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Michael Whitaker

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Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« on: January 13, 2022, 06:13:25 PM »
The first look at The Chalk Mine in Aiken, SC:


https://youtu.be/8BfIiHUGDR0
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Rick Sides

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2022, 06:29:01 PM »
Why are there not more courses like this across the US???
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Richard Hetzel

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2022, 07:21:47 PM »
That looks super fun.
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Andrew Harvie

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2022, 07:39:28 PM »
I like that.
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Erik J. Barzeski

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2022, 08:09:16 PM »
Quote from: Rick Sides on January 13, 2022, 06:29:01 PM
Why are there not more courses like this across the US???
Because tees and greens are expensive, particularly when everyone is hitting approach shots from the same place (and is thus more likely to hit and ball-mark-up the greens)? And so people see a par-27 nine-hole course as being worth a lot less than even a nine-hole par-35 or -36 course, let alone an 18-hole par-70+ course?
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Blake Conant

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2022, 08:34:11 PM »
This is awesome! Does anyone know the physical address or where it's at in town?
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Brian Ross

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2022, 09:41:39 PM »
Quote from: Blake Conant on January 13, 2022, 08:34:11 PM
This is awesome! Does anyone know the physical address or where it's at in town?


Blake,


It’s just west of USC-A near the intersection of Bell Pkwy and Gregg Hwy.
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Jeff Schley

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2022, 01:05:54 AM »
Cart paths are hidden well! ;D
BTW what is the model here? Public course I assume?  Price? Designer?
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Tim_Weiman

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2022, 01:24:50 AM »
Michael,


Wow! Thanks for posting that YouTube. Looks really cool.
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Tim Weiman

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2022, 08:28:19 AM »
It looks like a lot of fun!  It looks a little difficult to be a First Tee facility, though.  Forced carries over junk and bushes make for a long day and lots of lost balls for beginners.
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Scott_Burroughs

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2022, 08:51:11 AM »
Quote from: Jeff Schley on January 14, 2022, 01:05:54 AM
Cart paths are hidden well! ;D
BTW what is the model here? Public course I assume?  Price? Designer?


2 of your questions were answered in the first 21 seconds of the video
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jeffwarne

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2022, 06:15:50 PM »
Quote from: Blake Conant on January 13, 2022, 08:34:11 PM
This is awesome! Does anyone know the physical address or where it's at in town?


It's right on the road between Graniteville and Aiken.
Pass it frequently en route to Palmetto,(thought maybe it was a driving raange or practice facility for USC Aiken) but frankly this is the first I've heard about it by name.
Congrats to Jim McNair on (hopefully)another Aiken gem.
Like most cool par 3's, it looks like it may be challenging for higher handicappers....
Someone's gonna need to provide a booze bus between AGC and the Chalk Mine.
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MCirba

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2022, 07:35:05 AM »
A great friend of mine is in the process of moving to Aiken.  He'll love this...thanks for sharing.
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Nick Church

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Re: Aiken is the hot spot for new courses! Check out The Chalk Mine short course.
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2022, 08:38:37 AM »
Thank you for posting. 
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