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Adam Clayman

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #25 on: February 27, 2009, 10:00:46 PM »
Bart, I was on my Blackberry therefore no pics. I will only admit to paying attention to the Harry the Hippo thread. The rest of the clues that it was Fancourt were within the body of this thread. The faux dunes and Palm Trees sealed the deal. Throw in Tom's comment about one of the finer points and I suspected Player. Honestly, your travel agent had nothing to with it.
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #26 on: February 27, 2009, 10:21:17 PM »
Do I get a lovely parting gift for getting the hemisphere correct?
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #27 on: February 27, 2009, 10:28:58 PM »
Dan:

For YOU, we have the GCA.com home game, where you can get on-line and read about politics, cheater lines, and maybe even a few golf courses.

Thanks for playing.

Bart
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Jim Thompson

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #28 on: February 28, 2009, 12:36:18 AM »
I would like to renew my objections to the mixed styles of bunkers.  The external  / boundary bunkers only detract from what should be the focus of this landscaping.  Reminds me of what I don't like about Arcadia Bluffs.  To me, this is a case of more is less.
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Mike_Cirba

Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #29 on: February 28, 2009, 01:19:25 AM »
I'm not sure this is anything too new.

This is Gary Player in the Washington burbs, circa 1996.

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Reef Wilson

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2009, 01:54:54 AM »
Quote from: Bart Bradley on February 27, 2009, 09:30:17 PM
the course was pretty firm and not overwatered.

That is good to hear. It was certainly not that way when I was there. Very damp and soft made for much less of a links experience than I was hoping for. I didn't come close to recognizing this picture. I really enjoyed the Fancourt Montague course though!
Reef
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Rob Rigg

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #31 on: February 28, 2009, 02:12:06 AM »
TW Wii Golf tells me this is Fancourt Links - a beauty
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Philippe Binette

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #32 on: February 28, 2009, 09:45:29 AM »
Wow.. that's...

How can you sit on the field, look at this...

fake blown-out sandy area at the back (too clean)
sod wall bunkers in the fairways
lost to the right, roundish Augusta like bunkers in miniature

and then say: OK guys, that's perfect, exactly what we are looking for, grass it   ??? ??? ??? ???
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Roger Wolfe

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #33 on: March 04, 2009, 01:48:33 PM »
I was going to guess Gary Player at Raspberry Falls mainly due to the stacked sod bunkers.  I have never seen them anywhere else.
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TEPaul

Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #34 on: March 04, 2009, 02:09:04 PM »
I like the look of that hole. As far as the three very different looks of bunkers, that doesn't bother me. And I like how those prominent high spots are sort of burnt out.

I think that's the type of hole for me where the first time on the tee I'd probably think to myself. "Hmmm, I wonder where to hit the ball with any kind of assurance of a decent outcome."

Seems incredibly random that way and I like random, deceptive, unobvious etc, etc.
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