[PThomas]

the banter on another thread makes me wonder:  could this ever be arranged?  a trip by one contingent to the other to play some of the great courses there, followed by a visit to the other one after that?

i think it would be great fun and would do help however i could to make  it happen

[Sam Morrow]

Paul if you need a ringer call me.....

[PThomas]

Paul if you need a ringer call me.....

in the true Illinois fashion ringers might very well be accepted under the right"conditions"

[mike_malone]

 Are there any courses in Chicago worth the trip for us Philly guys?

[Sam Morrow]

Paul if you need a ringer call me.....

in the true Illinois fashion ringers might very well be accepted under the right"conditions"

I can be bought...............

[PThomas]

Paul if you need a ringer call me.....

in the true Illinois fashion ringers might very well be accepted under the right"conditions"

I can be bought...............

Sam , you are obviously unschooled in the Illinois way.....we here accept the "gifts", we don't give them out, you silly man..

[Sam Morrow]

Paul if you need a ringer call me.....

in the true Illinois fashion ringers might very well be accepted under the right"conditions"

I can be bought...............

Sam , you are obviously unschooled in the Illinois way.....we here accept the "gifts", we don't give them out, you silly man..

I don't like the direction this is taking. If Philly needs any pros I can come, I have family in the area.

[Steve_ Shaffer]

Have the Chicago pols adopted the famous Philly quote from ABSCAM?

"Money talks and BS walks."

We can be bought too. I think some NJ guys will have access to our team.

[Dan Boerger]

With lunches like that, all participants will be winners. This is a neat idea.

[Mike_Cirba]

Will the winners get to determine the pre-tourney dinner menu the next year?

[PThomas]

I can see it now:

3G:  Gastronomical Grudge Golf



vs.

any rational human being would surely prefer that glorious hot dog over that sandwich of silly, chopped up little meat.....

and those Philly boys could probably gag if they ate one of our hot peppers

[Kyle Harris]

This is actually something I've been trying to talk to Cirba about for the past few days.

I would very much like to host something in this area this season.

Some venue choices:
Lederach
Cobb's Creek
Jeffersonville

There are also a few private clubs in the area that may be willing to host an event on a Monday.

I was thinking a 2-3 day tournament with ample time in the afternoon for participants to seek out other games in town. A final dinner and some sort of traveling trophy (a jar of Cobb's Creek water - taken from the downstream golf course, naturally).

[Steve_ Shaffer]

Kyle,

You must have ESPN. I was thinking those exact 3 courses plus Walnut Lane .

[Joe Bausch]

Kyle and I have kicked around the idea of a 4-club tournament at Walnut Lane and/or McCall.  Perhaps in some way this could be implemented into this grudge match.  With the losers paying for the cheesesteaks at Dallasandro's, or make the road trip to South Philly and Old Original Nick's for a roast beast sandwich:

[PThomas]

Dinner is predetermined:

This

NOW THAT IS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART

WHICH REMINDS ME OF THAT SHOW "THE AMAZING RACE"...I GUESS LAST YEAR THE RACE WENT THRU CHICAGO AND THE CONTESTANTS HAD TO EAT 2 PIECES OF DEEP DISH BEFORE THY COULD MOVE ON...AND SOME OF THEN HAD A REAL HARD TIME DOING IT, GOT SICK, ETC........WHATS THE MATTER WITH SOME PEOPLE?  JUST ANOTHER SIGN OF THE TROUBLE THIS COUNTRY IS EXPERIENCING...

[Kyle Harris]

Kyle,

You must have ESPN. I was thinking those exact 3 courses plus Walnut Lane and/or Cobbs.

It makes little sense to me that we Philadelphians don't put together some sort of national thing for GCAers.

Joe,

Do you really just want any excuse to post that picture?

I think a lot of people would get a kick out of McCall - 4 club tourney or not!

[Mike Hendren]

Shivas,

Lou Malnati's by any chance? THE best.

Bogey

[Kyle Harris]

So yes.

What would it take for you guys to descend upon Philadelphia for a few days this summer?

And perhaps most importantly, what would it take to get Sarge into town so he can see what I used to stammer on about whilst playing World Woods.

[Mike_Cirba]

Can one get a decent bowl of Pho Tai in Chicago?

[PThomas]

So yes.

What would it take for you guys to descend upon Philadelphia for a few days this summer?

And perhaps most importantly, what would it take to get Sarge into town so he can see what I used to stammer on about whilst playing World Woods.

make us an offer we couldn't refuse!

seriously, i would try my damnedest to do come

[SPDB]

Dinner is predetermined:

This

What do people in Chicago call that abomination?

[Dan Moore]

Shivas,

Lou Malnati's by any chance? THE best.

Bogey

Judging by the yellow cornmeal caste to the crust I'd say that is a Gino's East creation.  I too am partial to Lou Malnatti's, though the cornmeal crust is quite good as well.   

[Kalen Braley]

Is this supposed to look good or appealing in the least bit?  Looks like someone heated up a jar of Paul Newmans spaghetti sauce and dumped it on a crazy-bread crust with a bit of cheese mixed in.  Less sauce and more toppings for me please. 

[Steve Lapper]

Dinner is predetermined:

This

What do people in Chicago call that abomination?

"Gourmet"....quite sadly

After growing up in NY and later spending 13+ yrs in Chicago, Deep Dish pizza is a poor substitution for the combination of overcooked lasagne and thin-crust pizza.


BTW...winner to face the winner of NY/NJ vs. SoCal (or NoCal)? Obviously, fresher, better and more diverse food treasure awaits on either end

[Tom Huckaby]

As a neutral (CA resident) in the highly volatile and mega-important issue of what area makes the best pizza... I have to say this:  I spent some time in Chicago, had a lot of deep-dish, and I thought it was pretty damn good.

Then I went to New York.

Walking down some street in Manhattan, I saw people lined up at hole in the wall Italian restaurant.  I couldn't tell you its name - my memory is far from that good.  But I was hungry and when in Rome... so I got in line.  When I finally reached the front I felt like Elaine in front of the Soup Nazi, as there was such a detailed and pre-determined procedure for ordering... but somehow I meekly got out of there with two huge slices of plain cheese pizza.

One bite and I thought I was in heaven.  Two bites and I KNEW I was.

So all full apologies to my Chicago friends and relatives (my mother lived the first 13 years of her life in Chicago and I have many relatives still there)... but if one wants truly great pizza, New York is the place.

Now back to your battle with Philadelphia over golf and sandwiches.....

BTW... my two year old son has taken to the movie "Elf" (Will Farrell stars) and there's a line in that that goes:

there are about 30 Ray's Pizzas, and all of them call themselves the original.  But the real one is on 11th.

Curious - is that true?

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