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Perchance a Dream?
Marty Bonnar:
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My first thought too…
Kyle Harris:
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--- Quote from: MCirba on February 21, 2025, 06:53:37 AM ---S & V?
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My first thought too…
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Well, you can stop thinking! ;D
Bret Lawrence:
Great pictures Kyle, thanks for sharing!
Why did this well designed course on great land struggle for so many years? It’s clear from your description that development didn’t take it over, if it lies fallow today. If the local geographic area couldn’t support the golf course, then how does it become successful if it were ever restored? Was it mismanaged, mis-marketed or was there something else about this location that kept people away?
Bret
Kyle Harris:
--- Quote from: Bret Lawrence on February 21, 2025, 11:42:34 AM ---Great pictures Kyle, thanks for sharing!
Why did this well designed course on great land struggle for so many years? It’s clear from your description that development didn’t take it over, if it lies fallow today. If the local geographic area couldn’t support the golf course, then how does it become successful if it were ever restored? Was it mismanaged, mis-marketed or was there something else about this location that kept people away?
Bret
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The same thing that happened to a bunch of places that were built in the mid 1920s - The Great Depression! The area never fully recovered and golf needs were served by a much bigger player in the area that had a bit more of a head start.
Not for nothing, these architects had SIX courses within 100 miles of this one and only one other is still extant. Two are in the Dan Wexler books.
Rees Milikin:
Love this Kyle and assuming you've been poking your head around that area lately. The courses that S&VK and others had in that area were something special, but only few remain where any restoration can take place.
I have the club history book from this place, but will have to see if there are any pictures that are different from what you posted here.
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