Philly Top 5 vs. SF Top 5, NLCS edition

[Geoffrey_Walsh]

My Philly Area Top 5 to start us off:

PV
Merion
Aronimink
Huntingdon Valley
Lancaster

Let's limit the courses to a 60 minute drive from the baseball stadiums.

[Phil_the_Author]

I don't know if its within 60 minutes of the stadium, but its really hard to beat these five who are within 15 minutes of each other.

1- SFGC
2- Olympic
3- Harding Park
4- Lake Merced
5- The Cal Club

[Mark McKeever]

My Philly Top 5 that I have played:

Pine Valley
Merion
Philadelphia Cricket Wissahickon
Rolling Green
Waynesborough

(Note this list may be subject to change after Saturday)  

Mark

[Ted Cahill]

I have not played it, but would someone who has nominate the Meadow Club for the SF list?

[mike_malone]

 PVGC
Merion
3 of your favorite Flynns

[Chris Roselle]

My NLCS Philly 5 is:

1. Pine Valley (Roy Halladay)
2. Merion (Cole Hamels)
3. Gulph Mills (Roy Oswalt)
4. Saucon Valley (Old Course)
5. Aronimink

[JESII]

My Philly Area Top 5 to start us off:

PV
Merion
Aronimink
Huntingdon Valley
Lancaster

Let's limit the courses to a 60 minute drive from the baseball stadiums.

Geoff - is Ben Sims driving you to Lancaster to meet the 60 minute criteria?

[Ben Sims]

My Philly Area Top 5 to start us off:

PV
Merion
Aronimink
Huntingdon Valley
Lancaster

Let's limit the courses to a 60 minute drive from the baseball stadiums.

Geoff - is Ben Sims driving you to Lancaster to meet the 60 minute criteria?

Jim,

Even then, he'd probably  need to eject overhead to make his tee time. At least based on google maps

[Niall Hay]

I don't know if its within 60 minutes of the stadium, but its really hard to beat these five who are within 15 minutes of each other.

1- SFGC
2- Olympic
3- Harding Park
4- Lake Merced
5- The Cal Club

1. SFGC
2. Cal Club
3. Olympic
4. Pasatiempo
4. Meadow Club

[Niall Hay]

PVGC
Merion
3 of your favorite Flynns

1. PVGC
2. Merion
3. Aronimink
4-5. Flynns

[Bill_McBride]

I have not played it, but would someone who has nominate the Meadow Club for the SF list?

Definitely.  I would replace Harding Park with the Meadow Club in Philip's list.  I would replace Lake Merced with Sonoma Golf Club - if you catch all the lights.

According to Google Maps, Pasatiempo is 72 minutes from Pac Bell.  I'd have it above Lake Merced (modern version).  How far is it to Mayacama?

[JESII]

My Philly Area Top 5 to start us off:

PV
Merion
Aronimink
Huntingdon Valley
Lancaster

Let's limit the courses to a 60 minute drive from the baseball stadiums.

Geoff - is Ben Sims driving you to Lancaster to meet the 60 minute criteria?

Jim,

Even then, he'd probably  need to eject overhead to make his tee time. At least based on google maps

No doubt...what do you think Geoff? Ready for a ride?

[Tim Bert]

I'd like to see a comparison of the top 5 within city limits for each as opposed to the same old comparison of greater metro area courses.  We know that each of your cities is world class within 120 miles and also within 60 miles and even 30 miles, etc. 

What have you got that you can claim as your own?  I think many of the SF top 5 are actually within city limits.  Not sure if the same can be said for the Philly top 5 (I know of one in particular that isn't even in the same state!)

Let's see the home town top 5s and how they stack up.  Thanks!

[D_Malley]

That would be no contest as there are only two private clubs inside the Phila. city limits.

Bala & Torresdale Frankfort

[Tim Bert]

Can any major city compete with SF for quality of courses within the city limits?

[Mark McKeever]

Houston?

Mark

[Mark McKeever]

Nevermind. I thought you said quantity.

Mark

[Mike Benham]

For San Francisco, the only courses that are 100% within the city boundaries are:

Harding Park (and the Fleming 9)
Presdio
Lincoln Park
Golden Gate Park (9 holes)
Gleneagles (McClaren Park)

SFGC has only 13.5 holes in the city limits
Olympic Lake has 16.5 holes in the city limits
Olympic Cliffs has 8.5 holes in the city limits

[Tim Bert]

Can any major city compete with SF for quality of courses with at least 13.5 holes within the city limits?   

[mike_malone]

 Tim,

    Aren't city limits out west bigger than here in the east ? You need to factor that in

[Dave Herrick]

Looks like geographically Philadelphia is 3 times the size of San Francisco, 47 vs. 143 square miles.

[Alex Miller]

Just throwing it out there.

Within L.A.'s city limits you have:

LACC
Riviera
Wilshire
Bel Air
El Caballaero

400 square miles within the city limits!

[mike_malone]

 OH WELL THERE GOES THAT EXCUSE

[mike_malone]

 How about NLE. Could we count those?

[Kevin Pallier]

I'd glady go back to any of the these three I saw in each area 

PA
PVGC (NJ)
Merion (E)
Rolling Green

SF
Cal Club
SFGC
Olympic

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