[wsmorrison]

Given that there are 1500 members in the site it is a shame we only have 23 or so My Home Course entries.  I think this is an outstanding section of the website and encourage more people to share their courses with us.  Granted, Ran has done an excellent job in his numerable coursewrite-ups but I sure would like to see additional postings.

Please don't encourage Tom Paul to do a My Home Course on Gulph Mills just yet (although it is certainly worthy) since he has lots of writing to do.  But let's encourage some of our friends here to do some course reviews.  

Any requests?

[Pete Buczkowski]

Wayne,

I am working on a profile of Milham Park, an old muni in Kalamazoo, MI.  Its a beautiful old venue that many of the board members would appreciate as a home venue.  Unfortunately I haven't been there in a little while and never took good photographs of it...so the final product won't be out until late summer.

I could write up the Disney courses but I don't think there would be much interest in that.    

Pete

[George Pazin]

I did a writeup for my home muni, but haven't found the time to get out and photograph it yet. I'll try this weekend.

In the meantime, please assume that any and all of the writeups on Barnbougle are at least mine in spirit.

[Kyle Harris]

Wayne,

As you know, I am working on the Penn State Golf Courses and should be down once I get up there in two weeks and get some pictures!

[wsmorrison]

Pete, George and Kyle,

Glad to hear it, I look forward to the reviews.  

I'll do a course profile on Indian Creek in Miami (I am not a member) when I get back from next week's National Flynn Invitational at the club and take better pictures than I have previously.

Ones I'd like to see:

Mike and Pete Trenham:  St. Davids GC in suburban Philadelphia.

George Holland: The Creek Club

Cabell Ackerly:  CC of Virginia

Bob Crosby:  Athens CC

Doug Wright:  Denver CC

George Bahto:  The Knoll

Dan Hermann:  French Creek

Sean Remmington:  Green Valley CC

Steve Sayers:  LuLu CC

Jamie Slonis:  Tavistock

Pat Mucci:  If one of his clubs is not already profiled.  


We have to get Ran back to Philadelphia so that he can do some more Courses by Country reviews like Philadelphia Country Club, Manufacturers, Lancaster, Torresdale-Frankford, etc.

[ChasLawler]

Wayne,

CC of Virginia is hopefully coming this summer.

A few additional profiles I'd like to see:

Baltimore CC (FFE) - Jim Franklin / David Carroll

Golden Horseshoe (Gold) - Bill Gayne

Kinloch - Sam Sikes

[George Pazin]

I'd like to see a writeup by Greg Ramsay of Barnbougle now, discussing his many experiences in the creation of the course. A book might be better than a profile.

Didn't Pat contribute extensively to a writeup on Boca Rio?

[wsmorrison]

Great, Cabell.  I'd love to see it.  Use the drawings if you think it'll help!  Please check your IM.

George,

If Pat helped write the piece on Boca Rio, wouldn't there be 10 questions to every answer?    It was a nice review whatever the origin.

[Jonathan McCord]

   I will be working at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club this summer, so it will be my home course for the next seven months.  If you are not aware, it is also site of the 2005 Presidents Cup.  Once I make it out there in two weeks I will  get pictures and then get it posted, so you guys have an insider's guide to what the players will be facing.

[wsmorrison]

Great job, Jonathan.  That should be very interesting, especially when the tournament rolls around.  What dates is the President's Cup being played?

[Jonathan McCord]

    The Presidents Cup will be held September 19th through the 25th, just outside of Manassas, Virginia, which for those who are not familiar, is about 30 miles west of D.C.

    As many of you probably remember the last Presidents Cup was held at the Links at Fancourt in South Africa, and ended in a tie.  Gary Player will be captaining the International side and Jack Nicklaus will be captaining the U.S. team.

    Can't wait to get out to RTJ and start the "My Course" profile.  I will keep you all posted, maybe even see some of you there.

Website:   http://www.presidentscup.com/

[James Bennett]

I could write up the Disney courses but I don't think there would be much interest in that.    

Pete

Pete

why not a Disney write-up?  I assume it is a resort style course.  Factual but not litigous is good.  Might help to explain what we see on the TV late in the year.

[A_Clay_Man]

Could ya'all give your views on what, or how the peice should be presented? I know going hole by hole seems so rote, but how else do you convey all the little things?

I know I could write-up Spyglass, Pebble, Spanish and Pinon hills. I just need some constructive assistance.

[Jim Thompson]

Pete,

Just let me know what pics you'd like and I'll stop by and pop 'em for you!

JT

[Willie_Dow]

Wayne -

How about Rodger Hanson telling us about the Blue Heron East Course ?

Played there this week, and it is one of Smyers great creations.  Bunkers are beyond description as to location and construction, exception taken for bunker-wol.  It shows how one can come from Florida and lend his talent to South Jersey.

Sorry to say - keep the developers off the golf course business !!!!!!!!!!!!

Willie

[Bill Gayne]

Cabell,

I really should do a write-up of the Gold Course. Thanks for the interest.


Wayne,

I've been kicking around about three different ideas which I need to eventually get going on at least one of them.  In no particular order, the first being the Gold Course, second Yorktown CC,

[Mike_Trenham]

Wayne:

I accept your challenge.  This is something that really should be done, before it is lost.  Pete has a lot of information on the history of the club but little on the golf course.  Were not even 100% sure who built two of the holes, and the Ross records don't say much about St. Davids.  We do have the original plans, proof that Ross visited the site, and evidence that Tilly rebuilt #9.

If I go to the Dixie Cup there are prints of the designs for many of the greens at the Tufts Archives.

Nice thing about the web is that you can constantly update a piece like this as you learn more of the facts and as changes are implemented.

[Sam Sikes]

I took about 70 pictures of Kinloch the other day, and was hoping to post some of them soon.  Does anyone know if the clubs might have reservations about me doing this, or should I ask?

[JSlonis]

Wayne,

This is a good idea.  Perhaps for my home club Tavistock CC, (Haddonfield, NJ) I could start to do a type of "Before & After" profile.  

With our club on the verge of a major restoration project, it could be a good premise to show what we currently have, and then follow up after everything is completed.  This year we are installing a new irrigation system to the club.  The major work by Ron Forse and Jim Nagle will begin when we shut the course down in Aug 2006.  We hope to open for play in May 2007.

This summer will give me some time to put together a thorough review of our course and allow me to highlight the major areas that we'll be working on.

[Scott_Burroughs]

Mine has been "in the works" for some time (i.e., stuck).  The pictures are all taken and ready, the write-up has been written in my mind for a couple of years now, and......


How interesting would a MHC piece by Gib on Olympic be?


Sam,

I don't think the folks at Kinloch would mind.  I've posted a few myself at the club's and Lester's blessing (they sent some of them to me).

[Tyler Kearns]

Wayne,

I'm working on it! I took some pictures in the fall at my new home course (Glendale), and I just haven't gotten around to doing to much writing...yet. The course still features some relics of Stanley Thompson's great mind.

TK

[Ari Techner]

Wayne,

I am working on a profile of Milham Park, an old muni in Kalamazoo, MI.  Its a beautiful old venue that many of the board members would appreciate as a home venue.  Unfortunately I haven't been there in a little while and never took good photographs of it...so the final product won't be out until late summer.

I could write up the Disney courses but I don't think there would be much interest in that.    

Pete

I used to play Milham Park all the time when I lived in Kzoo.  Thats a great old track.  

I could do a write up of Eugene CC Ill work on it when I have some time.  I could also do one on Pacific Dunes Ive played that course more than any other in the last 3 years.  (played there today in a big southern wind fun fun fun)  

[Anthony_Nysse]

If time allows, I will do one on Long Cove Club in it's summer glory!!

Tony Nysse
Asst. Supt.
Long Cove Club
HHI, SC

[Tony_Chapman]

Could ya'all give your views on what, or how the peice should be presented? I know going hole by hole seems so rote, but how else do you convey all the little things?

I know I could write-up Spyglass, Pebble, Spanish and Pinon hills. I just need some constructive assistance.

I can't believe you asked this question? There is a heck of a piece on Pacific Grove that may give you some pointers on how to do this.

Write what you feel man, those are the best ones!!  

[Dan Herrmann]

Wayne - French Creek is on the way.

I finally got a digital camera for my Masters visit, and I'll do it.

Thanks for the push!

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