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Andrew Balakshin

Is this routing for real???
« on: July 18, 2007, 07:54:14 PM »
I found this course on Google Earth and it's apparently called Troon Municipal (Just north of Prestwick and Royal Troon).

I personally love the random bunkering! Has anyone played it? Is is better than it looks?

« Last Edit: July 19, 2007, 01:16:04 AM by Andrew Balakshin »

John_Conley

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Re:Is this routing for real???
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2007, 08:04:51 PM »
Look for a course near Memphis called Big Creek.  The back nine was rather interesting.  The front nine?  Well, let's just say it is simple.

Tim Bert

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Re:Is this routing for real???
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2007, 10:36:35 PM »
Look for a course near Memphis called Big Creek.  The back nine was rather interesting.  The front nine?  Well, let's just say it is simple.


Big Creek is one of the courses I used to play in my early golf years!  Front nine all back and forth and very easy to get some holes confused.  Similar, but I wouldn't really say simple - especially for a bad golfer at the time.  The back nine was definitely much more interesting and enjoyable.  There were some cool holes back there.

My favorite thing about the course in the early nineties was that they had just converted to public or semi-private from private and they had this big chip on their shoulder.  You could call and ask about tee times and they'd say things like "We're really packed" or "It will be hard to work you in" but if you showed up and walked on at almost any time / any day there was never ANYONE there.  The parking had fewer cars than Sand Hills.    

Haven't been there for years.  Maybe once since they converted to Championship Bermuda greens many years ago.  

Eric Franzen

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Re:Is this routing for real???
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2007, 12:57:12 AM »
Troon municipal golf complex consists of three courses - Darley, Lochgreen and Fullarton. The google earth picture shows the start and finishing holes of these courses which are laid out in front the clubhouse. In the upper right corner you'll see a bit of Darley's 2nd and 17th while Lochgreen continues in the right bottom corner.
 

Doug Siebert

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Re:Is this routing for real???
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2007, 02:03:59 AM »
Either they've been on a gorse removal program or it doesn't show up well in the photos, because when I was there in '91 with my dad we played two of the munis there as second 18s on the days we played Prestwick and Western Gailes.  They were sporty but they were absolutely choked with gorse worse than my home course is choked with trees.
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John Nixon

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Re:Is this routing for real???
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2007, 06:58:09 AM »
Who built all that housing around Firestone South?

Garland Bayley

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Re:Is this routing for real???
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2007, 11:02:26 AM »
Who built all that housing around Firestone South?
;D LOL
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