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Scott Szabo

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #25 on: June 16, 2009, 05:37:14 PM »
Some if not most laugh at connecting to a higher being while playing this game... but... I have never felt that sprituality more than off the back of the 2nd green at Sand Hills, looking outward.  I do not have a picture but those who have been there hopefully know what I am talking about... the view is so vast, one cannot help but feel small.  And then if one stops to realize how lucky he is to be there in the first place, well... they don't call that part of a "Church nine" for no reason.

So yes, that is my favorite spot on my favorite course.

TH

I was going to say the views from Ben's Porch, but the one you mentioned is tough to beat!
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Jaeger Kovich

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #26 on: June 16, 2009, 09:46:29 PM »
#15 from the very back tees at Friars Head, looking past the monster of a hole, out to the water.

#7 tee on the Castle Course at St. Andrews, looking back into town.

#17 tee Bandon Trails

Honorable Mention: #14 at Quaker Ridge looking back towards #13 from above the cross bunkers at sunset.

J Sadowsky

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #27 on: June 16, 2009, 10:29:42 PM »
16th tee at Port Royal Golf Club, Bermuda

http://rambrosio.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/16th.JPG.w560h420.jpg

sorry, can't figure out how to put the photo in.  If someone can help - I'd appreciate it.
« Last Edit: June 16, 2009, 10:34:15 PM by Justin Sadowsky »

Dan Boerger

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #28 on: June 16, 2009, 10:38:01 PM »
15th tee at Merion. You realize you are actually on the 16th fairway as you tee up your ball. Look to your right and see the mythic quarry hole. Then, you ponder what lies ahead: 4 very different and very challenging holes. Play them well and that cold ceramic mug of beer goes down smooth. Don't play them well and that cold ceramic mug of beer still goes down smooth ;)
"Man should practice moderation in all things, including moderation."  Mark Twain

John Moore II

Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #29 on: June 16, 2009, 10:39:23 PM »
16th tee at Port Royal Golf Club, Bermuda

http://rambrosio.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/16th.JPG.w560h420.jpg

sorry, can't figure out how to put the photo in.  If someone can help - I'd appreciate it.

I tried to look at the picture, it didn't work. Upload the picture to photobucket or something and it will give you a link so that you can post it on here. Or email me the picture and I'll post it for you.

Tommy Williamsen

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #30 on: June 16, 2009, 11:37:02 PM »


Where there is no love, put love; there you will find love.
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Paul Nash

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #31 on: June 17, 2009, 06:05:23 AM »
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Leo Barber

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #32 on: June 17, 2009, 06:07:25 AM »


The walk from 4 green to 5 tee at Barnbougle Dunes is memorable for me.  Good to be alive.

PCCraig

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #33 on: June 17, 2009, 09:17:55 AM »
16th tee at Port Royal Golf Club, Bermuda

http://rambrosio.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/16th.JPG.w560h420.jpg

sorry, can't figure out how to put the photo in.  If someone can help - I'd appreciate it.

That is a very good one.
H.P.S.

Emil Weber

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #34 on: June 17, 2009, 09:27:07 AM »



WHOOOOO!


Rory Connaughton

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #35 on: June 17, 2009, 09:51:04 AM »
Back Tee No. 13 Enniscrone.  Probably the highest point on the course . Gives you a 360 degree view of the course, Killala Bay, the town of Enniscrone, the Moy Estuary, Nephin and the Ox Mountains. 

Michael Wharton-Palmer

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #36 on: June 17, 2009, 10:04:16 AM »
12th tee at Royal Birkdale.....a very solitary place, the closest place to the Irish Sea and that marvelous green in front of you nestled so delicately in the dunes.
I am fortunate enough to be returning there next month...that one place gives me goose bumps...

Bob_Huntley

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #37 on: June 17, 2009, 10:53:27 AM »
Some years ago my wife and I were staying at Greywalls in Gullane. After a wonderful meal and a decent bottle of wine we drove up Gullane Hill and walked over to the seventh tee of Gullen No.1.

The moon was so big and bright one could have read a newspaper by its light. The panoramic view from the tee was breathtaking, the silence was amazing. "Bernard Darwin, the distinguished writer described it as " One of the best views in golf - atop of Gullane Hill."

Altogether, a mystical experience.

Bob

Doug Wright

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #38 on: June 17, 2009, 11:07:00 AM »
16th tee at Port Royal Golf Club, Bermuda

http://rambrosio.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/16th.JPG.w560h420.jpg

sorry, can't figure out how to put the photo in.  If someone can help - I'd appreciate it.

Justin here are some photos of Port Royal #16, which indeed is a beautiful spot. The second photo is during renovation last year.
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Bill_McBride

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #39 on: June 17, 2009, 12:35:47 PM »

Jim Franklin

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #40 on: June 17, 2009, 12:54:31 PM »
#7 tee at Prairie Dunes under the big tree on the corner of the property. Something about it made me feel at home in the heartland.
Mr Hurricane

Jordan Wall

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #41 on: June 17, 2009, 03:28:44 PM »
The fourteenth tee at Chambers Bay is a nice spot.

My favorite, though, is the ninth tee at Seattle CC on a clear day with the flag waving and the mountains visible.  I never get tired of standing on that tee and enjoying the view and where I'm at.

Cheers,
Jordan

Jamie Barber

Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #42 on: June 17, 2009, 03:30:18 PM »
Any of the views on RCD looking back to the mountains are pretty special:
http://www.royalcountydown.org/3rd.htm

Paul Nash

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #43 on: June 17, 2009, 03:53:27 PM »
I think I have just worked out how to attach pictures, although they don't come out very big. I have many favourite places on my home course Bearwood Lakes - here are a few on a nice but dull day






















PCCraig

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #44 on: June 17, 2009, 04:10:40 PM »
16th tee at Port Royal Golf Club, Bermuda

http://rambrosio.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/16th.JPG.w560h420.jpg

sorry, can't figure out how to put the photo in.  If someone can help - I'd appreciate it.

Justin here are some photos of Port Royal #16, which indeed is a beautiful spot. The second photo is during renovation last year.

Any details on the renovation and how it went? Who was doing the work?
H.P.S.

Paul Nash

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #45 on: June 17, 2009, 04:16:41 PM »
Just checking - this might be bigger!












Will Smith

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #46 on: June 17, 2009, 10:42:41 PM »
Clint-
Great call on Maidstone, but I'll take 400 or so yards further down the dune. The halfway house is my favorite spot in golf, if not the world. Sitting on the little porch, drinking a beer. It does not get any better.

Jim Franklin

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #47 on: June 18, 2009, 08:44:29 AM »
Ben's porch at the end of the day ain't too shabby either.
Mr Hurricane

Tommy Williamsen

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #48 on: June 18, 2009, 01:30:13 PM »




Musgrove Mill?

Is it always soggy?

It is Musgrove Mill.  No it is not soggy,  It drains very well.  In the early spring when the Bermuda is still dormant it can get wet in spots.  Generally the course plays pretty fast and firm.  The super always keeps the greens firm.
Where there is no love, put love; there you will find love.
St. John of the Cross

"Deep within your soul-space is a magnificent cathedral where you are sweet beyond telling." Rumi

Bill_McBride

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Re: Favorite Spot on Favorite Courses
« Reply #49 on: June 18, 2009, 01:45:13 PM »




Musgrove Mill?

Is it always soggy?

It is Musgrove Mill.  No it is not soggy,  It drains very well.  In the early spring when the Bermuda is still dormant it can get wet in spots.  Generally the course plays pretty fast and firm.  The super always keeps the greens firm.

I must have played before a round of drainage work, played there in June 2006 with Turboe and it was pretty mucky, cart path only kind of day.  It's a lovely course and a real fistful to play.

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