Watching the golf at Old White and Inverness this week and Old MacDonald at the Pub Links, I got thinking about what older or out of the way golf courses would you most like to see the Tour players on. I am not considering those courses that just don't want the tours on them - ie. Pine Valley and Cypress Point. Just those courses that we don't get to see ever on TV. I did not consider what would be a strong test against Tour players - just those courses that would be fun to watch them on.
Here is my list:
Old Courses:
1 National Golf Links - the obvious choice. Would give time for the media to give NGLA the recognition it deserves for what it did for American golf.
2 Shoreacres - from pictures that I have seen, it looks completely different than other championship Chicago courses.
3 Country Club (Pepper Pike) - the most underrated golf course that I have ever played. A great Flynn design. Miles ahead of Firestone in Northeast Ohio where the Tour currently plays.
HM - Kittansett, SFGC, Myopia. I realize that many of the pros would kill these courses, but it would just be fun to watch them play some of the holes that are discussed at length on this string.
Out of the Way Courses:
1 Crystal Downs - would they try to drive the short par 4s or lay up
2 Sand Hills - just to see the course
3 All 4 Bandon courses - I enjoyed the Pub Links so much, I cannot imagine how good a large, full crew production would be.
HM - Ballyneal, Kingsley, Dismal River, Wade Hampton