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Greatest courses never built
John Gosselin:
In 2001 Lester George designed another course to replace the Nemours course at DuPont. On paper this course looks fantastic. We gave Lester a blank canvas of about 220 acres of rolling terrain with great natural features such as streams, ponds, rock ledges, and mature forest.
The project is on the shelve for now.
Mike_Cirba:
--- Quote from: John Gosselin on March 15, 2006, 06:49:35 AM ---
--- Quote from: Tom MacWood on March 14, 2006, 11:11:21 PM ---Actually I believe the old course at DuPont was designed by Wilfred Reid in 1920.
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DuPont's first course was designed by Wilfred Reid in the teens. It was 9 holes with sand greens and clay tees. Ross designed an 18 hole layout in 1923, which was built that same year and opened in 1924. The Ross course was totally new and did not include any of the Red holes. I believe they kept the Reid course open until the Ross course was complete than used it for expansion of the research facilities, which was the same eventual fate of the Ross course.
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John,
What is the relationship of the present day "Porky Oliver GC" to the original courses at DuPont? I've heard for years that it was the original DuPont CC, and had assumed this was the course the Wilfrid Reid built.
Can you shed any light based on your inside knowledge?
Thanks!
Mike_Cirba:
--- Quote from: Tom MacWood on March 14, 2006, 10:00:51 PM ---Willie Park II had two important projects that never materialized. Mablethorpe on the Lincolnshire coast was supposedly going to be one of the world's great links. Ocean City (NJ) was said to be the biggest scheme he undertook in America.
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Tom,
The course at Ocean City NJ was built by Park. It's now known as Greate Bay CC and Archie Struthers is one of the partners in that club.
Much of what Park originally designed is still on the ground there, despite some changes by George Fazio and more recently, Ron Garl, over the years.
Nick Pozaric:
Crenshaw/Coore designed a course just outside of Louisville. The routing is finished I believe, just on hold for now or ever
mike_malone:
Mike,
Growing up in De. the talk was that Porky Oliver was the original Wilm. CC.
Is it true that the current DuPont course was Tull?
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