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Thomas Dai

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The best green on any course to copy for a short game practice area
« on: November 15, 2014, 05:38:49 PM »
Comments on the Confidential Guide thread have me wondering if there is any one green on any course that is so good that it would be perfect to copy as a short game practice green.

Any suggestions. Photos welcome.

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Tom_Doak

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Re: The best green on any course to copy for a short game practice area
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2014, 05:40:41 PM »
Thomas:

There are probably lots of them, but to me a short game practice area should reflect the shots you'll face on the adjacent course.  What we built at Royal Melbourne is not what we would build in Scotland or Montana.
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RJ_Daley

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Re: The best green on any course to copy for a short game practice area
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2014, 05:46:45 PM »
For my two cents, the Wild Horse practice green is the best and most preparatory to the conditions on the course that I have experienced.  And the chipping, sand bunker and bump and running green adjacent is very good as well.
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David_Tepper

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Re: The best green on any course to copy for a short game practice area
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2014, 05:57:47 PM »
Former GCA-er (and practicing GCA) Jay Blasi designed, while working for RT Jones Jr., a short-game practice area for the Stanford golf teams that included several green complexes  designed "in the style of" several notable GCAs, including Ross and Mackenzie.

http://stanfordmensgolf.com/facilities.htm
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Ronald Montesano

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Re: The best green on any course to copy for a short game practice area
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2014, 08:51:57 PM »
18th at Whistling Straits.

Segmentation allows golfers to practice different shots (high, low, sand, chipping, putting) and not intrude on each other.
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