Just like Astoria yesterday, this course is special for a
different reason. If this course were private with a national
membership like Sand Hills, it would be much more highly
regarded and sought after.
Anyways, this is The Links of North Dakota at Red Mike
Resort, more commonly known as Red Mike, designed by
Steven Kay. Past threads on it include the merit of the
course, but the more recent ones had to do with the sale and
auction of the course in February for a pawltry $467,500.
The extremely remote location is the primary reason for its
financial woes. Otherwise it is a fine links-style course with
great views.
Here is the color aerial (rotated from actual North on top)
that I had put in the auction thread:
and the course's web site, which has a few pictures here:
http://www.redmike.com/and on the course link:
http://www.redmike.com/course.htmlThere was a whole slew of pictures for the auction web site,
but I couldn't find them any more.
Clue alert:
I referred to the remoteness in the first post.
"merit$" referred to the past threads on the auction and sale
of Red Mike.
SPDB referred to "ARE Vehicles"=RV's, the RV 'resort'
associated with the club.
The sunburned Mr. Nuzzo was the biggest clue of all="Red
Mike".
The camp with yesterday's clue referred to Lewis & Clark,
who also camped very nearby where Red Mike resides, on
what was then just a river, not a lake.
That lake is Lake Sakakawea, very similar to Sakajawea, the
Lewis & Clark Native American travelling companion and
recent recipient of a place on a coin.
Lake Sakakwea is actually the Missouri ("Show Me") River,
dammed into a man-made lake.
Mike Cirba,
I had visions of Shinnecock from this aerial as well.
Especially the par 5 in the lower left.