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Hope Valley CC (Ross / Silva), Durham, NC -- A Photo Tour!! - Hole 18 Posted

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Mark Saltzman:
"At Hope Valley, our job wasn't to create an exact replica of the course as it was in 1926.  You can't do that.  Our job was to give the members a course that's true to the spirit of Ross's design, but at the same time can stand up to the capabilities of the modern player.  It's a restoration, not a reproduction."

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[Perry] Maxwell did indeed work at Hope Valley in the late 1930s... The work at Hope Valley was a massive green redesign, along the lines of what Maxwell did at Philadelphia Country Club in the early 1930s and more extensive than his work at Gulph Mills during the 1930s.  From talking with the people at Hope Valley they think he redid over half of the course, if not the whole thing. -- Chris Clouser

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Very downhill 420 yard par-4 1st that traverses some severe property before the approach plays uphill to a plateau green:










Fairly straightforward 200 yard par-3 2nd that plays slightly downhill to a large, tilted, and squared-off green:




An interesting tee shot at the 370 yard 3rd, where the golfer must choose his angle of attack carefully as a stream runs along the fairway to the left and OB lurks right.




As is common at HVCC, bunkers are set well back from the green's edge to create a foreshortening affect:

Jeff Shelman:
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the entire course.

I have played there three times (twice when I barely knew anything about GCA) and thought it was good. Very sold golf course and a cool vibe.

Phil McDade:
Mark:

I know nothing about agronomy, but do those greens look odd? Their color is notably different than the rest of the course. Time of year? Am I seeing things?

Thanks for the start of another interesting thread. :)

rjsimper:
The greens are champion bermuda, changed from bent summer before last. Champion tends to have the deeper, darker green look than common, (or at least that's what I've noticed on the courses that have it around here)

Not a huge fan of 1 as an opener...taking driver out of your hands and being a nearly must-hit fairway.  But I do really like this golf course a lot.

Cory Lewis:
Many people know my feelings about this course.  I think it belongs in the top 100.  I'm glad Mark is doing a photo tour so that those who don't know about this course can get a feel for it and hopefully make time to play it if they are in NC.  No, I'm not a member, I just think highly of the place.

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