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Jeff Morrill

Hamburger Germany
« on: August 01, 2005, 09:46:54 PM »
Anyone played hamburger German?  It is #20 on the world wide Next Fifty list.  Can't find any details on it?


Tony Ristola

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Re:Hamburger Germany
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2005, 10:28:04 AM »
Sandy soil, rolling terrain, nestled in the Bel Air of Hamburg.

The best the country has to offer...thus far.

Didn't know it was a Colt production the first time I played it with a good buddy of mine.

Was part of the Shell's Wonderful World of Golf tour, and I saw a tape of an early 60's match.  The bunkers have been cleaned up, some filled in...but all-in-all it doesn't look like much has changed...though they could and are thinning out trees.

If you're going there...be sure to head over the border and play De Pan in The Netherlands.  I like that course even more.


Tom_Doak

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Re:Hamburger Germany
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2005, 04:14:44 PM »
It is a lovely setting for golf and a very good course.  Feels like an English heathland course, although there are more trees and only a bit of heather.

Paul_Turner

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Re:Hamburger Germany
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2005, 04:20:36 PM »
Tom

I remember us chatting about this course at Painswick.  Would you have given it a 6 or 7 in The CG?

Frankfurter looks to be good too but not quite at Hamburger's level.
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Keith Durrant

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Re:Hamburger Germany
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2005, 05:29:23 PM »
Article on the history of Colt, Alison and Morrison in Germany including at Falkenstein:

http://www.coltassociation.co.uk/articles/article_002.pdf

Tom_Doak

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Re:Hamburger Germany
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2005, 07:21:09 PM »
Paul:  It would be a 6 or a 7 depending on my mood that day, and of course what I shot from the back tees.   :)

I'd probably have given it a 7 because it's in Germany and it would be worth more than a 100-mile drive there, especially on the Autobahn.  Heck, it's probably worth driving to from anywhere east of Hamburg.

Jeff Morrill

Re:Hamburger Germany
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2005, 09:47:14 PM »
Thanks all,  I'm there for work and will take two days to have some fun.  

Any other courses I should check out??

Jeff ;D

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