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Steve_Roths

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Rock Creek
« on: September 24, 2013, 06:17:36 PM »
On a side note from the Doak thread.

How the hell is Rock Creek not a World 100 course per Golf Magazine.  I am still dumbfounded over that.  I get that no one can get on Ellerston, but Rock Creek?


Mac Plumart

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Re: Rock Creek
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2013, 06:40:55 PM »
Pretty sure only Golfweek ranks Rock Creek in a Top 100 list. Golf Digest ranks it in their Top 200 and I don't think Golf Magazine has it on their Top 100 US list.

I really liked Rock Creek and think it is underrated across the board.
Sportsman/Adventure loving golfer.

Tom_Doak

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Re: Rock Creek
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2013, 09:41:14 PM »
It is 38th in the U.S. and 80th in the world on the LINKS 100, which is a lot closer to what I think of it.

I've heard some strange things about the course from a couple of GOLF Magazine panelists.  One of them reported back to the rest of the panel that they thought I had turned over too much creative license to my associates on my more recent projects, starting with Rock Creek.  I objected about that to Joe Passov pretty strongly, since whoever that was had no idea of the facts, and was just talking out of their ass.  [For the record, I would say that the course where my associates had the most creative input was Ballyneal, which no one seems to mind.]

I think the problem is just that they have a small sample size, and there are a couple of panelists who, for whatever reason, didn't like it and are holding it down.


PCCraig

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Re: Rock Creek
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2013, 10:59:03 AM »
I played Rock Creek this past May and really loved it. It's an incredible golf course that is more than well worth the trip to see.
H.P.S.

Jim Franklin

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Re: Rock Creek
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2013, 12:06:34 PM »
My view on Rock Creek is well documented. It is deserving of a more lofty status.
Mr Hurricane

Richard Choi

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Re: Rock Creek
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2013, 01:03:35 PM »
On the top of my list for the courses I must play. I really have no excuse as I can drive out there. Perhaps next summer...