Tavistock was a pleasant surprise.

[mike_malone]

It’s in South Jersey just across the bridge from Philly. It is probably the best new course ( for me) in years.


  Variety was in
   
      Green internals
      Bunkering
      Looks throughout the course
      Use of terrain
       
Trees were well thought out. It had a wonderful finishing green. The par threes were so so.


They used the buildings in the interior of the course quite well. There was a barn by a green and the maintenance building was disguised as a stable.


The native areas were what South Jersey looks like, sometimes lush and sometimes scruffy. It was appropriate to the place.


I will return in the fall when it’s drier.


I think it is well placed in its town of Haddonfield, a real nice suburb of Philly.




     

[Joe Bausch]

One of my faves in the Delaware Valley.   

[mike_malone]

Joe,


I would like to have you expand on that with reasons.

[Joe Bausch]

Joe,


I would like to have you expand on that with reasons.

I love the greens at Tavistock.  We have such great courses in the Golf Association of Philadelphia and I think Tavistock has a top 10 set of greens in GAP.

I like the routing and pacing at TCC, and a big plus for me is being an easy walk.  The presentation and conditioning is really good as well.

[mike_malone]

Pacing is a good word. I assume you mean that the best holes aren’t bunched but spread out.


  I felt that the expanse of the place was a critical plus factor particularly since trees were removed to let you see through the course.
I can appreciate the “ every hole is separate” concept and it would work here because there is room between holes but I prefer experiencing the property.

[Rick Sides]

I played it a month ago and honestly was one of the best courses I have ever played.

[Joe Bausch]

I played it a month ago and honestly was one of the best courses I have ever played.

Indeed.