A personal eclectic

[Peter Pallotta]

Philip, Sean - you gentlemen are too kind. I threw in Rolling Green's 14th after seeing it in Sean's review, and while trying to balance out as many different courses as possible (and keeping it to ALL short Par 4s and 2 Par 3s).  I wanted Dornoch in, so kept the 15th. But also, while I too am a fan of the bunkerless and crafty hole, there's something to be said for an occasional par 3 that's dreadfully hard.

Peter

[Sean_A]

Philip, Sean - you gentlemen are too kind. I threw in Rolling Green's 14th after seeing it in Sean's review, and while trying to balance out as many different courses as possible (and keeping it to ALL short Par 4s and 2 Par 3s).  I wanted Dornoch in, so kept the 15th. But also, while I too am a fan of the bunkerless and crafty hole, there's something to be said for an occasional par 3 that's dreadfully hard.

Peter

Peter

Why were you sticking to par 3s and short 4s?

BTW  I would like another go at Rolling Green.  Those damn hills make putting a bewildering proposition!

Ciao

[Mark_Rowlinson]

It can be very frustrating doing this sort of thing - sometimes insisting on retaining a prticular favourite screws up thewhole card.

Here's another limiting facor. Pretend you are an old-fashioned Brit and that the course will mostly be used for foursomes, not least mixed foursomes. You will be teeing off alternately, so you want to ensure that the short holes come on both odd and even numbered holes, ditto the long ones etc.

[Sean_A]

It can be very frustrating doing this sort of thing - sometimes insisting on retaining a prticular favourite screws up thewhole card.

Here's another limiting facor. Pretend you are an old-fashioned Brit and that the course will mostly be used for foursomes, not least mixed foursomes. You will be teeing off alternately, so you want to ensure that the short holes come on both odd and even numbered holes, ditto the long ones etc.

Mark

I have taken a good look at your eclectic.  The one hole which puzzles me is Hunstanton's 16th.  Why have you selected this hole?  Or more accurately, why have you selected this hole and the 6th at Sandwich? 

Ciao

[Kyle Henderson]

My updated list, after sampling a bit more of America's finest.

Hole #            Par   Designer
1 Spyglass Hill      5   Jones
2 The Course @ Wente   4   Norman
3 Tot Hill Farm      3   Strantz
4 Stevinson Ranch      3   Harbottle
5 Lakota Canyon      5   Engh
6 Riviera         3   Thomas
7 Ballyneal         4   Doak
8 Dismal River      4   Nicklaus
9 Cinnabar Hills-Canyon   5    Harbottle
            36

10 Monarch Dunes      4   Pascuzzo & Pate
11 MPCC- Shore      3   Strantz
12 Morgan Creek      5   Phillips
13 Rustic Canyon      5   Hanse
14 Black Mesa         4   Spann
15 Tobacco Road      4   Strantz
16 Pasatiempo         4   MacKenzie
17 Sand Hills         3   Coore & Crenshaw
18 Pebble Beach      5    Neville & Grant
            73

[Tony_Chapman]

I did this a few weeks ago....

1.  Sand Hills      5, 550      Coore and Crenshaw
2.  Firethorn      4, 327      Pete Dye
3.  Fremont GC      4, 408      Tom Bendelow
4.  Wild Horse      3, 171      Axland and Proctor
5.  McPherson      4, 445      Perry Maxwell
6.  Woodland Hills   3, 207      Jeffrey Brauer
7.  Caledonia       4, 399      Mike Strantz
8.  Pebble Beach    4, 416      Neville and Grant
9.  Pinehurst #2      3, 165      Donald Ross
         34, 3088

10. Prairie Dunes   3, 185      Perry Maxwell
11. Chaska Town   4, 453      Arthur Hills
12. Sand Creek Station   4, 420      Jeffrey Brauer
13. Tobacco Road   5, 573      Mike Strantz
14. Pinehurst #8      4, 363      Tom Fazio
15. Southern Pines   4, 425      Donald Ross
16. Pasatiempo      4, 387      Alistar MacKenzie
17. San Juan Oaks   4, 487      Bates and Couples
18. Mid Pines      4, 411      Donald Ross
         36, 3704
         70, 6792