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Brad Klein

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #25 on: August 24, 2005, 09:40:22 AM »
Letter from Lubbock: played Rawls Course yesterday and am writing it up. It's very interesting. Locals don't know how good they have it.
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Lou_Duran

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #26 on: August 24, 2005, 11:45:58 AM »
Karsten Creek is a university course in name only.  It is as widely accessible to the students as Pebble Beach.  In fact, management there doesn't encourage "outside" play.  Of the ones on the list which I've played, KC would be at the top of my list as well, though it should not be considered.

I've not played UoM, but it did not have a great reputation when I lived in Ohio and the Hills renovation was described on this site by one of its famous alumnus in less than glowing terms.  BTW, I thought that it was strictly a Perry Maxwell design.

I like Yale and Scarlet better than Rawls, and Stanford over Eisenhower-Blue.  The original Purdue tournament course was very boring, and unless the renovation was akin to a tear-down and totsl redo (with new hole corridors and greens), I can't see it that high.  I have not seen #10 and 12 - 15.

Missing is the U. of New Mexico's fine tournament course in Albequerque which I would put in the same class as the Eisenhower-Blue.

RT

Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #27 on: August 24, 2005, 12:21:10 PM »
Agree with Lou.  University of New Mexico South Course is a fantastic course, provided, as Matt Ward has said, they stop overwatering it.

scott anderson

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #28 on: August 24, 2005, 12:35:15 PM »
Stanford G.C. was undervalued....great track.

Lou_Duran

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #29 on: August 24, 2005, 12:53:24 PM »
Scott,

Can you tell us what makes Stanford such a great track and why it is undervalued?

John Foley

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #30 on: August 24, 2005, 12:56:31 PM »
Han anyone played the U or Texas course? I hear good things, but have not played it.

Why no outrage at the Capstone Club not being included?
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Lou_Duran

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #31 on: August 24, 2005, 01:40:52 PM »
John Foley,

The U. of Texas course is similar in structure as Karsten Creek.  I haven't played it yet, but hear it is highly engineered.  A fall visit is in the works.

Scott_Burroughs

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #32 on: August 24, 2005, 01:50:10 PM »
Why no outrage at the Capstone Club not being included?

I think very few have actually played it.  I've never actually seen one mention of someone who has played it here, although I certainly could have missed it.  Maybe one person a few years ago....

As for the GD list, I also doubt that many GD raters have played it - it might not even be on their list of courses to rate.

I, of course, could be wrong on all counts.
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Lou_Duran

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #33 on: August 24, 2005, 02:36:05 PM »
Sean,

I will play UoM some day.  It is high on my To-Do list along with Crystal Downs and Kingsley.  Though I lived in Ohio for a large portion of my life, I have not played golf in Michigan, nor do I have any aversions to the state through my past association with Ohio State.

Andy Troeger

Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #34 on: September 04, 2005, 10:35:40 PM »
Had the opportunity to play Kampen at Purdue a week ago, and I've also played Warren many times. I personally prefer Warren. I did spend 4 years at ND, so take that bias as you will, but my rationale is explained below...

First though, one thing really frustrated me at Kampen. They have the fescue or long grass or whatever you want to call it, and it was so thick that you could not find your ball in it (or even ANY ball...and there have to be many in there), let alone try to hit it. I only lost a couple of balls due to this, but its still aggravating to have little or no chance of finding a ball in the stuff. This might not be the normal condition as the grass has likely been growing all spring/summer, but I think the course would be better for allowing the player a chance to at least consider trying to get it back in play instead of re-loading all the time.

Having played the old Purdue North before the redesign as well, I know there wasn't much to work with as far as the previous course. What is there now is not only a great improvement, but I had a hard time even recognizing the course as being on the same land. However, I found some of the holes fairly repetitive as well, especially the par threes (two with water left, two water right...and from the regular tees I hit 3 8-irons and a 7), and the par fours.

Notre Dame I think will continue to garner more praise as it continues to mature. I have a hard time figuring out whether I'm a big fan of this course or not because it plays to my personal weaknesses, however it is certainly a very strategic course, and it requires thought and skill to play it well.

Tiger_Bernhardt

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Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #35 on: September 05, 2005, 07:38:18 PM »
Yale and Ohio State Scarlet are the best I have seen. Then again I have only played a handful of college courses. I hope to expand the list beyond the 8 to 10 I have seen todate.

John Goodman

Re:golf digest's top college courses
« Reply #36 on: September 06, 2005, 11:58:38 AM »
Why no outrage at the Capstone Club not being included?

I think very few have actually played it.  I've never actually seen one mention of someone who has played it here, although I certainly could have missed it.  Maybe one person a few years ago....

As for the GD list, I also doubt that many GD raters have played it - it might not even be on their list of courses to rate.

I, of course, could be wrong on all counts.

I've played Capstone a couple of times.  It is a fun course to play - some nice short holes, several semi-blind tee shots, interesting greens.  It has suffered from some conditioning issues, esp. the bunkering.  It is probably the best course in the Tuscaloosa area, but there are a number of public and private courses within an hour that are in my view a good bit better (e.g., Shoal Creek, Bham CC, Old Overton, Greystone, Limestone Springs).