Dismal River Golf Club - Construction Progress Update

[Michael George]

What is it with you Dismal guys taking 1 picture of the golf course and posting it???  Mac's has sun glare and you can barely see anything and Eric's is of a guy taking a leak?

Do we need Saltzman out there in order to get a half decent picture?

[John Kavanaugh]

If you are ever fortunate enough to meet a member of Dismal you will know you have met a golfer. If you want a photographer you may be out of luck.

[Stephen Davis]

What is it with you Dismal guys taking 1 picture of the golf course and posting it???  Mac's has sun glare and you can barely see anything and Eric's is of a guy taking a leak?

Do we need Saltzman out there in order to get a half decent picture?

This was my thought exactly!

[Michael George]

If you are ever fortunate enough to meet a member of Dismal you will know you have met a golfer. If you want a photographer you may be out of luck.

John - have you already put our round out of your memory bank?  I folded the best I could for you and your partner, don't know how much more hospitable I could have been.   

[John Kavanaugh]

If you are ever fortunate enough to meet a member of Dismal you will know you have met a golfer. If you want a photographer you may be out of luck.

John - have you already put our round out of your memory bank?  I folded the best I could for you and your partner, don't know how much more hospitable I could have been.   

You would have won the whole thing if you had beat me...but you already knew that.

[Michael George]

If you are ever fortunate enough to meet a member of Dismal you will know you have met a golfer. If you want a photographer you may be out of luck.

John - have you already put our round out of your memory bank?  I folded the best I could for you and your partner, don't know how much more hospitable I could have been.   

You would have won the whole thing if you had beat me...but you already knew that.

John - if I have learned one thing, everyone likes the loser.  Why risk winning and ruin it???

[Keith OHalloran]

I did not see John Candy when I was out there, but I thought that Rex Ryan was greeting us with a cooler of beers when we pulled in!

[Dan Herrmann]

We were going to buy Chris a Jets hat.   I'd love to see a side-by-side:  Chris vs. Rex  (Chris is better looking, and smarter to boot!)

[John Kavanaugh]

Played where the sun always shines this weekend.  Despite dower weather warnings

http://theinterrobang.com/2012/10/dont-worry-denver-frankies-got-you/

a great time was had.

http://pics.lockerz.com/s/251503651

[Michael George]

There's Eric - always front and center. 

Nice of you John to cover yourself up and give the spotlight to the rest of your group in the picture.  You look like Yukon Cornelius 

[Jeff Taylor]

A camera on the golf course?

[Eric Smith]

Played where the sun always shines this weekend.  Despite dower weather warnings

http://theinterrobang.com/2012/10/dont-worry-denver-frankies-got-you/

a great time was had.

http://pics.lockerz.com/s/251503651

Thanks for the invite 2 years ago, JK. A lot has changed since that trip!

Here's a good one of you teeing off at the 6th.



And Doc Wellmon at the 3rd.



Lastly, here is another view of the gap at the entrance to 18 green.



Tons of room to shoot the gap if one were inclined to do so.

[Tom_Doak]

So how good did the front nine turn out?  (With greens at about 6 on the Stimpmeter, most likely.)

[Eric Smith]

So how good did the front nine turn out?  (With greens at about 6 on the Stimpmeter, most likely.)

I think it turned out great. The turf has progressed unbelievably since the summer. Hole 5 is definitely the furthest along tee to green. Perfect.

4 is my favorite hole. From the back tee is the best in order to really open up the view of the left hand fairway. We had a winter wind that made reaching the fairway on 9 very difficult so  we moved up to the forward tees allowing for a more straight on approach across the road.

The new greensite on 12 is excellent. Actually the entire hole is. Great looking tee shot with just enough intrigue and doubt as to where the fairway might end to keep the first timers honest. That is one of the coolest spots on a course full of them.

17 tee is one of the more thrilling I've played.

The finish work on 18 including the native areas short of the green really do help to give the course its own unique identity. I think it all adds up to a wonderful course that complements the other perfectly, making for one heckuva 36 hole day in the sand hills.

[Dan Herrmann]

Holy cow.   (appropriate, seeing how this was a ranch last summer).    This is porn for a golf nut,

Brilliant.  Beautiful.  Exciting. 

Sublime

Cool

A+

[Bruce Wellmon]

What's a little cool weather to stand in the way of a walk on the second course at Dismal.

The first, tee shot.

Second shot landing area. Perhaps 120 from the green. The bunker on the right and narrowing of the fairway perhaps 40 yards out leaves you with a choice. Either be sure you can get there or lay up 70 - 120 yards short.

To a rather contoured green.

[Bruce Wellmon]

The second tee shot in June at The Fifth Major during our tour.

And the fairway.

And last weekend. Approaching the landing area.

[Bruce Wellmon]

The par 3 3rd with a massive and deep blowout bunker guarding the right side.

[Bruce Wellmon]

And the 4th. Turned out to be one of my favorites. Lots of room left although it doesn't look that way from the tee. You can carry the center line bunker based on the wind, and there is a lower fairway down to the right which would leave a blind second shot.
Mike on the tee.

But the view from the back tees is special. That is #3 green on the right.

[Bruce Wellmon]

5 and 6 are a LONG par 3 (driver) followed by a short par 4.
All I have is a dreadful cell phone pic of the 5th.

Mr Doak says you should make a total of 7 for these 2 holes whether it's 3,4 or 4,3.
I'm still trying.
I don't have a pic of the 6th since I haven't hit the fairway (or green) yet. Mission accomplished Tom.
 

[Bruce Wellmon]

7 goes downhill. From the back tees, the bunker comes into play significantly.
From the middle tees, take it over the bunker based on the wind. The wind direction will change the options on this hole.

8 is all downhill par 5 and our first glimpse of the wonderful backdrops that frame the last 10 holes.
What you can't see are the fairway contours. Hit a shorter drive and it's a blind second shot. A long drive really helps here.

[Bruce Wellmon]

The 9th. The road hole.
Bite off what you can.
 
The approach to an infinity green out on a peninsula with a significant drop off right.
 

[Dan Herrmann]

Bruce - thanks for the pics.  It's amazing how far it's come since we were there for the 2011 5th Major.

Combine "New" with the original course, and DR has one amazing pair of golf courses.

[Bruce Wellmon]

The 10th. Straightaway par 4 across the deep ravine that is to the right of the 9th hole.
CJ about to send one deep.

To a green perched on the tip of a penninsula.

[Bruce Wellmon]

The 11th is a par 3.

I can't remember what hole this is, but it's such a thing of beauty that I had to post it. Butter.