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Title: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Tony Ristola on October 28, 2009, 02:44:05 PM: Limited to one (you probably have scores), what's your favorite greensite... and let's include the the entrance to the green... 50 yards and in.

Doesn't have to be a known golf course.

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Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Jaeger Kovich on October 28, 2009, 02:45:43 PM: 7 at Friars Head
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Post by: Jud_T on October 28, 2009, 02:47:39 PM: If anyone says 14 at Bandon Trails, I'm gonna need a stiff cocktail.....
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Post by: Greg Chambers on October 28, 2009, 02:52:32 PM: hole number 7 at Ballyneal
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Post by: Anthony Gray on October 28, 2009, 02:53:42 PM: Cruden Bay 14 the bath tub. Bandon Dunes 5.

Anthony
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Bill Brightly on October 28, 2009, 03:06:33 PM: I'll throw out 5 West at Ridgewood (Tilly) , wish I had a better picture of the multi-sectioned green

(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee169/wcb323/BarclaysatRidgewood040.jpg)

(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee169/wcb323/BarclaysatRidgewood041.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Chuck Brown on October 28, 2009, 03:32:00 PM: 11 at Oakland Hills - South.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sqBIHPQVTeY/SD9iu6Ytn8I/AAAAAAAAA3U/tYmoHtd34aE/s400/%2311-3.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Chris_Clouser on October 28, 2009, 03:32:38 PM: 2nd at Prairie Dunes
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Steve Salmen on October 28, 2009, 03:49:00 PM: I'm particularly biased toward the 15th at Dornoch, especially when the flag is cut in the front. You can conceivably use one of 13 clubs in the bag. Unless you're really confident or really lucky, your chances of making 5 are the same as 3. And this is from between 10 and 40 yards.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Jud_T on October 28, 2009, 03:53:37 PM: #6 Pac Dunes:

http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/pacific_dunes/50.php

oh sh&t! I forgot about this one!

http://www.kingsleyclub.com/DIRtour/holes/hole9/PHO9.html
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Kyle Harris on October 28, 2009, 04:27:29 PM: The 15th at Huntingdon Valley.
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Post by: Scott Warren on October 28, 2009, 04:31:52 PM: 3 at Deal. Game over ;D
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Post by: Kalen Braley on October 28, 2009, 04:40:57 PM: 16 at Pasatiempo...

I love it!!! ;D

(http://www.pasatiempo.com/web/photos/images/PGC1602-640x427.jpg)

(http://www.isteve.com/Pasatiempo_16-small-jpeg.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Ronald Montesano on October 28, 2009, 04:52:49 PM: Pick one...#9 or #15 at Tobacco Road...Scott Warren, for shame!!! This is golf course architecture and there is no game over...ever....never!
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Mark Pearce on October 28, 2009, 04:54:00 PM: Muirfield 13
Seaton Carew 17
Deal 16
Huntercombe 3
Goswick 6
Silloth 13
RSG 10

There are so many. Why pick one?
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Scott Warren on October 28, 2009, 04:54:50 PM: Quote from: Ronald Montesano on October 28, 2009, 04:52:49 PM
Pick one...#9 or #15 at Tobacco Road...Scott Warren, for shame!!! This is golf course architecture and there is no game over...ever....never!

;D

Of course you are right, though in the "best 36-hole day" thread, I thought Mr Huntley was as close as you can get with his revelation of a Cypress/Pebble day with Harvie Ward!!
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Dean Stokes on October 28, 2009, 05:01:36 PM: Quote from: Jaeger Kovich on October 28, 2009, 02:45:43 PM
7 at Friars Head
I was thinking 14 at Friars Head.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Anthony Gray on October 28, 2009, 05:03:35 PM: Kingsbarns 12. Castle stuart 3.

AG
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Mark Bourgeois on October 28, 2009, 05:05:50 PM: 7th at Vidauban, particularly since they let it brown out (a little) after the 2006 fire.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Jordan Wall on October 28, 2009, 07:02:57 PM: The ninth at Cypress Point and the tenth at Riviera are about as good as it gets.

Also, the tenth at Chambers Bay is fanastic as well.

Cheers,
Jordan
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Cristian on October 28, 2009, 07:16:30 PM: RSG 2/4/8/13/15/
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Tim Gavrich on October 28, 2009, 07:21:08 PM: Number 8 at Yale.
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Post by: Stephen Britton on October 28, 2009, 07:34:01 PM: 6th west Royal Melbourne Golf Club
18th east Royal Melbourne Golf Club
17th Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, VA
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Mike Boehm on October 28, 2009, 07:39:20 PM: #11 at oakland hills south
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Post by: Mac Plumart on October 28, 2009, 08:25:50 PM: As I am unsure how to post a picture, I have included a link to the place where you can see a picture of my favorite greensite...specifically a green.

#17 on the Pete Dye Golf Club of West Virginia. I have heard a lot of people say negative things about it...but it is a challenge and a lot of fun.

Check out the picture at the bottom of the webpage that this link goes to...if you want to see a picture of it.

http://www.mrpgolf.com/PDGC_WV.html (http://www.mrpgolf.com/PDGC_WV.html)

Heck...I'm not even sure if this link will work.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Ronald Montesano on October 28, 2009, 08:36:53 PM: I support Mac's nomination of #17 at PDGC. I hit an eight iron in about five feet left of a middle pin position, then watched as it slowly, gently, nominally trickled down down down down down...dooowwwwwwnnnn to the fringe. Tres putts later, bogey. You could develop a world-class short game on this green site alone.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Dan Herrmann on October 28, 2009, 08:47:05 PM: For pure history - Merion East #11.
For pure beauty - Pacific Dunes #11.

They're both world-class in every way.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Ben Sims on October 28, 2009, 09:01:58 PM: Quote from: Kalen Braley on October 28, 2009, 04:40:57 PM
16 at Pasatiempo...

I love it!!! ;D

(http://www.pasatiempo.com/web/photos/images/PGC1602-640x427.jpg)

(http://www.isteve.com/Pasatiempo_16-small-jpeg.jpg)

Kalen,

You treacherous dog!! That's my greensite!!

Okay, I'll fall back on two.

15th at Bandon Trails
8th at Pasatiempo

oh yeah, 5th at Old Mac.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Ronald Montesano on October 28, 2009, 09:04:22 PM: I concur on #15 at B-T, as well...what an incredibly humble little site...you could say the same thing about #17 there as well.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: JC Jones on October 28, 2009, 09:05:42 PM: #9 Crystal Downs

From that point you can see Crystal Lake and just about the entire front 9, which is up there with one of the best 9 hole stretches in the world.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: archie_struthers on October 28, 2009, 09:37:44 PM: ;D ;) ;D

just love the fifty yards in front of the green at Sand Hills #10 .... pretty special trying to figure out the bounce played 54 holes there one day and was proud to finally judge it right ( the third time)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Jeff Doerr on October 28, 2009, 10:01:19 PM: #15 at Bandon Trails - just a perfect green nestled into the small valley.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Mike Nuzzo on October 28, 2009, 10:27:27 PM: I half almost fell over and jumped for joy the first time I saw Pine Valley's #2 green.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Mac Plumart on October 28, 2009, 10:33:46 PM: 18 at Inverness!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: mike_beene on October 28, 2009, 10:34:32 PM: number 2-The Old Course
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Dan Herrmann on October 28, 2009, 10:38:03 PM: Mike - Amen!

I'm enough of a GCA geek to drive up Atlantic Ave to just have a look at PV#2 from outside the gates. It's that good!
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Emil Weber on October 29, 2009, 03:50:57 AM: What about this one:
(http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss47/HarryFlarry/330.jpg?t=1256802461)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Andrew Mitchell on October 29, 2009, 08:56:10 AM: TOC 12th
Royal St George's 4th
Beau Desert 5th
Deal 3rd
Cruden Bay 6th
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Tommy Williamsen on October 29, 2009, 11:18:23 AM: Here is # 7 at Musgrove Mill

(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/homecourse7eve.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Tommy Williamsen on October 29, 2009, 11:24:46 AM: Here is # 5 at Royal North Devon. What you don't see is the severe slope that requires a shot below the hole. TRhe hole is only 135 yards but is always into a prevailing wind. It is one of my favorite shots in the world and demands a precise shot that stays under the wind. Distsnce control is a must.

(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/tomwilliamsen/IMG_0241-1.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Scott Szabo on October 29, 2009, 01:20:12 PM: Sand Hills #8 - I love the way the green sits into the hill with the surrounding bunkers.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Peter Ferlicca on October 29, 2009, 01:26:56 PM: #16 at Ballyneal

This is MY FAVORITE PAR 5 in golf. The tee shot looks huge with a big hill in front of you, but you want to hug the left side as much as possible, and then the fun starts it turns left uphill in between to huge dunes, it gets very thin for a lay up so you might as well just give it a rip and go for it. The approach shot is just awesome looking.
(http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr220/pferlicca/Ballyneal16f2.jpg)
(http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr220/pferlicca/Ballyneal16f.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Joe Bausch on October 29, 2009, 05:00:32 PM: Quote from: Dan Herrmann on October 28, 2009, 10:38:03 PM
Mike - Amen!

I'm enough of a GCA geek to drive up Atlantic Ave to just have a look at PV#2 from outside the gates. It's that good!

Last month at the Crump Cup I got to see PV for the first time. I walked it in reverse and, well, the place is special. And I was floored by how neat the 2nd green is. Here's a wide angle view of it:

(http://darwin.chem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/PV4Max/No2green_1600.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Paul Nash on October 29, 2009, 05:10:48 PM: 5th at Woodhall spa
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Sean Leary on October 29, 2009, 05:31:23 PM: Quote from: Joe Bausch on October 29, 2009, 05:00:32 PM
Quote from: Dan Herrmann on October 28, 2009, 10:38:03 PM
Mike - Amen!

I'm enough of a GCA geek to drive up Atlantic Ave to just have a look at PV#2 from outside the gates. It's that good!

Last month at the Crump Cup I got to see PV for the first time. I walked it in reverse and, well, the place is special. And I was floored by now neat the 2nd green is. Here's a wide angle view of it:

(http://darwin.chem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/PV4Max/No2green_1600.jpg)

God, that pic is great but STILL doesn't do that green justice.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Gene Greco on October 29, 2009, 06:09:12 PM: One of my favorite green SITES has always been the fourteenth (14th) at Cypress Point.

Set on the top of a hill through a little corridor past Cypress trees right and left with bunkers set beautifully on the left side of the green into the hillside. Once you've arrived the ocean reveals itself and thoughts of the upcoming and most glorious three hole stretch in golf dance inside your head.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Tom_Doak on October 29, 2009, 07:45:00 PM: PFerlicca:

The 16th at Ballyneal is an interesting choice because it took us so many attempts to make it right. We always knew that the hole would go "through the pass" on the second shot, but we wanted to get the green relatively close to #17 tee, and we must have shifted it around three times in the dirt before settling on its final location.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: John Mayhugh on October 29, 2009, 08:01:48 PM: So many great choices so far. How about the 18th at National (viewed from the first tee)?
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s196/jmayhugh/ngla/ngl18greenfrom1teews.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Tony Ristola on October 29, 2009, 08:58:12 PM: Tom Morris, Home hole at St. Andrews. No bunkers, all types of approaches, and Constantino Rocca showed what can happen and what can happen.

Would have picked the 2nd, but it's been taken. The entrance to the green is wicked.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Alister Matheson on October 30, 2009, 03:44:21 AM: 4th Royal Dornoch

17th Brora
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Alister Matheson on October 30, 2009, 03:55:47 AM: (http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww199/alistermatheson/rr4ee.jpg)

lovley
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Ray Richard on October 31, 2009, 10:41:41 AM: #10 at daily-fee Cape Cod Country Club, Integrated bunker complex protects the front. Numerous subtle mounds frames the green. Not flashy, but effective.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Michael Rossi on October 31, 2009, 11:30:04 AM: #5 Eagles Nest. Fun, challenging, and lots of options. One of my favorites.
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: J_ Crisham on October 31, 2009, 12:14:40 PM: In Chicago: Beverly #5 and #17. OFCC No #3 and #18. CGC #10 and #12. Shoreacres #13. Skokie #18. Flossmoor #16 and #17.
Guess I like the classical look! Jack
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: George Freeman on October 31, 2009, 02:10:29 PM: A few of my favorites (too hard to pick just one):

Kingsley Club #4
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/Kingsley%20Pics%20from%20website/hole4b.jpg)

Crystal Downs #13

Oakmont #9

Belvedere #11

Lawsonia #6
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0910.jpg)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0911.jpg)
from #9 fairway
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0920.jpg)

Bandon Crossings - "redan-ish" par 3 (not sure what hole #, maybe #8?)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0678.jpg)

Bandon Trails #17
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0737.jpg)

And this one ;)
(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo271/freem109/IMG_0784.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Joshua Pettit on October 31, 2009, 02:56:46 PM: I recently was out to visit Myopia Hunt for the first time, and I was blown away by the 9th hole green complex (wouldn't say its my favorite but pretty interesting).

(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n34/joshpettit/IMG_2858-1.jpg)

(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n34/joshpettit/DSC02754.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Paul Nash on October 31, 2009, 06:01:01 PM: I love this green site!
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Bill_McBride on October 31, 2009, 06:23:57 PM: #8 at Pacific Dunes - I love the way you can play the approach off the hill to the right and feed it back onto the green.

(http://www.golfclubatlas.com/images/Pac%20Dunes%208th.jpg)
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Sean_A on November 01, 2009, 06:55:25 AM: There are so many terrific green sites about that its impossible for me to name just one. Being prone to trumpet grade architecture I will offer a few I have seen recently which impressed me.

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/RYE/21September2009235.jpg)
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/RYE/21September2009236.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/WEST%20CORNWALL/30March2009027.jpg?t=1242554973)
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/WEST%20CORNWALL/30March2009028.jpg?t=1242555053)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/CAVENDISH/24August2009260.jpg)
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/CAVENDISH/24August2009261.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/FORMBY/100_4532.jpg?t=1242199138)
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/FORMBY/100_4533.jpg?t=1242199185)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/TEMPLE/100_4480.jpg?t=1242560501)
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/TEMPLE/100_4481.jpg?t=1242560585)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/KINGTON/100_2916.jpg?t=1240915410)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/seanrobertarble/KINGTON/100_2917.jpg?t=1240915679)

Ciao
Title: Re: A Favorite Greensite
Post by: Jim Franklin on November 01, 2009, 01:07:24 PM: #12 Chicago GC.