Your Last Ten

[Joe_Tucholski]

What did u think of Canton Brookside and UofM?

I can't really say anything that hasn't been said.  If you are asking as a head to head comparison I liked Brookside more.  Like others have said brookside has some great greens.  UofM would be an amazing place to be a student for the golf course alone.  The one critique I have is my dislike for in course OB.  I want to play OSU scarlet to see which big 10 course is the champ.

[BCowan]

Belvedere (2)
Charlevoix Muni
Charlevoix CC
Port Huron GC
Greywalls (3)
Marquette GC
Canton Brookside
The Golf Club (2)
Moraine
Bloomfield Hills

[Matt Bosela]

The best run of my life, without question and my first ever overseas experience:


Hamilton G&CC
Kingsbarns Golf Links
The Golf House Club - Elie Links
St. Andrews - Old Course
Carnoustie - Championship
North Berwick West Links (x2)
Muirfield GC (x2)
Turnberry - Ailsa
Prestwick GC (x2)
Western Gailes GC

[JBovay]

Highlands Links 8
Cabot Cliffs 8
Cabot Links 8
New Orleans CC 4
Shennecossett 5
Royal Portrush (Dunluce) 8
Royal Portrush (Valley) 7
Royal County Down 8
Wannamoisett 7
Yale 8

[Gene Greco]

National Golf Links
Southampton
Oakmont
Sand Hills
Sagamore
Baltusrol lower
Pine Valley
Yale
Fishers Island
Wade Hampton
Peachtree

[John Kavanaugh]

National Golf Links
Southampton
Oakmont
Sand Hills
Sagamore
Baltusrol lower
Pine Valley
Yale
Fishers Island
Wade Hampton
Peachtree

Damn. I hoping for a review of The Mulligan.

[David Davis]

Pretty busy year this one:


Amsterdam Old Course (9 hole Harry Colt.)
Cabot Links
Cabot Cliffs
Highlands Links
St. Georges
Hamilton
Oak Hill West
Oak Hill East
Oakmont
Oakland Hills South

[Mike Hendren]

Dr. Greco, the Georgia Prophets hold Peachtree in the highest regard, perhaps a notch better than Augusta National Golf Club.  The repeated requirement of aerial approaches knocks it down a very slight notch for this hacker.  Your opinion?

Bogey

[Dan Herrmann]

My place was closed for two days, so I played Honeybrook and Wyncote in the last 3 weeks.   Both very fun daily fee courses in Chester County, PA.   IIRC, Wyncote was #3 new public in 1993 (Golf Digest). 


I actually took in the eclipse at Wyncote.  Great experience - we had about 75% coverage, and about 10 minutes afterward, the wind died and it got about 5 degrees (f) cooler.   30 minutes later, the wind was back and it was once again hot and muggy.

[Barry Stern]

Of all the posts, not sure why with this one i felt compelled to reply:


Metropolis -  NY metro area (home course, so multiple rounds)
Laurel Valley -  Greater Pittsburgh
Wildwood - Greater Pittsburgh
Westmoreland -  Greater Pittsburgh
Bethpage Black -  You know where
Trump Links at Ferry Point -  Queens, NYC
Links at Unionvale -  Greater Poughkeepsie 
Sea Island -  Seaside -  St Simmons Island, GA
Sea Island -  Plantation  - St Simmons Island, GA
Van Cortland Park -  Bronx, NYC

[Gene Greco]

Dr. Greco, the Georgia Prophets hold Peachtree in the highest regard, perhaps a notch better than Augusta National Golf Club.  The repeated requirement of aerial approaches knocks it down a very slight notch for this hacker.  Your opinion?

Bogey

Bogero


Two buds and me bid on an accompanied round there through First Tee and loved Peachtree so much we did so again last year.
A pure golf experience it's a course I could play everyday, has great variety of holes with pristine conditions.
Hard par easy bogey (no pun) for me with ample opportunity for recovery.
Seemed more open this time but could have been just my imagination.
Peachtree and Mountain Lake are my two favorite places in the southeast  to play the game.
Best,
Gene

[David Davis]

Dr. Greco, the Georgia Prophets hold Peachtree in the highest regard, perhaps a notch better than Augusta National Golf Club.  The repeated requirement of aerial approaches knocks it down a very slight notch for this hacker.  Your opinion?

Bogey

Bogero


Two buds and me bid on an accompanied round there through First Tee and loved Peachtree so much we did so again last year.
A pure golf experience it's a course I could play everyday, has great variety of holes with pristine conditions.
Hard par easy bogey (no pun) for me with ample opportunity for recovery.
Seemed more open this time but could have been just my imagination.
Peachtree and Mountain Lake are my two favorite places in the southeast  to play the game.
Best,
Gene

Gents,


Of course you didn't ask me but I have to say I totally agree. I was very fortunate to have paid my first visit to Peachtree last month. I was lucky to have a perfect summer morning on a relatively cool day, maybe it was like 80 degrees rather than 100 degrees. The course was absolutely perfectly maintained even in the heat of summer, and what a great property for golf it is. It's by far the best RTJ routing I've ever seen and honestly having just visited St. Georges in Toronto last week the similarities are readily apparent. I echo your sentiments about this club being an ideal club for daily play.


 

[Dave August]

Desert Forest
The Silverleaf Club
Prairie Dunes (3)
OakCreek (Sedona, AZ)
Colordo Golf Club
Dismal River White
Dismal Rive Red
Gainey Ranch GC
Timberlane G&CC (Gretna, LA)
English Turn G&CC (Belle Chasse, LA)

[jeffwarne]

Royal Cinque Ports(foursomes) what a course and club

RCP 4 ball
RCP (foursomes)
Princes
North Foreland
Royal St. Georges
The Bridge
Bonnie Briar
Patriot Hills
Patriot Hills

[Tim Martin]

Of all the posts, not sure why with this one i felt compelled to reply:


Metropolis -  NY metro area (home course, so multiple rounds)
Laurel Valley -  Greater Pittsburgh
Wildwood - Greater Pittsburgh
Westmoreland -  Greater Pittsburgh
Bethpage Black -  You know where
Trump Links at Ferry Point -  Queens, NYC
Links at Unionvale -  Greater Poughkeepsie 
Sea Island -  Seaside -  St Simmons Island, GA
Sea Island -  Plantation  - St Simmons Island, GA
Van Cortland Park -  Bronx, NYC

Barry-You are a lucky guy to be a member at Metropolis. A great walk and golf course that gets lost in the shuffle in the shadow of so many greats in the MET Section.

[Sean_A]

#2 playing today
Pine Needles
Dormie
Oak Harbor
Barton Hills
Cleeve Cloud
Burnham
Sunny Old
Rye
Littlestone


Strange mix!


Ciao

[Jud_T]

Sean, what were your thoughts about Barton Hills?

[Sean_A]

Sean, what were your thoughts about Barton Hills?

Jud

I was pleasantly surprised by Barton Hills.  The greens are a very interesting set which allow for some odd hole locations.  There are too many bunkers for my taste, especially the many blind bunkers...mind you the fairways are fairly generous.  The two blind ponds are a serious blot.  The back nine is very good golf indeed.  All in all, its a good course and I liked it.  To put things in perspective, I don't think it is quite as good as unheralded Birmingham near Detroit.  The bones are there for a better course, but that is nearly always the case.

Ciao

[David Davis]

On a more exotic note in descending order:


Gavea Golf Club (Rio)
Olympic Course (Rio)
Santapazienze (Sao Paulo)
Sao Paulo Golf Club
Boa Vista Golf Club (Sao Paulo)
Olivos Golf Club (Buenos Aires)
Golf Club of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
Jockey Club (Buenos Aires)
Golf Club de Argentino (Buenos Aires)
Ellerstina Golf Club (Buenos Aires)
San Andres (Buenos Aires)
Nordelta (Buenos Aires)

[C. Sturges]

Hello David,
You have had an epic year!  How would you rate your last ten against themselves and against some of the more known courses you have played for comparison?
I want to golf in South America, but it seems the gca is better in a lot of other places.
Thanks,
chris

[PCCraig]

I've had a pretty good run since July. Most recent first.

White Bear Yacht Club (Had the honor of showing Ran Morrissett around)
Kiawah Island Club - Cassique
Kiawah Island Club - River Course
Medinah #3
Medinah #1
Town & Country Club
Sand Valley
Mammoth Dunes
Shoreacres
Winter Park 9

[Brad Tufts]

Always fun during my travel season...in reverse order...


Holston Hills
Sweetens Cove
Independence GC (Richmond area Fazio)
Roaring Gap
Olde Farm
Kinloch
Tedesco
Essex (MA)
Stonelick Hills (Batavia, OH)
Brookside OH


Next to last 10 are:


Canterbury (OH)
TCC Pepper Pike
Salem CC
Promontory Dye (rained out on the back 9)
Thanksgiving Point
Columbine CC
Ravenna
Four Mile Ranch
Sand Hills (x7!!!)
Tedesco...brings me back to 9/2/17

[David Davis]

Hello David,
You have had an epic year!  How would you rate your last ten against themselves and against some of the more known courses you have played for comparison?
I want to golf in South America, but it seems the gca is better in a lot of other places.
Thanks,
chris

Chris,


To generalize South America would not be my first choice of golf destinations, especially compared to places like Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland or even the US. However, it's hard to compare the cultural experience with anything else.


In terms of courses a small few are way above the rest I guess. Santapazienza and Ellerstina are perhaps the two best experiences and both don't even constitute golf clubs as they both only really have 1 or 2 members and the only way to play is to know that one person and have them invite you. Then I'd say Gavea is a spectacular experience and the Olympic course while not spectacular for me is a really solid course.


Those the biggest standouts. There are some other solid courses and places like the Jockey Club are interesting but the current version is hardly the Alister Mackenzie version having been tinkered with considerably.


I'm looking at doing a couple course tours given the unique nature of a couple of the above mentioned.

[Tim Martin]

Yale
Pine Valley
LuLu
Thorny Lea
NGLA
Maidstone
Montauk Downs
Great Horse
Belmont CC
Keney Park

I got to play with guys from CT, MA, PA, OH, WA, NJ, NY, MN, ME, VT and TN.

[mark chalfant]

Wow Tim  !!


good  "work"


I would love to hear your thoughts on  Thorny Lea  and Maidstone