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Eric Smith

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Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« on: February 15, 2010, 05:17:10 PM »
Passion
 
pas·sion  (pāsh'ən)    
n.  
A powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger.

Ardent love.

The object of such love or desire.

Boundless enthusiasm: His skills as a player don't quite match his passion for the game.

The object of such enthusiasm: Golf is her passion.



 
If you've paid any attention to the posts and the posters of golfclubatlas over a period of time you've undoubtedly come across a website or two along the way that stands out among the many out there as one of your favorites.  It's cool how so many of the folks who post here have their own sites, or blogs, where often you'll find their passions for both golf and/or golf architecture on display a little more in depth than with the typically succinct nature of a post (sans Gib Papazian ;)) or series of posts on gca.com.
 
I wanted to make a thread about the stand out sites, really one in particular for me, that I have come across that really fits the bill in the definition above for the word passion.  'Enthusiasm' is used twice above in this definition and when I think of enthusiasm I don't think negative at all, do you?  

Rob Rigg's site is as good as it gets imo.  He has passion covered in spades.  And his site is the good passion type.  Uplifting.  It isn't dismissive of others - no snob appeal.  If you're really about the good, why bother talking about the bad?  The Walking Golfer is Passionate with a capital P.  He's also put a lot of work into it you'll see as you click around in there.  

A great site and though we've never met personally I'm very comfortable in saying that RR is a great guy.  Check it out if you haven't already:

http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/

even a GREAT logo!



I hope some of you will also share a favorite or two of yours; there's plenty of others for sure.



P.S. No back room deals with Rob here.  Strictly a fan! :)
« Last Edit: February 15, 2010, 05:40:10 PM by Eric Smith »

Ronald Montesano

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2010, 05:19:05 PM »
Coming in 2024
~Elmira Country Club
~Soaring Eagles
~Bonavista
~Indian Hills
~Maybe some more!!

Mac Plumart

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2010, 05:29:01 PM »
For me, Rob Rigg's site has been motivational and his class has done nothing but enhance that motivation...at least for me.

For useful information, you can't overlook Chris Buie's http://sandhillsinsider.com/golf.html

In all honesty, I have no idea why in the world Golfweek, Golf Digest, or Golf Magazine haven't bought his site and hired him one as their full time NC expert.  If I ran those magazines, I would have done that yesterday.  And no, I haven't met Chris...his site is just that useful!
Sportsman/Adventure loving golfer.

Tony_Muldoon

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2010, 05:36:07 PM »
Brian Ewen drew our attention to these gys a few days agoe. thanks Brian

http://www.youtube.com/user/GolfFrontier#p/search/0/mvk3bOGrZ4M

e.g. a neat flyover of Cypress Point but also some surprises. they seem to be adding more fast.
Let's make GCA grate again!

Ryan Admussen

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2010, 06:06:58 PM »
Passion
 
pas·sion  (pāsh'ən)    
n.  
A powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger.

Ardent love.

The object of such love or desire.

Boundless enthusiasm: His skills as a player don't quite match his passion for the game.

The object of such enthusiasm: Golf is her passion.



 
If you've paid any attention to the posts and the posters of golfclubatlas over a period of time you've undoubtedly come across a website or two along the way that stands out among the many out there as one of your favorites.  It's cool how so many of the folks who post here have their own sites, or blogs, where often you'll find their passions for both golf and/or golf architecture on display a little more in depth than with the typically succinct nature of a post (sans Gib Papazian ;)) or series of posts on gca.com.
 
I wanted to make a thread about the stand out sites, really one in particular for me, that I have come across that really fits the bill in the definition above for the word passion.  'Enthusiasm' is used twice above in this definition and when I think of enthusiasm I don't think negative at all, do you?  

Rob Rigg's site is as good as it gets imo.  He has passion covered in spades.  And his site is the good passion type.  Uplifting.  It isn't dismissive of others - no snob appeal.  If you're really about the good, why bother talking about the bad?  The Walking Golfer is Passionate with a capital P.  He's also put a lot of work into it you'll see as you click around in there.  

A great site and though we've never met personally I'm very comfortable in saying that RR is a great guy.  Check it out if you haven't already:

http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com/

even a GREAT logo!



I hope some of you will also share a favorite or two of yours; there's plenty of others for sure.



P.S. No back room deals with Rob here.  Strictly a fan! :)

+1

I also enjoy reading all the various blogs of other members.

Rob Rigg

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2010, 06:50:35 PM »
Wow - Eric - Thanks for the kind words - much appreciated!

Mac and Ryan - thanks for the support as well!

I have inks from TWG's homepage and Friends of the Society page to other guys in the treehouse - here are a few of my favs:

- Jim Colton's Golf Blog 100 site is really cool - his current Ballyneal hole by hole is fun to follow - http://www.golfblog100.com/

- Mike Nuzzo's site is really enjoyable as well - the Wolf Point pics and info is great - http://www.mnuzzo.com/main.html

- Josh Smith just launched his new site - obviously his paintings are amazing and it is fun browsing through them - http://www.joshsmithart.com/

- Tom Dunne's "Out and Back" - http://out-and-back.net/ - has a lot of well written and thoughtful commentary that treehouse members will appreciate (if they aren't reading it already)




jonathan_becker

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2010, 07:07:22 PM »
Eric,

An outstanding website that I found through Golf Club Atlas is

www.golfarchitecturepictures.com

I just love looking at the multiple angles shown for each course.



 

Eric Smith

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2010, 07:45:49 PM »
Most all of those are in my favorites...all excellent examples, thanks.

I also point to these:

www.punchbowlgolf.com

www.mydgolf.com

www.mrpgolf.com

and of course,

www.5isfine.com  JC Jones' homepage


Carl Nichols

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2010, 07:52:39 PM »
I don't remember the exact url, but it's something like thebestingolf -- always good for a chuckle.

Mac Plumart

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2010, 08:02:58 PM »
Oh my...I am laughing my butt off...Eric you got me big time.

I saw your link to JC's website...and I thought, huh, I didn't know he had one.  So I clicked the link.  And nothing comes up related to golf.  So, WTF?  Then I read it...www.5isfine.com...f**king hilarious!!!!  nice one...please excuse the profanity...but that was funny!!!

And oh yeah...MRP Golf is an AMAZING website!!!!    ;)
Sportsman/Adventure loving golfer.

Michael Blake

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2010, 08:11:17 PM »
Mac, your favorite movie is Grease ?

Mac Plumart

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2010, 08:26:03 PM »
Yes, Michael, it is.  As goofy as that sounds...it is true.  I could go into a long story as to why it is, but I'll spare you and simply accept the jeers.   :'(
Sportsman/Adventure loving golfer.

Kevin Pallier

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2010, 08:36:35 PM »
Site related:
http://delicious.com/golfclubatlas

Though the public course link doesn't work for some reason ;)
http://www.golfblog100.com/




Eric Smith

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2010, 08:41:44 PM »
Yes, Michael, it is.  As goofy as that sounds...it is true.  I could go into a long story as to why it is, but I'll spare you and simply accept the jeers.   :'(



You're cruisin' for a bruisin'

Mac Plumart

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2010, 08:54:37 PM »
No comment!  :-X
Sportsman/Adventure loving golfer.

JC Jones

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2010, 08:55:57 PM »
Mac,

I promise our round at HT wont take 5 hours if you promise to not utter so much as one line from that movie ;)
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.

Eric Smith

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2010, 08:56:56 PM »
No comment!  :-X



Okay, what's the matter with you, huh? You've got the personality of a wet mop.

Mac Plumart

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2010, 09:12:11 PM »


Huh?

But back to the topic...

Ian Andrew's Caddyshack is incredible!

http://thecaddyshack.blogspot.com/
« Last Edit: February 15, 2010, 09:15:07 PM by Mac Plumart »
Sportsman/Adventure loving golfer.

Michael Rossi

Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2010, 10:07:54 PM »
Mac

If you like Ian's first blog, check out his latest.

http://www.weirgolfdesign.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=8&Itemid=20

Another good one is Robert Thompson's

http://www.ontgolf.ca/g4g/



Eric Smith

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2010, 12:25:52 PM »
Oh my...I am laughing my butt off...Eric you got me big time.

I saw your link to JC's website...and I thought, huh, I didn't know he had one.  So I clicked the link.  And nothing comes up related to golf. 

Sorry about that Mac, I had forgotten that he had moved his content over to a new domain.  Try www.300minuteman.com

jonathan_becker

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« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2010, 12:35:09 PM »
Eric,

How can you not throw www.5thmajor.com into the discussion as well?  ;)
« Last Edit: February 16, 2010, 12:38:55 PM by jonathan becker »

Sven Nilsen

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #21 on: February 16, 2010, 01:10:19 PM »
I've enjoyed the work at www.pacduneslooper.blogspot.com.  A combination of life in the trenches and an etiquette lesson at the same time.
"As much as we have learned about the history of golf architecture in the last ten plus years, I'm convinced we have only scratched the surface."  A GCA Poster

"There's the golf hole; play it any way you please." Donald Ross

Ronald Montesano

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« Reply #22 on: February 16, 2010, 03:52:50 PM »
For JC,
Marty: Yeah, but this time we're seniors.
Rizzo: And we're gonna rule the school!

For Eric,
300minuteman.com doesn't exist, not neither.

Coming in 2024
~Elmira Country Club
~Soaring Eagles
~Bonavista
~Indian Hills
~Maybe some more!!

John Avram

Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2010, 11:47:12 PM »
Brian Ewen drew our attention to these gys a few days agoe. thanks Brian

http://www.youtube.com/user/GolfFrontier#p/search/0/mvk3bOGrZ4M

e.g. a neat flyover of Cypress Point but also some surprises. they seem to be adding more fast.

Hi guys,

New to the board here, but wanted to mention the course flyovers on youtube from Golf Frontier.  If there are any you want to see that haven't been done yet,  let me know, I can turn new ones around pretty quickly.

John

Kenny Baer

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Re: Great websites you've discovered here on GCA
« Reply #24 on: October 13, 2010, 03:24:33 PM »
www.itinerantgolf.com
www.top100golf.blogspot.com

Both are excellent; l have literally been checking them everyday for years looking for an update.

I also must admit I have been checking Mac's www.mrpgolf.com lately/daily.

Mac you need to make it so that we know when you play a new course; I just constantly go to your rankings and try to spot something I haven't seen before.

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