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Anthony Gray

Penny Branch
« on: February 10, 2010, 07:56:45 PM »

  Did any one see this course on Destination Golf on the Golf Channel. It was featured on the South Carolina edition. The course was built on the family farm by family members. They did the layout and routing with an airial photo. And construction with farm equiptment. Sounds like fun.

  ARG

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Richard Hetzel

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2010, 08:03:44 PM »
Anthony,

I saw it today as well. An interesting golf course to add along with Kiawah, Caledonia and Sea Pines. It looks like they have a "poor man's" TPC Sawgrass hole there as well. The show's host(ess) was easy on the eyes... ;D

« Last Edit: February 10, 2010, 08:08:42 PM by Richard Hetzel »
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Anthony Gray

Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2010, 08:14:21 PM »


  Thanks for the photo Richard. How many on this site dream of this?

  Anthony

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Joel Zuckerman

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2010, 08:18:52 PM »
I've heard reasonably good things about this GC, which is in the greater (emphasis on g-r-e-a-t-e-r) Hilton Head area, but well west of I-95, somewhere in the countryside.  I'm not saying it's rural, but the club's zipcode is E-I-E-I-O.

I will attempt to make it there at some point, though I hear it's nearly 1.5 hours from my home in Savannah.
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JC Jones

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2010, 08:20:11 PM »
There is this one guy in Tennessee who keeps talking something about this.  Last I saw he had a bunch of bbq sauce on his topo (pronounced toe-poe). ;D
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I get it, you are mad at the world because you are an adult caddie and few people take you seriously.

Excellent spellers usually lack any vision or common sense.

I know plenty of courses that are in the red, and they are killing it.

Anthony Gray

Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2010, 08:22:33 PM »
Quote from: JC Jones on February 10, 2010, 08:20:11 PM
There is this one guy in Tennessee who keeps talking something about this.  Last I saw he had a bunch of bbq sauce on his topo (pronounced toe-poe). ;D

  John Stiles? ;D



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john_stiles

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2010, 11:42:52 PM »

Penny Branch is actually a McKenzie design, a fact not very well known.  

It is interesting and is a bit off the main roads.
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Anthony Gray

Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2010, 11:48:27 PM »
Quote from: john_stiles on February 10, 2010, 11:42:52 PM

Penny Branch is actually a McKenzie design, a fact not very well known. 

  Early front runner for post of the year.

  ARG

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Eric Smith

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2010, 11:56:28 PM »
Quote from: JC Jones on February 10, 2010, 08:20:11 PM
There is this one guy in Tennessee who keeps talking something about this.  Last I saw he had a bunch of bbq sauce on his topo (pronounced toe-poe). ;D

Screw HT next week, we're going to PB! ;)


And yes, John Stiles, that was classic... ;D
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Michael Whitaker

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2010, 12:19:05 AM »
Quote from: Anthony Gray on February 10, 2010, 11:48:27 PM
Quote from: john_stiles on February 10, 2010, 11:42:52 PM

Penny Branch is actually a McKenzie design, a fact not very well known. 

  Early front runner for post of the year.

  ARG


He's not joking Anthony... it is a Chris McKenzie design:  http://www.pennybranchclub.com/staff.html

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Mike Hendren

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2010, 09:21:55 AM »
Questions:

Did rabbits build a bunker?

Did they employ sleepers?

Are the bunkers "frilly?"

Is it minimalist?

Can I play with or suck up to the architect?

Can Bob Huntley get me access?

Do they have a "great membership?"

Does Tom Paul know the family's ancestry?

Will Jay Flemma drop its name in a new thread?

How many par fours can Matt Ward drive and what is the slope?

Has Geoff Shackleford criticized it yet?

Has John Mayhugh played it?

Does Trump have it under contract?

Do raters get comped?   Hillbillies?

Will there be a book titled The Making of _________?

Would Doak give it a zero?

I gotta know before I go.

Bogey
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Joe Hancock

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2010, 09:54:31 AM »
Bogey,

How's the weather in Brentwood?

 ;D

Joe
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Mike Hendren

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2010, 10:03:31 AM »
Joe, with apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "It rains, and the day is dark and dreary."

See ya some time this year.

Mike
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Ray Cross

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2010, 12:59:09 PM »
Wouldn't have normally looked into this one but the name was catchy....and guess what?   Maybe the funnest post by Michael Hendren. That's the post of the year for me.

Thanks Michael
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Anthony_Nysse

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2010, 01:21:48 PM »
If memory serves me right, the course was built by the family who actually did turfgrass renovation things-overseeding, aerifications, tees leveling, de thatching, etc...The 18th hole may be the longest in the state. I wouldn't put it very hihg on my list and it's A LEAST an hour from Hilton Head.
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Anthony J. Nysse
Director of Golf Courses & Grounds
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Hobe Sound, FL

Jim_Kennedy

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Re: Penny Branch
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2010, 04:09:00 PM »
Prior thread from '06:

http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,22250.0/

I play this course every year on my way back north. They made a couple of routing changes which messed with the flow, but the price and the solitude make it a worthwhile sidetrip.

p.s Nothing is overseed, at least not in my past visits. They dye the greens and tees for a little color and the speed can be deceptive in places.

   

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