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Garland Bayley
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« on: December 31, 2008, 02:32:20 PM » |
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What are your nominations, and why?
Alistair MacKenzie - Cypress Point Club - controversial design/scenic beauty
AW Tillinghast - Bethpage Black - great course for the greatest number of people
Donald Ross - Pinehurst #2 - what you can do if you continue to play year after year in your back yard.
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« Last Edit: December 31, 2008, 02:58:14 PM by Garland Bayley »
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Having achieved an understanding regards the game, what do we get, bloody water hazards, Greens surrounded in water, just what the hell is good in a course with water hazards. They are no good to man or beast and quite frankly can kill the thrill of a game of golf stone dead. Melvyn Morrow 7/15/09
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Melvyn Hunter Morrow
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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2008, 03:09:57 PM » |
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Garland That easy, it all started with TOC, The New Course & The Jubilee Course  Happy New Year  Melvyn |
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David Stamm
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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2008, 03:26:50 PM » |
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Pine Valley- The U.S. version of inland, heathland inspired golf.
Cypress Point Club- Broke alot of rules and was none the worse for it.
Oakmont- Along w/ Pine Valley, the birth of the penal school.
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"The object of golf architecture is to give an intelligent purpose to the striking of a golf ball."- Max Behr
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Ian Andrew
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2008, 03:54:28 PM » |
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As I said in the other post, I think that Architecturally important = influence on future architecture
For example Oakmont's influence is very small - so I don't agree.
Pine Valley begs the same question.
I do like the Pinehurst suggestion and agree.
Admittedly this is a tough list to come up with and unless I can offer three better – it’s perhaps unreasonable that I criticize those that are offered when I don’t have my own list.
One suggestion:
Banff Springs – build a course anywhere
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Kalen Braley
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2008, 03:56:31 PM » |
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Ian,
You make a good point...I think the work of the likes of Ted Robinson and Robert Muir Graves is alot more prevelant in what is actually out there, and for in large part continues to be built.
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"After all, I didn't object when TEPaul showed up in a skirt and we played in the USGA Mixed Championship together."
- Pat Mucci
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Joe Hancock
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« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2008, 03:59:50 PM » |
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I'd have to go with Meadow Club, as that was the USA's introduction to MacKenzie.
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Hi from CPC. 1st tee: WTF? 18th tee: WTF? Everything between: OMG! Luv it 4evr. Gud fud, 2. Later.
Dan Kelly, April 1, 2009 (Fittingly!)
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Mike_Cirba
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« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2008, 04:07:26 PM » |
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Merion
Augusta National
Sand Hills
Pinehurst #2 was famous before NGLA existed, even with sand greens.
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Garland Bayley
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« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2008, 04:17:59 PM » |
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Wow Mike, I didn't know Sand Hills was that old. |
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Having achieved an understanding regards the game, what do we get, bloody water hazards, Greens surrounded in water, just what the hell is good in a course with water hazards. They are no good to man or beast and quite frankly can kill the thrill of a game of golf stone dead. Melvyn Morrow 7/15/09
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Mike_Cirba
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« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2008, 04:20:55 PM » |
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Wow Mike, I didn't know Sand Hills was that old. It's me who's feeling that old as I obviously forgot how to read. Let me change that.. Merion Lido ANGC |
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Garland Bayley
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« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2008, 04:26:17 PM » |
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Hi Mike, Did you read the why question old man? Why Lido given we already have NGLA? |
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Having achieved an understanding regards the game, what do we get, bloody water hazards, Greens surrounded in water, just what the hell is good in a course with water hazards. They are no good to man or beast and quite frankly can kill the thrill of a game of golf stone dead. Melvyn Morrow 7/15/09
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