Non-Contiguous Nines

[Mike Hendren]

Is there a course where the nines are located on two parcels that share no common boundary?

Perhaps an original nine hole club without a range that was land-locked, then found a site for a second nine and range down the street?

Bogey

[Garland Bayley]

My home course, Orchard Hills GCC, added a second nine like that. The street they were located on had houses all down the other side. The land behind those houses was open, and they bought it. So, the second nine is located one house lot beyond the common boundary.

[David Stewart]

My family went to Mackinac Island for my grandparents' anniversary a few years ago and we played the Jewel course run by the Grand Hotel. The original 9 sits right by the hotel and was built in 1901. The second 9 was built in 1994 and is about a 30 minute buggy ride (no cars on the island). There was no space to add another nine by the original so it had to be built in a different site.

In reality, I would consider them two separate 9 hole courses as they have few similarities, but they are considered one by the hotel.

[Jeb Bearer]

Congressional's gold course sits on two parcels. The first five holes and the last four holes are on the main site, and the other nine are diagonally across the road. The nine near the clubhouse look like you would expect from seeing the Blue course, green and lightly treed , while the rest are more wooded and isolated.  

[Jim Sherma]

I believe that Kenmare in Ireland is like this. The original 9 is down next to the river and the new nine is on higher land. It's been a while, but I do not believe that the two parcells were contiguous. The old nine is a very pleasent spot to play, although the golf was nothing great.

[rjsimper]

Luana Hills/Royal Hawaiian

[Mark McKeever]

Boston Golf Club sits on two parcels separated by a road.

Mark

[Howard Riefs]

Kiawah Island, The Ocean Course.

[Mike Schott]

My home course, Farmington Hills Golf Club is like this. It was originally a 9 hole course on the NE corner of 2 local roads. Later the city took over the site of an old dump on the SW side of these roads. The original course was redone and is now the back 9 and a new 9 holes, range and clubhouse are on the newer property. These are connected by a tunnel built under the intersection of the two roads. There's a different flavor to each nine, with 1-9 having wetlands and tall pines and the back being more of a parkland course with condos along a few of the holes but well out of play (except the errant approach I once hit on 18  .

[mike_beene]

Winged Foot West  would fit if the East is considered a separate property.

[Sean_A]

Grosse Ile, near Detroit, has two nines on opposite sides of road.

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,20341.0.html

Ciao

[Keith OHalloran]

East Hampton Golf Club. Two different sides of the road. One is "links style" one is tree lined. Very different nines.

[Bart Bradley]

Belvedere.

Bart

[Andy Troeger]

Legacy Hills in LaPorte, Indiana. The front nine was built in 1904 per their website, the back nine about 100 years later. The back is across the road, past at least a few buildings and maybe a house fronting the street, and then back to the course. As you can imagine, totally different experiences and styles. The original nine is credited to Langford/Moreau design according to some various websites.

[Ross Harmon]

Mystic Hills (Pete/ PB Dye) in Culver, Indiana has 9s on either side of a county road, but the real defining factor is that the south 9 is build on sand and the north (back) 9 is built on clay.

[Sven Nilsen]

Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor has 3 or 4 (if not more) non-contiguous segments.

[Mike_Trenham]

The Ocean Course fits this description.

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