Golf Hole Hall of Fame

[Mark_Rowlinson]

I received the e-mail below, unsolicited. Have others been courted? Is it a good thing? Is it a bad thing? Or is it Spam?

You have been recommended as a review panelist for the Golf Hole Hall of Fame.

http://www.golfholehalloffame.org/

The Golf Hole Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring individual golf holes for their outstanding qualities in the areas of (1) Strategy, (2) Enjoyment, (3) Memorability, (4) Aesthetics, and (5) Acclaim. Legendary inductees include golf holes renowned throughout the world that have achieved the highest recognition among golfers. Honorary inductees include golf holes that have achieved high status for qualities within a particular region or category of course.

Panelists are trusted individuals who submit golf holes for nomination and provide opinions on submissions that come from other sources. Panelists remain generally anonymous, but may, at their discretion, identify themselves to clubs when making reviews. The Golf Hole Hall of Fame is not connected with any media or advertising entity, ensuring that the collection not be influenced by advertising or promotional funding.

This email is to seek your participation as a panelist. You have no requirements for participation other than to provide periodic opinions on golf holes that you are familiar with or have submitted to the Hall of Fame for consideration.

Please respond to this e-mail indicating your willingness to serve as a panelist and we will provide the necessary log-in instructions for you to begin. If you have questions you may access FAQs on the website and may direct any additional questions to the email above.





Golf Hole Hall of Fame

[Adam Clayman]

Mark, This has been sent out before. Several years ago, if memory serves. I believe one of the architects on the board sends it out. (Don't hold me to that) but, it possibly has dual use.

I couldn't finish filling it out, because I realized it assumed I knew something, and since I certainly haven't seen every hole, how could I make such a judgement.

[David Cronheim]

I'd love to do it - it sounds like a lot of fun to me.

[Mac Plumart]

I'm pretty sure this is the highest of the high honors regarding golf course architecture.  It is my understanding only the greatest minds in all of golf get invited to be part of the panel.

[Garland Bayley]

I'm pretty sure this is the highest of the high honors regarding golf course architecture.  It is my understanding only the greatest minds in all of golf get invited to be part of the panel.

If that's so, then why is the only hall of fame hole in Oregon the 18th at Fazio Pronghorn?
 

EDIT: It seems their search function doesn't know that Pacific Dunes is in Oregon.

[David Cronheim]

I'm pretty sure this is the highest of the high honors regarding golf course architecture.  It is my understanding only the greatest minds in all of golf get invited to be part of the panel.

Does this imply that you're a member? 

[PCCraig]

Interesting. I believe I remember seeing this website a while ago.

Who runs the website?

[Sam Morrow]

A golf hole hall of fame sounds stupid. Some people need to get lives, or kill themselves but let's draw the line at a golf hole hall of fame. What is the criteria? When 17 at Sawgrass get's it's 3000th ball in the water does that get it in? This idea is actually silly by even the standards of this site.

[David Cronheim]

I'm not as critical - I think it would make for an interesting wing or exhibit at the USGA museum or world golf hall of fame. We focus so much on championship golfers in our hall of fames and museums - how about the courses themselves? Seems like an interesting concept to me.

[Cristian]

If these holes are the first 40 odd that the 'raters' thought about, I am not so sure I would want to be in this group.

[David Cronheim]

Agreed. There are quite a few missing. However, I think it begs the question, which holes would you include/nominate?

Off the top of my head and ignoring holes already inducted, I think I'd nominate:

12 at shore acres
16 at port royal
17 at the ocean course at kiawah
10 at the plantation course at sea island
12 at Erin hills
4 at baltusrol, lower
17 at baltusrol. Lower
15 at somerset hills (an all-time favorite)




I think this is an interesting concept because there plenty of mediocre courses with a spectacular hole thrown in...

[Sam Morrow]

I will nominate that tunnel hole the boys play every winter in Chicago.

[Mac Plumart]

Sam...

I'll see you the tunnel hole and raise you with the...

5 at Golf Club of Georgia Creekside!!!

http://www.golfclubofgeorgia.com/creekside_5.html

[David Cronheim]

Sam...

I'll see you the tunnel hole and raise you with the...

5 at Golf Club of Georgia Creekside!!!

http://www.golfclubofgeorgia.com/creekside_5.html

Hahahahahaha love it. Have you played that hole?

On a serious note, I think the concept behind the hall itself is meritorious. I mean we talk about the "best" holes all the time. They just need our  help identifying some better ones perhaps.

[John_Conley]

Aren't they going to wind up with like 6 trillion holes in the Hall?

[Sam Morrow]

Aren't they going to wind up with like 6 trillion holes in the Hall?

I think it is like that Who's Who book in high school, anybody can be in it if they send a check.

[David Cronheim]

Aren't they going to wind up with like 6 trillion holes in the Hall?

I think it is like that Who's Who book in high school, anybody can be in it if they send a check.

I can tell you for a fact that's not the case.

[Sam Morrow]

Aren't they going to wind up with like 6 trillion holes in the Hall?

I think it is like that Who's Who book in high school, anybody can be in it if they send a check.

I can tell you for a fact that's not the case.

I know, I am being sarcastic. I am agreeing with what John said.