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LACC Restoration & Scoring Started by Carl Rogers	17 Replies 1,825 Views	June 19, 2023, 11:01:47 AM by Charlie Goerges
I miss Chambers Bay Started by Ben Sims	6 Replies 1,431 Views	June 18, 2023, 10:30:16 PM by Garland Bayley
Golf Architecture in America - Page 69 Started by Mike Hendren	6 Replies 1,008 Views	June 18, 2023, 11:47:45 AM by Kevin_Reilly
Do 15 at LACC and 10 at Riviera seem similar to you? Started by mike_malone	4 Replies 894 Views	June 17, 2023, 03:51:36 PM by mike_malone
Course set-up and lost balls Started by Thomas Dai	7 Replies 1,074 Views	June 16, 2023, 01:14:25 PM by Jeff Segol
Is The “Peoples’ Open” On Its Way Out? Started by Phil Burr	10 Replies 1,851 Views	June 16, 2023, 01:14:15 PM by Kalen Braley
George Thomas's Design Influences Started by MCirba	2 Replies 896 Views	June 16, 2023, 10:26:08 AM by MCirba
Drivable par 4 - What's the ideal carry? Started by John Connolly	20 Replies 2,020 Views	June 16, 2023, 08:09:25 AM by archie_struthers
Holes where the direct line is over Out of Bounds Started by Ally Mcintosh	21 Replies 1,907 Views	June 16, 2023, 05:40:09 AM by Richard Fisher
OT - Congrats to GCA's Lynn Schackelford! Started by Bill Seitz	20 Replies 2,302 Views	June 16, 2023, 03:55:39 AM by Ben Stephens
Why are we obsessed with templates? Started by Ben Sims « 1 2 3 »	71 Replies 5,711 Views	June 16, 2023, 02:36:21 AM by David Kelly
OT - "Bye, Bye Johnny!" (spoiler alert) Started by David_Tepper	16 Replies 1,377 Views	June 16, 2023, 01:27:31 AM by Pete_Pittock
OT - PGA vs PGA Tour branding Started by Wayne_Kozun	16 Replies 1,279 Views	June 15, 2023, 07:59:30 PM by JohnVDB
Easy stretches Started by Matt_Cohn	18 Replies 1,751 Views	June 15, 2023, 03:09:59 PM by Mike Wagner
The 13 Irish courses I've played, ranked, with thoughts Started by Peter Bowman	4 Replies 1,123 Views	June 15, 2023, 01:47:38 PM by Peter Bowman
forward sets of tees Started by Tommy Williamsen « 1 2 »	26 Replies 2,307 Views	June 15, 2023, 11:22:03 AM by Tommy Williamsen
Geek Culture and Golf Course Architecture Started by Charlie Goerges « 1 2 »	30 Replies 2,395 Views	June 15, 2023, 10:52:15 AM by Kalen Braley
Posting greens speeds Started by Rob Marshall	11 Replies 1,415 Views	June 15, 2023, 03:39:18 AM by Adrian_Stiff
Affect of Bunker maitenance on scoring... Started by Mike_Young « 1 2 »	25 Replies 2,483 Views	June 15, 2023, 02:32:26 AM by Sean_A
Canadian Open course Started by mike_beene	19 Replies 1,920 Views	June 14, 2023, 08:48:19 PM by Ian Andrew
Back nine at LA North is crazy long Started by Tommy Williamsen	6 Replies 1,454 Views	June 14, 2023, 05:19:38 PM by Tom Birkert
Course tinkering Started by Ted Sturges « 1 2 »	25 Replies 3,022 Views	June 14, 2023, 12:25:14 PM by Wade Whitehead
How Wide Should a Firm and Fast Fairway Be? Started by MCirba	8 Replies 985 Views	June 14, 2023, 05:58:31 AM by Mark Pearce
2 New Golf Courses in Glendale and Scottsdale, AZ Started by Steve_ Shaffer	3 Replies 1,356 Views	June 13, 2023, 12:29:04 AM by Steve_ Shaffer
The Battle for LA - Riviera vs. LACC - Match Play - FINAL Started by PCCraig « 1 2 3 »	70 Replies 10,090 Views	June 12, 2023, 11:43:13 PM by PCCraig
OT - Support Request for my Birdies4Brains 100 Hole Challenge Started by PCCraig	2 Replies 898 Views	June 12, 2023, 10:43:24 AM by PCCraig
Anyone up for a game at Yale or hosting nearby NYC? Started by Max Prokopy	1 Replies 1,064 Views	June 11, 2023, 09:55:59 PM by Ronald Montesano
OT-Scotland Travel Started by Ben Sims « 1 2 3 »	55 Replies 4,685 Views	June 11, 2023, 09:31:45 PM by Garland Bayley
LA North back nine is crazy long Started by Tommy Williamsen	0 Replies 639 Views	June 11, 2023, 06:17:37 PM by Tommy Williamsen
Architectural ploys to enhance player temptation Started by Thomas Dai	14 Replies 1,893 Views	June 09, 2023, 08:09:51 PM by David Harshbarger
A Sunny Spring on Cardigan Bay, May 2023 Started by Richard Fisher	8 Replies 1,325 Views	June 09, 2023, 05:21:37 AM by Richard Fisher
Westchester Golf&CC designed by Karl Litten in Boynton Beach, FL for sale Started by Steve_ Shaffer	1 Replies 709 Views	June 09, 2023, 04:10:25 AM by Pat Burke
Building it was easy, the politics of its development were the hard part Started by Thomas Dai	5 Replies 1,397 Views	June 08, 2023, 10:29:32 PM by Tom_Doak
Is Doc leading the Open? Started by Ben Stephens	14 Replies 1,340 Views	June 08, 2023, 07:54:55 PM by mike_beene
New to the GCA discussion.... Started by Jim Roth	12 Replies 1,830 Views	June 08, 2023, 07:18:21 PM by Tim Martin
Baldilocks and the Three Bores Started by Marty Bonnar	4 Replies 869 Views	June 08, 2023, 06:33:44 PM by Tommy Williamsen
For sale: LACC US Open Tickets Started by Michael Chadwick	1 Replies 1,226 Views	June 08, 2023, 11:50:23 AM by Adam G
OT--If you were Commissioner Monahan, how do you handle the Saudi threat? Started by Sam Kestin « 1 2 3 »	61 Replies 6,126 Views	June 08, 2023, 05:18:58 AM by Michael Morandi
Would, could, should Cypress Point have a Women's Major tournament? Started by Tim Leahy	13 Replies 2,300 Views	June 06, 2023, 11:45:39 PM by Matt Schoolfield
2024 PGA Tour news/rumors Started by Ben Hollerbach	16 Replies 3,394 Views	June 06, 2023, 03:37:07 PM by Carl Johnson
How many of you have played in Asia? Started by Tommy Williamsen « 1 2 »	30 Replies 3,114 Views	June 06, 2023, 09:09:04 AM by Charlie Goerges
You can't know what you don't know. Started by Tommy Williamsen	16 Replies 1,801 Views	June 05, 2023, 10:32:12 PM by Mike Wagner
Best GCA in Plymouth, Mass. Started by Pete Lavallee	14 Replies 2,429 Views	June 05, 2023, 08:04:51 PM by Tim Martin
Resin paths Started by Thomas Dai	1 Replies 965 Views	June 05, 2023, 03:37:47 PM by Max Prokopy
US Open Qualifier at Springfield CC - Good Luck Zac Blair! Started by Will Lozier	2 Replies 1,107 Views	June 05, 2023, 03:32:53 PM by Pete_Pittock
Both 9th and 18th holes Par-3's Started by David_Madison « 1 2 »	47 Replies 3,956 Views	June 05, 2023, 11:32:30 AM by Michael Felton
OT - Spot for Wentworth June 13th Started by Jeff Schley	1 Replies 808 Views	June 05, 2023, 12:41:27 AM by Tommy Williamsen
Topography vs. sets of tee markers Started by Joe Hancock	5 Replies 1,285 Views	June 04, 2023, 02:19:43 PM by Matt Schoolfield
Tom Coyne's Scotland Book Started by Ronald Montesano	5 Replies 2,213 Views	June 03, 2023, 05:44:04 PM by Mark Chaplin
OT--Kingsley Opening Started by Buck Wolter	0 Replies 982 Views	June 03, 2023, 01:52:48 PM by Buck Wolter

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