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Sean_A

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Re: How Many Greats Have You Played and What Are They?
« Reply #50 on: June 10, 2011, 05:08:01 AM »
Thinking on this, do folks think there is any difference between great and compelling?  I am thinking of a some courses such as Pennard, Brora, Kington and dare I say Painswick which are thrilling and perhaps even more entertaining than many a great course, but yet not great.

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Ally Mcintosh

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Re: How Many Greats Have You Played and What Are They?
« Reply #51 on: June 10, 2011, 05:21:26 AM »
Thinking on this, do folks think there is any difference between great and compelling?  I am thinking of a some courses such as Pennard, Brora, Kington and dare I say Painswick which are thrilling and perhaps even more entertaining than many a great course, but yet not great.

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I think Peter put it best when he suggested that all something needs to be great is uniqueness.

Steve Kline

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Re: How Many Greats Have You Played and What Are They?
« Reply #52 on: June 10, 2011, 05:26:09 AM »
Thinking on this, do folks think there is any difference between great and compelling?  I am thinking of a some courses such as Pennard, Brora, Kington and dare I say Painswick which are thrilling and perhaps even more entertaining than many a great course, but yet not great.

Ciao

I think there is Sean. I would not consider Crail a great course but I find it very compelling. I think compelling is the word I have been looking for in some of my earlier posts.