As a new GCA member, I wanted to meet some other GCA'ers as well as play Rivermont, which I had read much about on these boards. I grew up in Atlanta and have lived here since college but never played there or heard much about it, other than this website over the last few months. I've learned a lot about GCA from this website as well as reading a few GCA books this spring. I now see courses much differently and feel like I'm learning more each day. As I mentioned to Mac yesterday, GCA is like fine wine, the more you learn the more you appreciate the good vino and the more you can't take the two buck chuck!
Rivermont was definitely the good stuff! I've had the good fortune to play at a number of old courses, some very highly ranked, and Rivermont displayed qualiites you would find at some old line courses. It was FUN to play and it made me think of Mountain Lake in some ways in terms of the enjoyment of the round. I highly recommend if you are in the area.
As a new member, I look forward to meeting more of you and hope to contribute some to the discussions. I was a little intimidated just showing up yesterday having never posted or knowing any other members (I'm still not exactly sure how I found this website...!), but had the good fortune of playing with Mr. Turboe, Mac Plumart and Link. What an enjoyable day playing and talking GCA with others who can talk the same language!