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Joe Hancock

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Land Characteristics
« on: December 07, 2004, 08:14:03 PM »
Suppose you are in the Midwest, and you are looking for suitable golf course land, with the following exclusions:

Not near any of the Great Lakes

Not so spectacular of a dunescape that it becomes a no-brainer

In other words, think typical, readily available land. What are the priorities? Jeff Brauer hit on some of these points in another thread which he was involved in the land selection, but fire away with y'alls opinion.

Joe
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Mike Nuzzo

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Re:Land Characteristics
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2004, 08:18:28 PM »
For a modest site ... a good shape and size so you don't have many parallel holes.
No environmental stewardship... ;D
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Joe Hancock

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Re:Land Characteristics
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2004, 08:24:59 PM »
Quote from: Mike_Nuzzo on December 07, 2004, 08:18:28 PM
No environmental stewardship... ;D

Mike,

Of course, you meant "no environmentally sensitive areas"..... ;D

Good point, though....

Joe
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cary lichtenstein

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Re:Land Characteristics
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2004, 09:15:47 PM »
Topography, Topography, Topography
       ;D                 ;D              ;D
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Joe Hancock

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Re:Land Characteristics
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2004, 09:38:18 PM »
Quote from: cary lichtenstein on December 07, 2004, 09:15:47 PM
Topography, Topography, Topography
       ;D                 ;D              ;D

Cary,

All land has topography. What are you looking for in the topography? ;D

Joe
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cary lichtenstein

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Re:Land Characteristics
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2004, 09:45:35 PM »
Joe;

I am looking for movement, elevation changes, drops, cliffs, ravines, lakes,rock outcroppings,  anything that will give the course a special character of its own.

Cary
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