[Greg Hohman]

Article about it in the current NYT/Athletic. Strong likelihood that it is much better than its name.

[Thomas Dai]

Great song by Fleetwood Mac. Wonderful bass section in the middle.
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[John Kavanaugh]

Weakest links?

[Ronald Montesano]

Candidate for sh!tt!est thread of all time. Is there anything that anyone can add, to save this thread?


Asking for a Treehouse...

[Greg Hohman]

Great song by Fleetwood Mac. Wonderful bass section in the middle.
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There’s a positive connotation! The property was a phosphate mine and the tees are marked by horseshoe-like things resembling chain links. “Ball and Chain” would be ballsy. “The Chain of Events”?

[Cal Seifert]

Can’t read due to paywall. I’ve heard of this course but haven’t been told, is it a par 3 course?

[PCCraig]

Candidate for sh!tt!est thread of all time. Is there anything that anyone can add, to save this thread?


Asking for a Treehouse...

Now that you mention it, I can think of a lot worse threads? 

[PCCraig]

A nice article, with some quotes from Andy Johnson.


The Chain looks pretty cool, actually.


Although I question how realistic it will be for 19-hole, municipal, par-3 courses built in a similar manner? Hope I'm wrong.

[Tim Gavrich]

From the article:

"Based on Johnson’s explanation of golf course architecture top-down composition, maybe we’ll see the success of courses like The Chain finally spur local municipalities and private developers into renovating pre-existing, nondescript public courses into alternative short courses."




For some context, here is a relatively quick list of recent municipal/community-oriented short/shorter courses whose development predates the building of The Chain:


2009 - CommonGround Golf Course - Short Course
2014 - Goat Hill Park
2015 - Rockwind Community Links - Li'l Rock
2016 - Winter Park 9
2016 - Braemar - Academy Course
2017 - San Pedro
2021 - Belmont Golf Course - Little Bell
2022 - East River 9
2022 - The Glen Golf Park
*2023 - PGA Frisco - The Swing/The Dance Floor (*still at a resort but also some community programming)
2023 - West Palm Golf Park


While Andy is right that architects and municipalities have definitely been inspired by what's gone on at private clubs and resorts re: short courses, the article's suggestion that The Chain is going to be the course that "finally" kicks off this trend in muni golf is not supported by facts or recent history. Par-3 and executive-length golf courses have been part of municipal golf for decades.

[Greg Hohman]

Can’t read due to paywall. I’ve heard of this course but haven’t been told, is it a par 3 course?

Cal, it's being called a "short course": "...on this card, a glaring omission. No par. Just play. Have a match against a friend. Grab a couple of clubs, a few beverages, and go. Winner of each hole decides where to tee off on the next hole. You can play a six-hole loop that circles a lovely grove of oak trees. Or play a 13-hole loop. Or play all 19. Who cares?"

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