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Phil McDade

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"The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« on: September 15, 2010, 07:36:19 AM »
From Ran's last line in his plug for the Falsterbo course profile now on page 1 of the Discussion Board. He plans to post it Monday.

Any guesses? Mine is Merion West.

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Sean_A

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2010, 07:52:23 AM »
Phil

I don't know which course Ran has in mind, but I have a sneaky suspicion it is Cavendish.  Ran must have seen Merion West yonks ago.  But then, Cavendish isn't 5600 yards, more like 5550 or 5720 depending on which tees one plays.  Nonetheless, I drank from the well of Merion West and will take Cavendish any day. 

Mind you, I think there is a wee course in Denmark, Germany or some such place that is meant to be very good, but I can't place my finger on it right now.

Ciao 
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Dónal Ó Ceallaigh

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2010, 09:40:13 AM »
I'd venture a guess that he saw this course during his recent trip to southern Sweden. Maybe somewhere in Denmark? We'll have to wait until Monday to find out for sure.
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Adam Lawrence

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2010, 10:19:59 AM »
I bet it's Fanø, given he's just posted Falsterbo.
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Brad Tufts

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2010, 12:30:37 PM »
Ditto Fano.
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Mark Chaplin

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2010, 12:43:10 PM »
Forward tees at Pine Valley
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Ben Stephens

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2010, 01:07:01 PM »
Its got to be Cavendish! - Its a absolute cracker of a golf course - one of the best preserved courses to Mackenzie's original.

Ran must have flown into Manchester on his way back from Sweden and had a quick drive to Buxton on a GCA secret visit  ;D 
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Noel Freeman

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2010, 04:44:34 PM »
I spoke to Ran, it has been mentioned here and use some common sense considering he was just in Denmark/Sweden.
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Tom_Doak

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2010, 04:49:28 PM »
Ran should of course change this title to "The Best 5,600 Yard Course I Have Played," since I doubt he has seen many of the other contenders for the title.  But, I've never seen Fano, either.
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Kevin Pallier

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2010, 08:53:34 PM »
I haven't seen it yet but Healesville by Mike Clayton is getting some pretty decent kudos down under and is 5,500 yds
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Terry Lavin

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2010, 02:41:58 PM »
My best shortie is Pinehurst #1.  Absolutely delicious, even if you stretch it to 6000 yards from the tips.
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Mark McKeever

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2010, 02:53:07 PM »
Quote from: Mark Chaplin on September 15, 2010, 12:43:10 PM
Forward tees at Pine Valley

A very good Call.  Joe Bausch and I (and John Moore for the front 9) kept finding the forward tees last week and marveling at how they would potentially change the strategy of the hole.
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Terry Lavin

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2010, 02:57:13 PM »
Actually, trying to pick the best course from the forward tees might be a fun thread in and of itself, especially with the new trend of five tee boxes...
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Mark Smolens

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2010, 06:40:29 PM »
How long is Ballycastle in Northern Ireland? Can't be much more than 5600 and great, great fun, right on the coast.
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Dónal Ó Ceallaigh

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2010, 03:00:40 AM »
I did a quick search on Fanø and according to one web site, it's 5180 mtrs; that's a bit closer to 5800 yds. ???
The suspence is killing me :D

Quote from: Tom_Doak on September 15, 2010, 04:49:28 PM
Ran should of course change this title to "The Best 5,600 Yard Course I Have Played," since I doubt he has seen many of the other contenders for the title.  But, I've never seen Fano, either.

Tom,

Did you ever see Dunfanaghy in Donegal? It's a par 68 and is about 5800 yds. I think it's a fantastic course and is definitely "my favourite 5800 yds course".
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Ulrich Mayring

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2010, 05:01:14 AM »
Fanø is great, great fun, but the best at its length is a stretch. For one thing, you have to tee off mats, which tells you how cramped this site is. There's simply no room for proper tees.

Ulrich
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Scott Macpherson

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2010, 08:48:24 AM »
5600y? Starting from the 1st tee, How far would that get you around Royal County Down or Cypress Point?

5600 is not very far. TOC was 6378 in c1821!

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Brad Tufts

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Re: "The best 5,600 yard course in the world!"
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2010, 11:03:33 AM »
Cape Arundel is about 5900 from the backs, so maybe 5600 from the middle.

That place is great fun.
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