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Rich Brittingham

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Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #25 on: January 14, 2009, 01:01:23 PM »
Quote from: Chris_Blakely on January 14, 2009, 12:35:30 PM
I have only played Lyman Orchards Player course and remember it being quite bad - lots of awfull mounding and several head scratching holes.

Chris


I've played Lyman Orchards in central CT a few times, but almost exclusively the RTJ course  ;)
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Chris_Blakely

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Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #26 on: January 14, 2009, 01:07:58 PM »
Quote from: Rich Brittingham on January 14, 2009, 01:01:23 PM
Quote from: Chris_Blakely on January 14, 2009, 12:35:30 PM
I have only played Lyman Orchards Player course and remember it being quite bad - lots of awfull mounding and several head scratching holes.

Chris


I've played Lyman Orchards in central CT a few times, but almost exclusively the RTJ course  ;)

That is the one we liked a TON more than the Player course.  I think I was having nightmares about mounding between holes in my sleep after the Player course. :o

If I lived in the area, it would be a no-brainer choosing the Jones over the Player course.
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Eric Smith

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Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2009, 01:25:08 PM »
Quote from: Sean Arble on January 14, 2009, 03:21:45 AM

Eric

I thought HH National was alright, but I thought B Weed designed one of the nines, from memory the better nine.  Is this true?

Ciao

Sean:

This is true. There are 27 holes there, the original 18 by Player, and a newer 9 by Weed, which imo is the better 9 of the three, including a really cool driveable par 4

Hole No. 6
Black: 298, Blue: 273, White: 254
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Mike_Cirba

Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2009, 01:42:19 PM »
Jeez, he seems like such a nice man and an incredible golfer and athlete, but he's absolutely awful as a golf course designer.

TPC at Jasna Polana is almost humorously atrocious, and someone else above mentioned River Run which is equally horrendous.

And in the words of Forrest Gump, that's all I can say about that.
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Steve Lang

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Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2009, 06:03:21 PM »
 8)  Don't forget naming 5400 holes..

WCC Player Slope from tips = 151, toughest course in Woodlands, 3rd inTX



approach to #7


looking back on angled #7 green
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A.G._Crockett

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Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #30 on: January 14, 2009, 07:38:43 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Gray on January 14, 2009, 05:49:49 AM


  Nob North in Dalton GA is the best golf for your dollar I have ever played. Player friendly and risk/reward off almost every tee. I love this course.

  Anthony



Anthony,
I am interested in your opinion on this; I've never played Nob North, but have heard good things about it.  I'll have to make the effort to get up there asap, which I've intended to do anyway.   I'll get back to you when I do.

The only other Player course that I am familiar with at all is Blackmoor at Myrtle Beach.  It gets neither rave reviews nor insults; just part of the general golf landscape at MB, I think.
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Doug Ralston

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Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #31 on: January 14, 2009, 09:47:51 PM »
Quote from: Jonathan on January 14, 2009, 06:28:18 AM
Raven Course at Hawthorne Valley is an excellent Player course.  I've hosted a tournament there for 14 years running and we always look forward to going back.

"Player course" needs some explanation.  Gary showed up for the second time on opening day.  Player's lead architect - Tom Walker - lived with his wife at Hawthorne for the 8 months they built the course.  It's a Walker course in everything but its name.

JC

Yes, the only course of his I have played. It was a blast, but I lost quite a few golf balls there. The rough was very unforgiving, swallowing all entries. The fairways were quite expansive, but you better live there.

Doug
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Brian Phillips

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Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2009, 07:06:42 AM »
50 of the courses listed are "in development"
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Steve Lang

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Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #33 on: January 15, 2009, 08:39:56 PM »
  8)  we got free coupons to play Player's Grand Lake course twice while in development.. never got on but drove around.. not even close to WCC course, but some intersting holes.

GP Golf courses are kinda like George Washington.. he slept in a lot of places..
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Sam Morrow

Re: Gary Player — 300 Courses ?
« Reply #34 on: January 16, 2009, 01:44:58 PM »
Quote from: Steve Lang on January 15, 2009, 08:39:56 PM
  8)  we got free coupons to play Player's Grand Lake course twice while in development.. never got on but drove around.. not even close to WCC course, but some intersting holes.

GP Golf courses are kinda like George Washington.. he slept in a lot of places..

I think Blume actually finished up the golf course. Expect big things within the next 18 months out there.

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