The Greatest Course That Never Was - Book

[Paul Jones]

I am reading the book "The Greatest Course That Never Was" by J. Michael Veron and was wondering if this is a true story or even based on a true story?

Anyway, it is a very excellent book.

[George Pazin]

Hi Paul -

I'm reasonably certain it's complete fiction. There was a thread on here after the book came out - Mr. Veron even posted (he corrected my spelling of his name, among other things ). I'll try to find it, if it survived the site overhaul.

[Paul Jones]

Thanks George. 

I did a quick search on Bragg Point and did not find anything on this site or google but figured I would ask.

Thanks,
Paul

[Bill Hagel]

Good Book

Try the sequel "The Greatest Golfer that Never Was"

Equally as entertaining; and just as fictional.

[Paul Jones]

Thanks Bill.  That book is next on my list.

Paul

[Michael Whitaker]

Good Book

Try the sequel "The Greatest Golfer that Never Was"

Equally as entertaining; and just as fictional.

I think "The Greatest Course" was a sequel to "The Greatest Player Who Never Lived," not the other way around.

[ANTHONYPIOPPI]

I heard he's writing a book called, The Greatest Golf Argument That Never Was.

[Greg Holland]

I too enjoyed the books very much.

I always thought it would be interesting to see a routing of the "greatest course."  In an email, Mr. Veron told me that his friend Ron Pritchard drew a routing of Bragg's Point for him (and he had hoped to use it as the inside cover of the book, but it wouldn't fit).  I guess they never published it.     

[George Pazin]

I too enjoyed the books very much.

I always thought it would be interesting to see a routing of the "greatest course."  In an email, Mr. Veron told me that his friend Ron Pritchard drew a routing of Bragg's Point for him (and he had hoped to use it as the inside cover of the book, but it wouldn't fit).  I guess they never published it.     

That's interesting, and shows how memory can deceive: I'd have bet money there was a routing on the inside cover of my copy!

[Bradley Anderson]

I really did enjoy reading that book, but the whole idea of a golf course being kept up over all of that time without an actual maintenance crew was a little over the top for me.

We sold some holes and relocated new ones here at my club a few years ago, and while the abandoned holes were left idle before development, it just blew me away how quickly things began to revert to state, especially in the bunkers.

Sort off topic, but I also got to see what happens to a green when you stop irrigating and spraying for dollar spot. There was one abandoned green that we continued to mow every day, and that was all of the maintenance it recieved. It played incredibly cool and fun after it really dried out and went completely dormant, but then in another 2 weeks it was thin and bumpy, and just flat out nasty.