This is Sankaty Head, in Siasconset, MA (on Nantucket
Island), designed by Phil Wogan (according to
golfcourse.com). Often ranked among the top courses in MA,
it is now overlooked by the hotsy-totsy Rees-designed
Nantucket GC next door.
Here are two oblique aerial pics (provided by SPDB) of SH:
This pic was taken before Nantucket GC, hence why it is
unavailable. In my AOTD Summary after 250, I
inadvertently included Sankaty on the list of courses
unavailable, but I hadn't looked on Terraserver. I removed it
for the 350 summary.
other clues include:
famous GC initials, SH, Shinnecock Hills, Sand Hills,
Spyglass Hill.
360 degree views on the island.
"Sandpiper flies here" and "Brian and Joe Hackett were the
pilots for Sandpiper. Local cabbie is now the "Defective
Detective" on USA network" refers to the TV show "Wings",
set on Nantucket Island, and characters from it. Tony
Shalhoub, who played Antonio the cabbie, now plays "Monk",
on USA, a pretty good show.
famous dirty "limerick" = "There once was a man from" Nantucket....
"InstantCoffeeish Cranium" = "Sanka"-ty "Head"
"SanCouric noggin?" = "SanKatie Head"
"SanJoey Potter BJ" = "SanKatie"(Holmes, and her character
from Dawson's Creek) giving...you figure it out.
"Anyone remember the song from The Blues Brothers
(movie) with part of this course in the name? I think it's
from the opening sequence." = the song "She Caught the
Katy", played during the opening sequence.