You know you know too much about golf architecture when

[Tommy Williamsen]

You meet someone and after you find out his hometown your first question is, "Have you played X course?"

[Peter Pallotta]

...when a dear long-lost friend calls to treat you to a round at his local course and you find yourself thinking not "thank you" but "who designed it?"
All this study of gca is bound to make us a cold, heartless people in the end

[MCirba]

When you not only know off the top of your head that John Kosydar designed the 2,200 yard par 33 nine-hole Scott Greens Golf Course in Montdale, PA in 1961 but also that Hank Gavlinski (regrettably) re-routed original holes 6, 7, & 8 in 1990 due to too many tee shots on 6 ending up in the parking lot of the Bamboo Room Banquet Hall to the left of the fairway.

[Gene Greco]

When you not only know off the top of your head that John Kosydar designed the 2,200 yard par 33 nine-hole Scott Greens Golf Course in Montdale, PA in 1961 but also that Hank Gavlinski (regrettably) re-routed original holes 6, 7, & 8 in 1990 due to too many tee shots on 6 ending up in the parking lot of the Bamboo Room Banquet Hall to the left of the fairway.

Bo knows, er, my buddy Mike knows golf course architecture..

[Kalen Braley]

...when you travel to the Monterrey area and refuse to even drive by Poppy Hills....

[Matt_Cohn]

...when you travel to the Monterrey area and refuse to even drive by Poppy Hills....

That's a mistake!

[Matthew Essig]

...when you know Pebble Beach may not even break the top 5 for best designed courses on the peninsula. Views, history, etc... sure. But it lost its edge over the years.

[Carl Nichols]

When you meet someone from Minneapolis in a work setting, find out he plays golf, and then have a long discussion about courses there--even though you've never played golf in the state of Minnesota.

[Mike Dutton]

When you are one of the Founding Members (and Vice President) of the Society for the Appreciation of the Golden Age of American Golf Course Architecture (SAGAAGCA), Seth Raynor Chapter...and there are only 2 1/2 other members....and you're OK with that.

[Ira Fishman]

When your wife tells you to shut up because she is tired of hearing about every thread on GCA.  And she is a golfer!

[Ted Sirbaugh]

When you're playing a course for the first time with a member, but you're the one telling the member things about the course that he didn't know

[Ronald Montesano]

Tommy,


I subscribe to that periodical...someone drops a locale and I reference it via the golf course.

[John Kavanaugh]

When you stop correcting people you know are mistaken because you know everything you have learned is wrong

[David Wuthrich]

Your kids reference to geography/cities is it close to specific golf course I have played.

[Peter Pallotta]

And we're giving all these excellent examples without even a hint of either irony or self pity!
Remarkable, really...

[Kalen Braley]

When you make videos like this...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A899MJ6NXBA

[Jim Hoak]

When you find you love golf courses more than golf (which is where I am!).

[MCirba]

When you stop correcting people you know are mistaken because you know everything you have learned is wrong

+1

[Bill_McBride]

...when you know Pebble Beach may not even break the top 5 for best designed courses on the peninsula. Views, history, etc... sure. But it lost its edge over the years.

But an incredible figure 8 routing!

[Steve Lang]

   You read Max Behr's writing and understand.

[Joe Hancock]

When you use the TLA (three letter acronym) "ODG" when explaining who the architect was.....

[Sean_A]

When you realize you have forgotten more stuff than you remember.

Ciao

[John Connolly]

When you realize you don't.