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Tom Naccarato

Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« on: October 30, 2008, 11:23:57 AM »
As Bob Crosby and Tom Huckaby have stated in another thread, some of us have been around a long, long time.  Its hard to believe just how long.

With that, if I may be so bold to ask those who participated or lurked on the precursor to Golf Club Atlas, please stand-up and check-in so we know that your still with us and where your located!

Me first!

Tom Naccarato
La Habra, California & Baiting Hollow, New York ;)
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Bill_McBride

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2008, 11:27:00 AM »
I was "Panhandle Bill" on Bravenet (?) until Mr Huckaby told me "there's a new website you need to check out."  That was in mid 2001 I think, about the time of my first trip to Bandon with John Bernhardt, where I met but didn't play with Huck.

The "new website" was GCA.com and the fraternity of golf architecture whackjobs has never looked back.
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Peter Galea

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2008, 11:30:13 AM »
Pete Galea, here.
Good to see Mike Duffy checking in.
Where's Ken Cotner?
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Tom Huckaby

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2008, 11:31:18 AM »
Tommy - to which precursor do you refer?  There were several before that, as you know...  ;)

But this is good fun.  Of course count me in.

BTW I was referred here by Craig E - so blame him!

But then again I told Huntley about this place.... as well as McBride as he says... so with my bad did come a lot of good.  ;D

TH
San Jose, CA

and yeah.. Ken Cotner is sorely missed.
« Last Edit: October 30, 2008, 11:33:33 AM by Tom Huckaby »
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Craig Van Egmond

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2008, 11:33:52 AM »
I  have been around through all the various incarnations from Golfweb, Bravenet and Traditional golf.  It seems like only yesterday to me.

And once again I apologize for letting Tom know. :)






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Tom Huckaby

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2008, 11:37:27 AM »
Quote from: Craig Edgmand on October 30, 2008, 11:33:52 AM
I  have been around through all the various incarnations from Golfweb, Bravenet and Traditional golf.  It seems like only yesterday to me.

And once again I apologize for letting Tom know. :)



I'm not sure any apology will ever go far enough, Craig.

 ;D
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Craig Van Egmond

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2008, 11:39:36 AM »
« Last Edit: October 30, 2008, 11:51:49 AM by Craig Edgmand »
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John Foley

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2008, 11:50:38 AM »
Holding down the fort in Rochester NY!!

BTW - I remember Tommy's last post on Traditional Golf

Things we're very quiet and someone started a thread on where everyone was...

Tommy pops in and says we're all over on GolfClubAtlas.com

And things have never been the same.

I saved some old threads from there - I'll see if I can dig them up somewhere.
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Craig Van Egmond

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2008, 11:59:37 AM »

Here is a snapshot of some of the posters and architecture topics available on Golfweb on Feb. 11th, 1998


http://web.archive.org/web/19980211185845/services.golfweb.com/forums/architecture/index.html


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Tom Huckaby

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2008, 12:05:00 PM »
You know what's funniest about that snapshot, Craig?

There's a thread on 'why can't we all just get along?"

It also cracks me up that in that whole snapshot I have exactly one post.  I was either a lot quieter, or on vacation.  Likely the latter.

TH
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Kevin_Reilly

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2008, 12:16:01 PM »
Here.  My only claim to fame was suggesting the "Traditionalgolf.com" site name.  SF area, Calif.
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Tom Naccarato

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2008, 12:29:51 PM »
Craig,
Thanks for posting some of those!

Does anyone know what ever happened to Court Graham? What a great guy! Del Ratcliff too. Del had a log-in for here. But I haven't seen him post in years.

Come back Del, BDAWS!

(See if you can remember what that stood for!)
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Bob_Huntley

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2008, 12:32:20 PM »
Quote from: Tom Huckaby on October 30, 2008, 11:31:18 AM
Tommy - to which precursor do you refer?  There were several before that, as you know...  ;)

But this is good fun.  Of course count me in.

BTW I was referred here by Craig E - so blame him!

But then again I told Huntley about this place.... as well as McBride as he says... so with my bad did come a lot of good.  ;D

TH
San Jose, CA

and yeah.. Ken Cotner is sorely missed.

Tom,

For the life of me I cannot remember the name of the old site.

Help.

Bob
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Tom Huckaby

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2008, 12:33:58 PM »
Bob - you and I first "met" in the very old "Grillroom" done by Golf Magazine.

Many others were there as well.

Tommy - bow down and worship ______ (can't put a finger on the S)!
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Adam Clayman

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2008, 12:51:25 PM »
I seem to recall Bravenet.
 
Is there anyway the old GCA posts exist anywhere?
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RJ_Daley

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2008, 01:00:09 PM »
I'm proud to say I've play golf with everyone above this line(except John Foley I think) and have been the richer man for it. 

But, what was that bar room brawl of a site before Traditional golf Golfweb and Bravenet?  I was Bende, Bende2, Bendelow2 or II, and RJ, and I forgot who I was when I was only posting in my pajamas or naked...  ::) :-\ ;D
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Bill_McBride

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2008, 01:12:35 PM »
OMG I'd forgotten the Grillroom.  :o :o :o
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JohnV

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2008, 01:27:36 PM »
I started in the Rules section of Golfweb, moved to the Architecture section and found it was a lot more fun.

From there through all the other incarnations to here.

I remember John Morrissett telling me about this new website he and his brother were starting when we were at the NCAA Division II Men's championship in Valdosta, GA right after one of the first gatherings in Pinehurst in 1999.

I also remember playing my first round of golf with Tommy at the OGA club at Tukwila back then.  Meeting my long lost twin brother Bill through the group and partnering with him at the Renaissance Cup at Apache Stronghold.  Hopefully he'll be back here some day.

Also finding out that this guy I'd worked with Seattle for a winter was a golf architecture nut also.  Hopefully I'll get out to OK some day for some golf with Mr. Edgmand again (Craig, it might be this summer if I get invited to the US Am.)

In those days I was in Portland, then to Soquel, CA, Pittsburgh and now back in CA in Pacific Grove.  Lots of changes over the years.
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Tom Huckaby

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2008, 01:28:17 PM »
Hence my references to Ken Pitts.  He was all over rsg, then also the Grillroom.  He makes Kavanaugh look tame.

 ;)
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Craig Van Egmond

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2008, 01:33:22 PM »
John,

     That's right the US AM will be down the road in Norman next year. If you can make it from Cali, then I will see you there.



Here's how our little ole GCA webpage looked in 1999

http://web.archive.org/web/19991128100415/http://www.golfclubatlas.com/

Some of the discussions from June 2000.. Ran sure posted a lot in those days...

http://web.archive.org/web/20000619002316/www.golfclubatlas.com/board/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Golf+Course+Architecture&number=1&DaysPrune=20&

« Last Edit: October 30, 2008, 01:38:55 PM by Craig Edgmand »
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Bob_Huntley

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Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2008, 01:34:36 PM »
Quote from: Tom Huckaby on October 30, 2008, 01:28:17 PM
Hence my references to Ken Pitts.  He was all over rsg, then also the Grillroom.  He makes Kavanaugh look tame.

 ;)

Tom,

Wasn't he the one that turned The Grillroom into a verbal graffiti rat trap?

Bob
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Tom Huckaby

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #21 on: October 30, 2008, 01:42:15 PM »
Quote from: Bob_Huntley on October 30, 2008, 01:34:36 PM
Quote from: Tom Huckaby on October 30, 2008, 01:28:17 PM
Hence my references to Ken Pitts.  He was all over rsg, then also the Grillroom.  He makes Kavanaugh look tame.

 ;)

Tom,

Wasn't he the one that turned The Grillroom into a verbal graffiti rat trap?

Bob

That sounds right to me.  There were several, and the worst went by different names from time to time.  But the verbal graffiti exhibited there is why I always smile ironically when people complain about how "bad" this forum either is or has become.  Wow they don't know bad....

TH
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Tom Naccarato

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #22 on: October 30, 2008, 01:55:32 PM »
Tom,
Bow Down And Worship Status, which Del usually bestowed upon Fazio, then more deservingly, Mike Strantz. He became somewhat friendly with Strantz.

Del and Court's get-together at that Strantz' Royal New Kent in Virginia I think it was the first actually known "get-together" with-in this motley group.
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Tom Huckaby

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #23 on: October 30, 2008, 01:59:02 PM »
Quote from: Tom Naccarato on October 30, 2008, 01:55:32 PM
Tom,
Bow Down And Worship Status, which Del usually bestowed upon Fazio, then more deservingly, Mike Strantz. He became somewhat friendly with Strantz.

Del and Court's get-together at that Strantz' Royal New Kent in Virginia I think it was the first actually known "get-together" with-in this motley group.

That's it!

I remember first connecting with you all right as you were planning the Apostles of St. Andrews trip up here.  I didn't know you all nearly well enough to be included.  But I did enjoy all the stories.

And very very very sadly that's the last time you played Pasatiempo, isn't it Tommy?

Man you MUST see it as it is now.  It's incredible.

TH
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Mike_Cirba

Re: Golfweb & Traditional Golf Roll Call
« Reply #24 on: October 30, 2008, 02:07:58 PM »
I'm still standing here with the rest of you passionate wackos!

I just need heavier dosages of meds to stay here than I did back then.
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