to see another person from Louisiana. I live in Lafayette and play at Oakbourne CC. We need to get together and play soon.
Paul
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Rolling Hills Country Club
Newburgh, IN
William H. Diddel
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Carlyle,
"Golf" Clubs I belong to are....
1. Springdale Golf Club
Princeton, NJ
Hey, Bill Crane!! ,for all your plugs about Springdale a few posts above me, you missed mentioning that Jerome Travers won the Princeton Amateur Invitational there in 1907. He went on to win the US Amateur that same year and was one of the most successful amateur US golfers of all time playing out of Montclair G.C. . He is one of only five amateurs to win the US Open Championship which he achieved at Baltusrol in 1915.
2. Musgrove Mill Golf Club
Clinton, SC
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Brown's Run Country Club
Middletown, Ohio
Designed by William Gordon and his son David Gordon, in 1958.
I'd be more than happy to host a round if anyone comes through Cincinnati or Dayton. (However, if you come through Cincinnati or Dayton, NCR, Camargo, Coldstream, and Moraine are nearby, so no one ever really wants to see my place!) ;)
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Windsong Farm Golf Club
Informal atmospere
Tough but fun golf course
Terrific practice facilities
Great membership
Bunker Hills Golf Course
What municipal golf should be
Over 300 people for most weekly events
Pedestrian design
Great group of people
4:45 rounds in five balls
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Black Sheep Golf Club
Sugar Grove, Illinois
Dave Esler Design
27 holes
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Brown's Run Country Club
Middletown, Ohio
Designed by William Gordon and his son David Gordon, in 1958.
I'd be more than happy to host a round if anyone comes through Cincinnati or Dayton. (However, if you come through Cincinnati or Dayton, NCR, Camargo, Coldstream, and Moraine are nearby, so no one ever really wants to see my place!) ;)
Admittedly, those courses are the big draws in the area. However, Brown's Run is a hidden gem and anyone on this site should try to play it if they get the chance. I've only played one round there but really had a good time. Also, it's probably more affordable than the other clubs you mentioned!
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Glendale G & CC
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Designed in 1948 by Stanley Thompson
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Played Brown's Run twice about 5 or 6 years ago in an intra-state tournament. There were definitely some good holes. It's too far away from me for me to play it regularly though.
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Three clubs:
Bethpage State Park , Bethpage, NY
Black (Tillinghast/Jones)
Red (Tillinghast)
Blue (Tillinghast/Tull)
Yellow (Tull)
Green (Emmet)
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY
Red (Emmet)
White (RTJ)
Blue (RTJ)
Harbor Links, Port Washington, NY
(Hurdzan/Fry)
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Franklin Hills is one of my favorites. I only played it once when I was in Detroit and it became my favorite on that trip which included Oakland Hills. It is truly a hidden gem.
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Great thread to get to know everyone. Courtesy bump for updating or initial contribution.
Presently at Rolling Hills Golf Club
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
we are rated as part of the Texas Golf Association officially
Probably am going to join a club or two this year as a non-resident/international member.
Beverly Country Club
Chicago, IL
Donald Ross - 1920ish
please see my club history under "My Home Course" to the left!!!
Curious what is this "My Home Course" section? I don't see anything and wonder if this is outdated feature? Would be nice to see where people live or where your home club is under your name when posting.
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The old "my home course" feature turned into the "in my opinion" section.
It includes all the old MHC profiles, as well as many essays on architecture...
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The old "my home course" feature turned into the "in my opinion" section.
It includes all the old MHC profiles, as well as many essays on architecture...
Thanks Brad. BTW love your signature quote! ;D
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BUMP
Brookridge CC
Overland Park, KS
1959 Langford Design
*currently getting a renovation, 11 original holes will remain
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Hooper Golf Course.Walpole, NHI'm one of way too many owners
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Heathcote GC 5861m Par 71
1928 - Harold Cates.
Evidently he was Pro at Bendigo and was brought in to route the course. Was sandscrapes until 1990 when greens were added. Appears Cates played in at least one Australian Open in the 20s. His brother Ted was the Pro at Ballarat. So fair to say they had the goldfields covered.
course is on sandy soil and just rumpled enough to not be flat. Cates appears to have done a decent job of routing the course on a plot that I’m guessing is quite small. A pleasant course that could do with some more tree removal. I believe Mike Clayton pointed out a few that should come down around ten years ago. Some of them did meet a chainsaw but there are some glaringly poor examples still present. Many resident and unfazed mobs of Roos inhabit the course and lend a calming vibe.
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Capital City Club
Atlanta GA
Crabapple course designed by Tom Fazio. City course by Bob Cupp
Always happy to host folks if you're around!
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Just saw this thread for the first time:
First touched a club in July 1955...was 10 years old and at camp...later in August played twice at the 9 hole Honedale Golf Club, Honesdale, PA (home of Art Wall Jr who won the Masters in 1955). Honesdale GC was founded in 1900, architect unknown
End of summer returned home to Jamaica, Queens NY and spend the next 7 years or so mostly playing Kissena Park Golf Course a par 64 4650 yard (from the tips) muni in Queens. Kissena opened 1935 and was designed by John Van Kleek.
In 1973 joined a golf club restricted to singles, named Chateau D'Vie CC ;D in Spring Valley, NY. Was there for 2 years and then clubhouse burned down in fire of suspicious origins. Club closed. Original architect unknown but later renovated by Stephen Kay to become New York Country Club.
In 1975, joined Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale NY. Originally designed by A. W, Tillinghast, 1916 and partially renovated by RT Jones Sr in 1960's and then Gil Hanse over last 10 years. Member 1975-2000.
Moved to Atlanta 1995 and joined Settindown Creek GC, Roswell GA which had opened in 1988 designed by Bob Cupp. Member 1995-97.
In 1997 joined Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, GA. Opened in 1966 and designed by Willard Byrd in 1966 (although I gather at one point Joe Finger claimed to be its architect). Modified by Cupp and Jack Nicklaus.
1998 joined Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, NC. 36 holes holes w Dogwood designed by Ellis Maples and Willard Byrd in 1963 (renovated by Kris Spence in 2016) and Cardinal designed by Willard Byrd (9 holes in 1970) and RT Jones (9 holes in 1981) (Cardinal renovated by Arthur Hills in 2001). Member 1998-present.
2000 Forest Creek Golf Club...36 hole club in Pinehurst with both South (1996) and North (20) designed by Tom Fazio. Resigned approx 2010.
2008-present. The Country Club (aka"Brookline"), Chestnut Hill, MA. Founded 1882, 6 holes designed by members opened 1892; expanded to 9 holes designed by club's first professional, Willie Campbell in 1894 and then 18 holes designed by Campbell in 1899. Additional land purchased to accommodate Haskell ball and three new holes (designed by 2 members) incorporated in 1908. More land purchased in mid 1920's and William Flynn designed Primrose 9 which opened in 1927. First Composite Course utilized for 1957 US Am and then revised for 1963 US Open. Course restored by Rees Jones for 1988 US Open and then underwent restoration of all 27 holes from 2008-2022 by Gil Hanse in preparation for 2022 US Open (which utilized third composite routing now called "Open Course"). Most days course operates as 18 hole "Main Course" (essentially 1913 US Open 18 holes) and Flynn's Primrose 9.
2014-present. European Club, Ireland. Honorary Membership. Designed by Pat Ruddy and opened 1993.
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Home course: Belleair CC in Belleair, FL
Home Away From Home Course: Vaughn has convinced me to join Cedar Rapids CC which is about 30 minutes from my parents’ house.
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A Ross triple play in the NC Sandhills: Mid Pines
Southern Pines
Pine Needles
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I currently pay fees to two courses who have their logos side by side:
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(current home is probably the lowest quality of courses in the logo list, but still quite happy with it)