Creek #9

[Robert Mercer Deruntz]

This is a wonderful green complex that is hard to film due to its being elevated a good 12-15 feet.  The front pins are absolutley evil in a great way.

[TEPaul]

Architecture buffs who are really into original design and construction analysis would probably be interested in what a massive "fill" or pushup operation the 9th green is.

It's a good thing too because The Creek had an ongoing real problem with what was referred to as the "lower" or "water" holes" (probably 9-14 or at least 9, 12, 13 and 14) right from opening. Eventually around 1929 it had to be fixed and it cost over $100,000 which could've built a decent entire golf course back in that day.

The green that really fascinates me is the 12th. An original blueprint combined with a piece of an original topo shows that green may've had a pretty radical propped up surface originally quite different from what's there now.

[Peter Pallotta]

Robert  - first, thanks for the series of pictures. Second, does the 9th at the Creek have a name? Would it happen to be the "Give Me A Sand Wedge In Or Give Me Death" hole there at the Creek? Wow. They didn't kid around back then in 1929, did they? Strategy? Naw - just hit the prefect shot.
Thanks again
Peter

[wsmorrison]

Peter,  the hole is actually named Inferno

[Peter Pallotta]

Thanks, Wayne.

That must be the little talked about 11th circle of hell, where the sandbaggers and those with distance control problems hang out.

Peter

[Will E]

Tom-
I think I once read that Ben Crenshaw felt that the 12th at the Creek was one of his favorite holes.
That really puzzles me, as I find it to be a rather bland hole, especially compared to the next five. Any thoughts?

Rob-
Nice photos.

[Robert Mercer Deruntz]

The 12th is most lacking because the tee is too far up--it should be about 425--better stated, part of the back of 11th green could serve as a tee.  Years ago when it played really firm, I played with a few other good players using the back right fringe as the teeing area--the green sits better when forced to hit a 7 or 8 instead of an L wedge.

[Phil McDade]

Architecture buffs who are really into original design and construction analysis would probably be interested in what a massive "fill" or pushup operation the 9th green is.

Or they could come to Wisconsin -- I know and have played at least a dozen greens that appear, compared to this photo, to have used significantly more fill, and are way more pushed up, than this one (all courtesy of Mssrs. Langford and Moreau).

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