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Ed Brzezowski

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FDR a little Philly trivia
« on: March 31, 2012, 01:38:18 PM »
After reading Brother Melvyns lastest i was thinking of some courses we rated where the land is fit for no purpose.
Do any of you Philly boys know why the back 9 on FDR is two feet higher, amsl, than the front??  Brother Joe B you must know this one.

ed
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Joe Bausch

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Re: FDR a little Philly trivia
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2012, 07:45:04 PM »
Quote from: Ed Brzezowski on March 31, 2012, 01:38:18 PM
After reading Brother Melvyns lastest i was thinking of some courses we rated where the land is fit for no purpose.
Do any of you Philly boys know why the back 9 on FDR is two feet higher, amsl, than the front??  Brother Joe B you must know this one.

ed

Ed, I'm a bit ashamed that I don't know the answer to this question!
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Ed Brzezowski

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Re: FDR a little Philly trivia
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2012, 08:08:29 PM »
  joe,
The ground removed for the Broad Street subway, including old bricks, was dumped there.
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Steve_ Shaffer

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Re: FDR a little Philly trivia
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2012, 08:10:40 PM »
I thought it  had something to do with the canal that runs through the course.




When there are heavy rains, the course is submerged.
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Ed Brzezowski

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Re: FDR a little Philly trivia
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2012, 09:57:55 PM »
We thought that too, but the bricks and debris made me ask when they came from. The gps showed the height difference, maybe it was a dual purpose dumping?
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