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Paul (Guest)

State shaped holes...
« on: July 30, 2002, 07:26:37 PM »
I played a course in the Detroit area called Tanglewood golf club today, it is a decent course, nothing to great, but there is one interesting hole. The 6th green, and 7th tee are in the shape of Michigan's upper and lower peninsula. I was wondering what people think about this architecture move.
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BV

Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2002, 07:40:42 PM »
16 Galloway.  The state of NJ.

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mike_beene

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Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2002, 07:49:18 PM »
first green at Cottonwood Valley is shaped like state of Texas(this is the other course used during the Nelson)In my opinion it feels very out of place ,but so does Las Colinas in general.
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Patrick_Mucci

Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2002, 07:55:44 PM »
BV,

Isn't # 16 a straight par 5, water left, elevated tee and green ?

How does it look like New Jersey ?
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Brad Klein

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Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2002, 08:01:36 PM »
9th green at Colonial CC in Fort Worth is shaped like Texas. First green at Hayden Lake CC in Hayden Lake, Idaho is shaped like that state.

There might be dumber ideas in golf course architecture, but none campier.
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Joe Hancock

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Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2002, 08:05:40 PM »
right along with Mickey@Disney...
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" What the hell is the point of architecture and excellence in design if a "clever" set up trumps it all?" Peter Pallotta, June 21, 2016

"People aren't picking a side of the fairway off a tee because of a randomly internally contoured green ."  jeffwarne, February 24, 2017

mike_beene

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Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2002, 09:49:54 PM »
The learning never stops!First I had to look up "campier" in the dictionary;now I learn Micky Mouse is the 51st state ;D ;D
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Joe Hancock

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Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2002, 09:08:43 AM »
Mike,

I'm glad sarcasm doesn't require explanation!
Come to think of it, Disney was getting pretty huge, maybe larger than Rhode Island?

Joe
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" What the hell is the point of architecture and excellence in design if a "clever" set up trumps it all?" Peter Pallotta, June 21, 2016

"People aren't picking a side of the fairway off a tee because of a randomly internally contoured green ."  jeffwarne, February 24, 2017

Slag_Bandoon

Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2002, 09:59:54 AM »
 Robert Trent Jones Sr. glorified the form of Wyoming on all his tee grounds.  

 The Old Course in St. Andrews was loosely based on Italy/Sicily's shape by Morrisangelo.
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SPDB

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Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2002, 10:27:52 AM »
isn't there a bunker unintentionally shaped like New Jersey at Rustic Canyon?
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redanman

Re: State shaped holes...
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2002, 06:57:14 PM »
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BV,

Isn't # 16 a straight par 5, water left, elevated tee and green ?

How does it look like New Jersey ?

The water bordering on the left of the hole is Pennsylvania.  The rough on the right is the Atlantic Ocean.
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