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Greatest courses never built
T_MacWood:
The Modern course was proposed in 1937/38 and sat mostly on unused land between the sandhills and the sea, which had gradually appeared over the years (north of Jubilee and New course), it also borrowed the best land from the New course and the Jubilee. Its regular yardage was 6400, but it could be stretched to 7200 on championship days. Darwin was major proponent of the plan and was very impressed with H&C's design. Darwin quoting Campbell:
"....Just visualise its position. Twelve of the eighteen holes will lie between the sand-hills, high and low, and the sea; another four on the wildest part of the New course, and the remaining two on the best part of the Jubilee course, looking across the Old course to the Strathtyrum Woods. And twelve of the eighteen greens will be in full view of the sea. What other links can boast as much?"
The entire article including the routing will be in the next Australian 'Golf Architecture' magazine.
John Foley:
How about a partially built course? Ree's Jones did a course for the Adelphia boys in Coudersport PA. Seems there was a little problem with funding and it was never finished. I actually detoured through there last year attempting to see the site, but found nothing.
Mike_Sweeney:
Goshenhoppen GC by Kelly Moran. It had/has the Merion-like quarry and some rolling farmland.
John Gosselin:
--- Quote from: michael_j_fay on March 13, 2006, 09:01:51 PM ---The DuPont CC in Wilmington, DE by Donald Ross.
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This course was built and opened in 1924. I have the original plans and aerial photos of the course after it was complete. It looks like they built the course exactly how it was drawn.
It was in play until the late 40s when the land was needed for the expansion of DuPont's Experimental and Research site.
Kelly Blake Moran:
--- Quote from: Mike Sweeney on March 14, 2006, 08:45:13 AM ---Goshenhoppen GC by Kelly Moran. It had/has the Merion-like quarry and some rolling farmland.
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I drive by the site every week now. It needs to happen.
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