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Mike Hendren

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #50 on: May 16, 2018, 11:41:13 AM »
Does The Eden count?

Btw where the heck is Paul Turner?

Bogey
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Two Corinthians walk into a bar ....

MCirba

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #51 on: May 16, 2018, 11:58:00 AM »
Is Royal New Kent closed??   :'(
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Steve_ Shaffer

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #52 on: May 16, 2018, 12:33:41 PM »
Mike,


Yes as to RNK. Just called and phone is disconnected. See this article published on Feb 24, 2018:


http://mrwilliamsburg.com/brickshire-golf-club-under-contract-royal-new-kent-and-stonehouse-courses-closed-for-now/

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MCirba

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #53 on: May 16, 2018, 01:51:52 PM »
Steve,


Sadly, "for now" seems to be a lifetime these days.
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Bob Harris

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #54 on: May 16, 2018, 03:02:40 PM »
Ocean Breeze in Boca Raton, FL
Sarasota GC
Thunderbird/Vistal in Phoenix
Maryvale       "
Indian Bend in Scottsdale
Badlands in Las Vegas
Riddells Bay in Bermuda
Concord ( 2 courses) in NY
Royal New Kent in VA


And from Mike Cirba's list:

Ashbourne (PA)
Beechtree (MD)
Belle Terre (Championship) (SC)
Belle Terre (Executive) (SC)
Blue Heron Pines (East) (NJ)
Brandywine (DE)
Cedarbrook Hill (PA)
Center Valley (PA)
Eagle Lodge (PA)
Hershey Parkview (PA)
Hidden Springs  (PA)
Horsham Valley (PA)
Island Green (PA)
Montgomeryville (PA)
Mount Pocono (PA)
Somerton Springs (PA)
Tamiment (PA)
Three Little Bakers (DE)
Upper Perk (PA)
Valley Forge (PA)
Woods (PA)
Woods (Pitch & Putt) (PA)
Wren Dale/Hershey Links (PA)


Steve,


You never played Pinetown in Fort Washington or Willowbrook in Delran, NJ?


Bob

Andrew Buck

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #55 on: May 16, 2018, 03:39:21 PM »
without too much research

The Falls - Lake Las Vegas
Bon Vivant - Kankakee IL
South Shore GC  - Momence IL
Donovan Golf Course - Peoria IL
Braidwood Fairwais - Braidwood, IL
Oak Ford GC - Sarasota
Sarasota GC - Sarasota
Sunrise Golf Club - Sarasota
Forest Lakes - Sarasota

Edit from this thread:

Wolf Run (say it aint so)
Spartan Run - Elgin
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Peter Flory

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #56 on: May 16, 2018, 04:03:25 PM »
I forgot about the Falls in LV.  I was there for a bachelor party, so my memory may be clouded, but I thought it was a lot of fun. 


Definitely qualifies as NLE!

Andrew Buck

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #57 on: May 16, 2018, 04:40:57 PM »
It's been a long time but I liked the Falls as well.  I generally like Weiskopf designs

James Boon

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #58 on: May 16, 2018, 05:23:07 PM »
It seems that No Longer Existing courses appears more of an American phenomenon? Robin wins the prize for most from a UK player as far as I can tell.


I can only think of 3 myself, and to get this up to that I've had to play one of those in Texas!


Braunstone, Leics, municipal course, suspect council didnt want to fund it any more.
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, original 9 hole course made way for new 18.
Waterwood, Texas? I believe this is NLE?


Cheers,


James
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MCirba

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #59 on: May 16, 2018, 05:51:25 PM »
Just added Royal New Kent and Willowbrook per Steve and Bob Harris. 


I'm going to go curl up into a ball.
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Steve_ Shaffer

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #60 on: May 16, 2018, 06:37:57 PM »
Mike & Bob


I've always confused the current Upper Dublin GC, formerly Twining Valley, with Pinetown , formerly Burn Brae? Was Upper Dublin formerly Burn Brae too? Where exactly was Pinetown located?





"Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses ... "  Adlai Stevenson
Hyman Roth to Michael Corleone: "We're bigger than US Steel."
Ben Hogan “The most important shot in golf is the next one”

Bob Harris

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #61 on: May 16, 2018, 07:47:21 PM »
Mike & Bob


I've always confused the current Upper Dublin GC, formerly Twining Valley, with Pinetown , formerly Burn Brae? Was Upper Dublin formerly Burn Brae too? Where exactly was Pinetown located?


Steve,
Upper Dublin, formerly Twining Valley was originally Burn Brae. 
Pinetown was a 12 hole course located on Pinetown Road between Susquehanna Ave and Highland Ave.  As a kid, played most of my golf at Pinetown and Walnut Lane.  When I broke 100 for the first time, I got to play Burn Brae with my father.
Bob

Steve_ Shaffer

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #62 on: May 16, 2018, 07:59:39 PM »
Bob,


Thanks. I don't remember Pinetown. Is it housing now?
"Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses ... "  Adlai Stevenson
Hyman Roth to Michael Corleone: "We're bigger than US Steel."
Ben Hogan “The most important shot in golf is the next one”

Bob Harris

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #63 on: May 16, 2018, 08:02:34 PM »
Bob,


Thanks. I don't remember Pinetown. Is it housing now?


Yes

Joe Bausch

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #64 on: May 16, 2018, 08:04:41 PM »
Bob,


Thanks. I don't remember Pinetown. Is it housing now?


Yes


I think I have many early articles on this course. Or the one before it!
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Andrew Buck

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #65 on: May 17, 2018, 09:55:45 AM »
What I find interesting is many of mine were from the Sarasota area where my grandparents vacationed (and I haven't been back since the late 90's).  Looking at aerials of that area it just appears that there have been many new courses built (mostly with community developments) and they've essentially one old public course closes for every two new ones that have been built. 

Brad Tufts

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #66 on: May 17, 2018, 11:57:39 AM »
Just thought of another for me, the Mountain Course at The Broadmoor.

Closed due to landslides, unlikely to be rebuilt I've heard.
So I jump ship in Hong Kong....

Jon Wiggett

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #67 on: May 17, 2018, 03:33:27 PM »

Just thought of one more. Middleton Park which is an original Dr. Mac 9 holer in Leeds. The council extended it to 18 in the 80's by adding another 9 holes which where absolutely awful. Despite making a profit the council has let it go fallow in a cost cutting measure despite offers from people to pay to take it on. All of the original 9 holes from Mackenzie are still there almost intact and are very good.




Steve_ Shaffer

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #68 on: May 17, 2018, 05:04:05 PM »
2 more NLE courses in the Philadelphia area:  Warrington in Bucks County and Presidential on City Line Avenue.  I never played them.


Limekiln, Center Square and Philmont South are next in line for NLE status.
"Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses ... "  Adlai Stevenson
Hyman Roth to Michael Corleone: "We're bigger than US Steel."
Ben Hogan “The most important shot in golf is the next one”

MCirba

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #69 on: May 17, 2018, 07:18:01 PM »
Steve,


You're bringing me to tears.
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Doug Wright

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #70 on: May 17, 2018, 08:13:55 PM »
Just thought of another for me, the Mountain Course at The Broadmoor.

Closed due to landslides, unlikely to be rebuilt I've heard.

Brad, I'd forgotten about this NLE course, originally done by Palmer/Seay, closed due to landslides, rebuilt and reopened by Nicklaus's organization several years later. then more landsides and closed again in 2016. It really was a terrible site for a golf course, and that harsh GCA critic Mother Nature agreed. A lot of $$ down the drain there.
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Brad Tufts

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #71 on: May 18, 2018, 09:32:54 AM »

Yeah for sure.  I only played it once, perhaps 2012 or 2013?  I actually liked it quite a bit after going in with few expectations. 


The highlight of my round was completely busting a cart tire on the corner of one of the curbs...luckily I was close to the clubhouse so I limped it back and, not that I deserved another vehicle, re-loaded!
So I jump ship in Hong Kong....

Mike Dutton

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #72 on: May 18, 2018, 10:23:49 AM »
I will add Annapolis Roads (NLE) in Maryland.  Charles Banks 9-hole gem.  Played it the day before it closed.....

Mike Schott

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #73 on: May 18, 2018, 02:53:40 PM »
Just a few:


High Pointe
New Rogell
And from what I understand Nicklaus's course at King's Island near Cincinnati is not the same course I played 15-20 years ago.


We've been pretty lucky in Michigan that even with our abundance of public and resort tracks, most survived the Great Recession.

Brian Finn

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Re: How many NLE courses have you played?
« Reply #74 on: May 18, 2018, 03:15:52 PM »
This is a bit of a depressing exercise.  I have played (at least) 25...
 
Links at Shirley (NY)
Tallgrass (NY)
IBM CC (NY)
Calverton Links (NY)
Lost Canyons - Shadow (CA)
Lost Canyons - Sky (CA)
San Luis Rey Downs (CA)
Salt Creek/Auld Course (CA)
Escondido CC (CA)
Fallbrook GC (CA)
Kauai Lagoons - Mokihana (HI)
Bridgeview GC (OH)
Riviera GC (OH)
Shamrock GC (OH)
Winding Hollow (OH)
Mountain Manor - Blue/Yellow (PA)
Mountain Manor - Orange/Silver (PA)
Mountain Manor - Red/White (PA)
Bloody Point (SC)
Melrose (SC)
Wild Wing - Wood Stork (SC)
Wild Wing - Falcon (SC)
Wild Wing - Hummingbird (SC)
Island Green (SC)
Regent Park (SC)
 
There are a few whose status I'm not sure of (e.g. Princeville - Prince, ASU Karsten) and some I am not sure whether they are really considered NLE (e.g. Sea Pines Ocean and Sea Marsh, Pinehurst #4).
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