GCA Mock Fantasy Draft II - Dream Course Edition

[Wyatt Halliday]

Crystal Downs - No. 14, Par 3

Mid Ocean - No. 15, Par 5

San Hills - No. 11, Par 4

[Jordan Wall]

Jim,

I think Cristian Willaert's holes 3 and 6 need to be changed on his list.


Kalen,

After the first three rounds, I was most envious of your course (next to mine).  What happened!?
 

[Kalen Braley]

Kalen,

After the first three rounds, I was most envious of your course (next to mine).  What happened!?
 

Jordan,

I still think my course is the one to beat, especially after this latest round of Doak Specials!!

P.S.  I could have waited to do pick the local course hole, but its still a really neat par 3 and wanted to set an example for the rest of the folks to include at least one local course.

[Jim Colton]

Jordan, thanks I've fixed it and it'll show up on the next update.

I agree, Kalen killed it with that last pick.  I was thinking about picking the 6th at Pac Dunes with my next one.  Imagine that back-to-back with 7th at Ballyneal.

[Patrick Hodgdon]

Spyglass #1 - Par 5, 595 yards


Sebonack #2 - Par 4, 474 yards


Fishers #11 Par 3, 165 yards

[JC Jones]

Crystal Downs - No. 14, Par 3

I should smack you in your mouth.

[Jim Colton]

DEUCIE is on the clock

ROUND FIVE
109. JC Jones: Fishers Island - No. 3, 330 Yds, Par 4; Shinnecock - No. 18, 374 Yds, Par 4; Oakmont - No. 15, 435 Yds, Par 4
110. Matt Bosela: Augusta National - No. 10, 495 Yds, Par 4; Banff Springs - No. 4, 200 Yds, Par 3; Harbour Town - No. 18, 452 Yds, Par 4
111. Wyatt Halliday: Crystal Downs - No. 14, ? Yds, Par 3; Mid Ocean - No. 15, ? Yds, Par 5; Sand Hills - No. 11, ? Yds, Par 4
112. Ronald Montesano: Arcadia Bluffs - No. 12, 431 Yds, Par 4; Machrihanish - No. 5, 380 Yds, Par 4; Bandon Trails - No. 14, 325 Yds, Par 4
113. Tom Doak: Ballybunion (Old) - No. 15, 197 Yds, Par 3; Pacific Dunes - No. 3, 499 Yds, Par 5; ? - No. ?, ? Yds, Par ?
114. Brad Fleischer: Black Mesa - No. 7, 355 Yds, Par 4; County Sligo - No. 8, 460 Yds, Par 4; Kingsley Club - No. 9, 157 Yds, Par 3
115. Cristian Willaert: Pasatiempo - No. 18, 160 Yds, Par 3; Royal Ashdown - No. 12, 570 Yds, Par 5; St. George's Hill - No. 8, 180 Yds, Par 3
116. Eric Smith: Royal St Georges - No. 4, 495 Yds, Par 4; Seminole - No. 6, 388 Yds, Par 4; Jockey Club (Red) - No. 18, 355 Yds, Par 4
117. Kalen Braley: Pacific Dunes - No. 6, 330 Yds, Par 4; Rock Creek - No. 15, 290 Yds, Par 4; Rock Creek - No. 16, 410 Yds, Par 4
118. Patrick Hodgdon: Spyglass - No. 1, 600 Yds, Par 5; Sebonack - No. 2, ? Yds, Par 4; Fishers Island - No. 11, ? Yds, Par 3
119. Tim Bert: Pinehurst No. 2 - No. 5, ? Yds, Par 4; Pacific Dunes - No. 2, ? Yds, Par 4; Longshadow - No. 17, ? Yds, Par 3
120. Jordan Wall: Oakmont - No. 17, 313 Yds, Par 4; NGLA - No. 16, 405 Yds, Par 4; Cypress Point - No. 5, 493 Yds, Par 5
121. Deucie Bies
122. Jud Tigerman
123. Sean Arble
124. Robert Ball
125. Chip Gaskins
126. John Mayhugh
127. Mac Plumart
128. Richard Choi
129. George Freeman
130. Jim Thornton
131. Alex Miller
132. Jim Colton
133. Carl Nichols
134. Matthew Hunt
135. JNC_Lyon

[Deucie Bies]

San Francisco #2 Par 4 459 yards
Riviera #4 Par 3 236 yards
Sunningdale Old #5 Par 4 419 yards

[Wyatt Halliday]

Crystal Downs - No. 14, Par 3

I should smack you in your mouth.

Feel Free. It's the only hole I birdied while there. The rest of the round was a bloodbath.

[JC Jones]

Crystal Downs - No. 14, Par 3

I should smack you in your mouth.

Feel Free. It's the only hole I birdied while there. The rest of the round was a bloodbath.

My only birdie there is number 5.  I think I tripled that on 5 this past summer though.

[Jim Colton]

Need one replacement pick from Robert, then it'll be on to Chip and John.  I think I only have autopicks from Mac on the back-half of the draft.

122. Jud Tigerman: The Old Course - No. 12, 316 Yds, Par 4; Rye - No. 4, 411 Yds, Par 4; San Francisco - No. 7, 184 Yds, Par 3
123. Sean Arble: Woking - No. 3, 445 Yds, Par 4; Aberdovey - No. 12, 149 Yds, Par 3; Sunningdale (New) - No. 14, 191 Yds, Par 3
124. Robert Ball
125. Chip Gaskins
126. John Mayhugh
127. Mac Plumart
128. Richard Choi
129. George Freeman
130. Jim Thornton
131. Alex Miller
132. Jim Colton
133. Carl Nichols
134. Matthew Hunt
135. JNC_Lyon

[Jim Colton]

Crystal Downs - No. 14, Par 3

I should smack you in your mouth.

Feel Free. It's the only hole I birdied while there. The rest of the round was a bloodbath.

I hope I get another invite (although unlikely), because I'm still looking for my first par!

[Robert_Ball]

Whitinsville 9th hole 446 yds par 4
Country Club of Charleston 11th hole 185 yds par 3
Chicago 12th hole 415 yds

[JC Jones]

Crystal Downs - No. 14, Par 3

I should smack you in your mouth.

Feel Free. It's the only hole I birdied while there. The rest of the round was a bloodbath.

I hope I get another invite (although unlikely), because I'm still looking for my first par!

if it makes you feel any better, you're always welcome to join me at Belvedere.

[Garland Bayley]

...
Kalen,

After the first three rounds, I was most envious of your course (next to mine).  What happened!?
 

He picked that ghastly par 3 from Thanksgiving Point. If he wanted to pick from Utah, he could have gone to Hideout by FR.

[Jordan Wall]

Kalen,

I don't dream of playing my local course.

[Kalen Braley]

Kalen,

I don't dream of playing my local course.

True enough...

But some lucky people do get to call these courses on this thread thier "local" course.

Either way, its still a really good hole and I'll keep it on there! 

[Jordan Wall]

1.
2. Pine Valley, 368 yds. Par 4
3.
4. Cypress Point, 390 yds. Par 4
5. Cypress Point, 515 yds., Par 5
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Riviera, 310 yds. Par 4
11. Augusta National, 490 yds. Par 4
12.
13. San Francisco, 135 yds. Par 3
14.
15.
16. NGLA, 410 yds., Par 4
17. Oakmont, 310 yds., Par 4
18. Pebble Beach, 543 yds., Par 5

First 9 holes, 3471 yards, Par-37
NGLA-esque
 

[Chip Gaskins]

Waterville #11 par 5
St Louis CC #2 par 3 212
Olympic Club #18 par 4 350

[Wyatt Halliday]

1.
2. Pine Valley, 368 yds. Par 4
3.
4. Cypress Point, 390 yds. Par 4
5. Cypress Point, 515 yds., Par 5
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Riviera, 310 yds. Par 4
11. Augusta National, 490 yds. Par 4
12.
13. San Francisco, 135 yds. Par 3
14.
15.
16. NGLA, 410 yds., Par 4
17. Oakmont, 310 yds., Par 4
18. Pebble Beach, 543 yds., Par 5

First 9 holes, 3471 yards, Par-37
NGLA-esque
 

Jordan,

Are you only going for ODG's?

[Jordan Wall]

1.
2. Pine Valley, 368 yds. Par 4
3.
4. Cypress Point, 390 yds. Par 4
5. Cypress Point, 515 yds., Par 5
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Riviera, 310 yds. Par 4
11. Augusta National, 490 yds. Par 4
12.
13. San Francisco, 135 yds. Par 3
14.
15.
16. NGLA, 410 yds., Par 4
17. Oakmont, 310 yds., Par 4
18. Pebble Beach, 543 yds., Par 5

First 9 holes, 3471 yards, Par-37
NGLA-esque
 

Jordan,

Are you only going for ODG's?

No, I wanted the 12th at Cape Kidnappers but Patrick stole it several picks before me. 

But if I had a real dream course, it would be from mostly ODG's, because I haven't gotten to see a lot of their work and am very interested in doing so.  All the above courses I want to see, and I have seen four already - of those four, five holes are represnted here, and they are all dream holes.  Why not continue that trend!?

[Wyatt Halliday]

1.
2. Pine Valley, 368 yds. Par 4
3.
4. Cypress Point, 390 yds. Par 4
5. Cypress Point, 515 yds., Par 5
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Riviera, 310 yds. Par 4
11. Augusta National, 490 yds. Par 4
12.
13. San Francisco, 135 yds. Par 3
14.
15.
16. NGLA, 410 yds., Par 4
17. Oakmont, 310 yds., Par 4
18. Pebble Beach, 543 yds., Par 5

First 9 holes, 3471 yards, Par-37
NGLA-esque
 

Jordan,

Are you only going for ODG's?

No, I wanted the 12th at Cape Kidnappers but Patrick stole it several picks before me. 

But if I had a real dream course, it would be from mostly ODG's, because I haven't gotten to see a lot of their work and am very interested in doing so.  All the above courses I want to see, and I have seen four already - of those four, five holes are represnted here, and they are all dream holes.  Why not continue that trend!?

No reason, I was just wondering if you were implementing any constraints into your selection process. I think some of us are doing it in different ways (i.e. adhering to specific numbering, approach to par, balance, etc.). Just interested was all.

Thanks

[Jordan Wall]

1.
2. Pine Valley, 368 yds. Par 4
3.
4. Cypress Point, 390 yds. Par 4
5. Cypress Point, 515 yds., Par 5
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Riviera, 310 yds. Par 4
11. Augusta National, 490 yds. Par 4
12.
13. San Francisco, 135 yds. Par 3
14.
15.
16. NGLA, 410 yds., Par 4
17. Oakmont, 310 yds., Par 4
18. Pebble Beach, 543 yds., Par 5

First 9 holes, 3471 yards, Par-37
NGLA-esque
 

Jordan,

Are you only going for ODG's?

No, I wanted the 12th at Cape Kidnappers but Patrick stole it several picks before me. 

But if I had a real dream course, it would be from mostly ODG's, because I haven't gotten to see a lot of their work and am very interested in doing so.  All the above courses I want to see, and I have seen four already - of those four, five holes are represnted here, and they are all dream holes.  Why not continue that trend!?

No reason, I was just wondering if you were implementing any constraints into your selection process. I think some of us are doing it in different ways (i.e. adhering to specific numbering, approach to par, balance, etc.). Just interested was all.

Thanks

I want it to be at least a par-70 and no higher than a par-73.

Aside from that, I just wanted a diverse mix of holes (short 4's, 5's, and 3's, as well as long ones, etc) of the highest quality.  I think it's going well.

Are you implementing any constraints?

[John Mayhugh]

Rye, 7th hole, par 3, 160 yds   

Portmarnock, 15th hole, par 3, 190 yds

Holston Hills, 5th hole, par 5, 614 yds

I didn't want to submit autopicks since I was sure Chip would pick something I had on my list, but he spared me this time around.  Not so lucky with Jordan (17th at Oakmont) and Tim Bert (my backup 17th hole pic, never thought that one was at risk!). 

[Robert_Ball]

Not so lucky with...Tim Bert (my backup 17th hole pic, never thought that one was at risk!). 

TB is clearly the "sleeper pick thief" having also taken my #2, Pacific Dunes which I thought would've lasted through a few more rounds.