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Bill Gayne

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PONS ASINORUM
« on: October 11, 2007, 10:06:21 PM »
I found this on Ebay. The bottom right picture is the Pons Asinorum bunker.

Pons Asinorum (Latin for "Bridge of Asses") is the name given to Euclid's fifth proposition in Book 1 of his Elements of geometry:




Pretty cool looking but I can't imagine how it could ever be maintained.
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David Stamm

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Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2007, 11:24:10 PM »
Bill, does it reference where the photo was taken? Is it from a book? It almost looks like it came from Hutchinson's British Golf Links.
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Bill Gayne

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Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2007, 06:16:50 AM »
Quote from: David Stamm on October 11, 2007, 11:24:10 PM
Bill, does it reference where the photo was taken? Is it from a book? It almost looks like it came from Hutchinson's British Golf Links.

Lahinch in 1901.
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Mark Pearce

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Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2007, 07:49:44 AM »
I've seen that photo recently.  Is it in Bunkers, Pits and other Hazards?
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David Stamm

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Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2007, 11:17:55 AM »
Quote from: Bill Gayne on October 12, 2007, 06:16:50 AM
Quote from: David Stamm on October 11, 2007, 11:24:10 PM
Bill, does it reference where the photo was taken? Is it from a book? It almost looks like it came from Hutchinson's British Golf Links.

Lahinch in 1901.


Thanks Bill. I'm trying to think of names for that bunker. Frankenstein's Head? The Myan Pyramid?  ;)
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Rich Goodale

Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2007, 11:44:03 AM »
Quote from: David Stamm on October 12, 2007, 11:17:55 AM
Quote from: Bill Gayne on October 12, 2007, 06:16:50 AM
Quote from: David Stamm on October 11, 2007, 11:24:10 PM
Bill, does it reference where the photo was taken? Is it from a book? It almost looks like it came from Hutchinson's British Golf Links.

Lahinch in 1901.


Thanks Bill. I'm trying to think of names for that bunker. Frankenstein's Head? The Myan Pyramid?  ;)

It's gotta be someone who played for the South in the Dixie Cup....
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Mark Bourgeois

Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2007, 11:55:57 AM »
Quote from: Richard Farnsworth Goodale on October 12, 2007, 11:44:03 AM
Quote from: David Stamm on October 12, 2007, 11:17:55 AM
Quote from: Bill Gayne on October 12, 2007, 06:16:50 AM
Quote from: David Stamm on October 11, 2007, 11:24:10 PM
Bill, does it reference where the photo was taken? Is it from a book? It almost looks like it came from Hutchinson's British Golf Links.

Lahinch in 1901.


Thanks Bill. I'm trying to think of names for that bunker. Frankenstein's Head? The Myan Pyramid?  ;)

It's gotta be someone who played for the South in the Dixie Cup....

That would be a Mr. Cavus Asinorum Standfordus
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Bill Gayne

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Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2007, 05:23:30 PM »
Quote from: David Stamm on October 12, 2007, 11:17:55 AM
Quote from: Bill Gayne on October 12, 2007, 06:16:50 AM
Quote from: David Stamm on October 11, 2007, 11:24:10 PM
Bill, does it reference where the photo was taken? Is it from a book? It almost looks like it came from Hutchinson's British Golf Links.


Lahinch in 1901.


Thanks Bill. I'm trying to think of names for that bunker. Frankenstein's Head? The Myan Pyramid?  ;)

For a modern name "The Don King Bunker"
« Last Edit: October 12, 2007, 05:24:23 PM by Bill Gayne »
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Willie_Dow

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Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2007, 05:45:27 PM »
Yes, Mark, it is in Richardson & Fine's book: "Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards" Chapter 2, pg 18.  The original source was "Golf Illustrated"
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Willie_Dow

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Re:PONS ASINORUM
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2007, 11:31:38 AM »
Having just bought "Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards" from Amazon, I'm only somewhat familiar with its contents.  So far it is full of extremely good basic details on the subject matter.

It is being sold at a discount, by the way.
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