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Dan_Callahan

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Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« on: February 02, 2005, 03:07:18 PM »
Jeesh . . . I know Donald Ross designed a ton of courses, but do we have to attribute every good design in New England to him?

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=1878144
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DTaylor18

Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2005, 03:18:04 PM »
Even though it obviously was not a Ross course, I have to admit that when I first played it, I thought it was.  I think many people make that mistake.
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JakaB

Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2005, 03:28:50 PM »
Stiles learned alot from Ross....some pundits would go so far to say that he may have learned enough combined with his study of Raynor and training as a Landscape Architect turned out to be as good or better than Ross himself....he just never became all that prolific...but who did.
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Michael Moore

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Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2005, 03:33:31 PM »
I've said it before and I'll say it again . . .

With its flashed-up bunkers and less natural green sites, your average Stiles course is more interesting to look at and play than your average Ross course.

At least around these pahts . . .
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DTaylor18

Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2005, 03:36:12 PM »
Mr. Moore, we need to get you to some of Boston's finest.   ;D
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Jim Thompson

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Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2005, 05:39:43 PM »
Just for giggles...
Can anyone name the Stiles & VanKleek Associate that was the "on-site guru" for Taconic?
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Jim Thompson

Bruce_Matthews

Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2005, 06:51:02 PM »
I can...the site architect at Taconic moved to Boston from the Florida office headed by John VanKleek.  He just got done with a project in Radium Springs, Georgia, working with Joe Kirkwood as a consultant.
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Ken Fry

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Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2005, 08:29:55 PM »
Boy that question played right to you Bruce.....
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Craig Sweet

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Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2005, 11:17:00 PM »
God, I do love Taconic. I last played it the day my father died. My mother said, do something, go play golf....so I did.

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hick

Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2005, 12:46:28 PM »
Stliles &Van Kleek designed Thorny Lea(Brockton,Ma), which was almost a D. Ross course. This is the course where Footjoy shoes were tested out, as most of the members were in the shoe manufacturing business. This was also where Mr .wind learned to play golf. There is some good history on their web site. For all you hockey fans out there, this is the home course of Jim craig.will try and make it to Taconic this spring weather permitting.
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michael j fay

Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2005, 03:31:24 PM »
Matt:

Can you get me the details on Thorney Lea ?

Thanks.

Mike Fay
fay.m@comcast.net
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Scott Coan

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Re:Donald Ross designed Taconic?
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2005, 03:41:11 PM »
FYI... Thorny Lea's website:

http://www.thornyleagc.com/custom/home.htm
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