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Mike Vegis @ Kiawah

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Number of Seaside Holes
« on: September 08, 2008, 05:08:41 PM »
Back when The Ocean Course was built, Pete Dye was quoted saying that "The Ocean Course has more seaside holes than any course in the Northern Hemisphere."  Our advertising agency has grasped onto that line and is putting it in everything.  It got me thinking...what course in the Southern Hemisphere has more than 10 seaside holes?  ???
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Kalen Braley

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Re: Number of Seaside Holes
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2008, 05:22:54 PM »
This can't even be said about the Northern Hemisphere any more.

I count 13 at Weihai in China.

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=37.551774,122.075293&spn=0.007978,0.014892&t=h&z=16
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Michael Whitaker

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Re: Number of Seaside Holes
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2008, 06:03:23 PM »
What defines a "seaside" hole?

Is it one that is directly adjacent to the ocean, or is it one from which the ocean can be seen?

How close to the ocean must a hole be to justify the claim that it is a "seaside" hole?
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cary lichtenstein

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Re: Number of Seaside Holes
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2008, 06:05:41 PM »
Michael makes the point I was aboout to make.

I think Pete Dye's Teeth of the Dog has the most where the ocean comes into play.
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