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Carl Nichols

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Where am I?
« on: July 08, 2009, 05:11:50 PM »
Name the course and hole:



« Last Edit: July 08, 2009, 05:47:56 PM by Carl Nichols »

Peter Pallotta

Re: Where am I?
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2009, 06:20:31 PM »
Well, where do you WANT to be, Carl?  Now THAT'S the question we ask in this the Age of Aquarius!  (sorry)

My guess - you're in Georgia. You're at Mike Young's Long Shadow. And the freaky-if-I'm-right guess, you're on the 13th hole.

Peter
« Last Edit: July 08, 2009, 06:23:02 PM by Peter Pallotta »

Carl Nichols

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2009, 06:36:22 PM »
Peter:

I want to be in Ireland, but I'm not leaving for 2 1/2 weeks.   :D

As for the pic, it's not Longshadow.  (PS:  Why does everyone refer to it as "Mike Young's Longshadow"?  Is there another Longshadow with which it gets confused?)  

Hints to follow later.
« Last Edit: July 08, 2009, 06:39:42 PM by Carl Nichols »

mike_beene

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2009, 11:40:36 PM »
Central Texas or the California valley?

Carl Nichols

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2009, 08:52:43 AM »
Central Texas or the California valley?
Mike:
Nope.

Hint:  The picture is taken from the green of this par 5, looking back toward the tee.


PCCraig

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2009, 09:06:56 AM »
I'm guessing Kansas?
H.P.S.

Eric Smith

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2009, 09:18:14 AM »
Hacienda Pinilla

I mean Mike young's Hacienda Pinilla  ;D

Carl Nichols

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2009, 11:07:20 AM »
It is neither Kansas nor Costa Rica, though one of these guesses is getting warmer, so to speak.  It's interesting that a picture can elicit guesses of such different places as Costa Rica, Texas, California, and Kansas. ....

Eric Smith

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2009, 11:09:12 AM »
Montecristo?

I mean Mike Young's Montecristo
« Last Edit: July 09, 2009, 11:10:50 AM by Eric Smith »

Carl Nichols

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2009, 11:45:59 AM »
This hint's for Eric:  it's not a Mike Young course.

Eric Smith

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2009, 11:53:04 AM »
Thanks Carl  ;D

Carl Nichols

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2009, 11:16:27 PM »
It was, however, designed by one or more participants in this DG.....

Jim Nugent

Re: Where am I?
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2009, 03:41:48 AM »
Somewhere in Argentina.

But that's because I seem to recall someone saying Carl is there now. 

Ben Cowan-Dewar

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2009, 06:26:57 AM »
Carl,
Ran and I had a great match there with a guy wearing blue ostrich shoes.

I will look forward to your thoughts.

Dan Herrmann

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2009, 07:22:05 AM »
Africa or S. America?

Eric Smith

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2009, 09:05:57 AM »
It was, however, designed by one or more participants in this DG.....

Ah hah... Carmelo in Uruguay designed by Kelly Blake Moran and Randy Thompson.

Carl Nichols

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2009, 09:36:10 AM »
Eric:
Third time's a charm -- so you've answered half the quiz.  What hole is it? 

Eric Smith

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2009, 09:41:56 AM »
Eric:
Third time's a charm -- so you've answered half the quiz.  What hole is it? 

11

Carl Nichols

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Re: Where am I?
« Reply #18 on: July 16, 2009, 11:39:15 PM »
This is indeed the par 5 11th hole at the Four Seasons Golf Club in Carmelo, Uruguay, which was designed by Randy Thompson and Kelly Blake Moran -- and reviewed by Ran in the Courses by Country section.  I hope to do a longer write-up on the course over the next few days when I have a few more minutes, but for now I'll simply note that I really, really liked the course, and have it in my top 2 in South America (together with the Jockey Club). 

I love good par 5's, and Carmelo has a great set.  As Ran's review notes, the 8th hole is absolutely world-class, and the 11th isn't far behind.  It serves as the transition between the relatively high ground on which the clubhouse and 10th sit, and the lower wetland holes on the back.  Here's the tee shot; the water on the left isn't really in play, but it makes you think.



I don't have a picture from the landing zone off the tee, but IMHO what makes this hole (in addition to the cool tee shot) is the cross-bunkers, which make the 2nd shot particularly challenging, and which deceive the golfer into thinking there isn't that much room if  you make an aggressive play and don't hit or get near the green.  As a result, I ended up laying up in front of them; here's a pic from about 130 yards. 



But as I learned when I walked past the cross-bunkers, there's actually a *lot* of room past them, as this next pic shows.  Of course, get too close and you're left with a tough flop/pitch to a narrow green. 



And as you look back from the green, you get a great view of where you've just been: