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Carl Rogers

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #50 on: May 22, 2015, 08:49:39 AM »
The pics show no bunker rakes.  Are the no rakes a course policy?  (Dormie has no bunker rakes).  Really look forward to the Dixie Cup.
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BCowan

Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #51 on: May 22, 2015, 09:29:39 AM »
Carl,

   There are rakes, especially in the green side bunkers.  Less rakes in the larger parts of the bunkers.  Those photos taken where when the course was prob not open yet.
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Tim Bert

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #52 on: May 23, 2015, 11:58:49 AM »
Heading down to play this afternoon!
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Howard Riefs

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #53 on: November 14, 2016, 03:52:17 PM »
Jason Way with a very good interview with Sweetens Cove's Rob Collins...


https://geekedongolf.com/2016/11/12/rob-collins-the-sweetens-cove-story/



« Last Edit: November 14, 2016, 03:54:08 PM by Howard Riefs »
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Carl Rogers

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #54 on: November 14, 2016, 08:24:46 PM »
On my 3 nine hole rounds at Sweeten's (2015 Dixie Cup), I came to the conclusion that is a profoundly demanding wedge play - finesse game course.  If I could play there 3 times a month, the intimidation factor would diminish.  I am a believer that certain golf courses that kick you real hard in parts of your game eventually make you better.
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Scott Weersing

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #55 on: November 14, 2016, 10:13:12 PM »
Quote from: Howard Riefs on November 14, 2016, 03:52:17 PM
Jason Way with a very good interview with Sweetens Cove's Rob Collins...


https://geekedongolf.com/2016/11/12/rob-collins-the-sweetens-cove-story/


@Jason- Who took the photos in the profile?
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Jason Way

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #56 on: November 14, 2016, 11:09:45 PM »
Thanks for sharing Howard.  That post was fun to put together, and Rob is such a good dude, that it made it all the more fun.


Scott, Rob provided me with a giant dump of photos, and I happily sifted through them for the ones I thought complemented his writing best.  I know that some are his, and I suspect that some were shot by Patrick and John Allen (an SC member who joined us the day I played). 
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Ryan Hillenbrand

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #57 on: November 15, 2016, 04:37:34 PM »
Great tour Jay. I want to get down there before year end. How long is the playing season in Chattanooga?
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Jason Way

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #58 on: November 15, 2016, 05:03:03 PM »
They are open year-round, barring snow and freezing temps.
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Jason Way

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #59 on: November 23, 2016, 10:14:43 PM »
ICYMI, Andy Johnson did a nice interview podcast with Rob Collins on Sweetens Cove and other GCA topics on FriedEgg.co.  Good stuff.


http://www.friedegg.co/podcasts/rob-collins-golf-course-architecture
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Andy Johnson

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #60 on: November 24, 2016, 10:11:45 AM »

Thanks Jason, was fun to have Rob on the podcast. Looking forward to do more golf course architecture ones in the near future. 


Sweetens is such a special place, it's everything that golf should be. Playable, fun, strategic, thought provoking just a spectacular place that shifted the way I think about golf and architecture.

Quote from: Jason Way on November 23, 2016, 10:14:43 PM
ICYMI, Andy Johnson did a nice interview podcast with Rob Collins on Sweetens Cove and other GCA topics on FriedEgg.co.  Good stuff.


http://www.friedegg.co/podcasts/rob-collins-golf-course-architecture
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Chris Mavros

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #61 on: November 25, 2016, 09:21:01 AM »
The podcast was great.  You can tell how much passion Rob puts into his work.  At the end of the podcast, Rob mentions a couple things he might change to the course and it would be interesting to see if the teeing ground idea ever happens. 


Even after another year of playing different courses, SC sticks out as one of the more memorable I played. 
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john_stiles

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Re: Introducing Sweetens Cove Golf Club in S. Pittsburgh, TN.
« Reply #62 on: November 29, 2016, 11:07:50 PM »


Played again this summer. Wonderful to play.

Will play it again.


And again.
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