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Sven Nilsen

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Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« on: August 30, 2011, 08:01:35 PM »
A strong group so far for the '60s.  Others?

Quail Hollow Club (1961) – George Cobb, Tom Fazio (2003)
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (1961) – Dick Wilson
Desert Forest Golf Club (1962) – Red Lawrence
Pine Tree Golf Club (1962) – Dick Wilson
Hazeltine National Golf Club (1962) – Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones (1989)
Cog Hill G&CC (No. 4 Dubsdread) (1964) – Dick Wilson, Joe Lee; Lee (1977); Rees Jones (2009)
Mauna Kea (1965) – Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Spyglass Hill Golf Club (1966)  - Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Crooked Stick Golf Club (1966) – Pete Dye
The Golf Club (1967) – Pete Dye
Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) (1967) – Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Grandfather Golf & Country Club (1968) – Ellis Maples
Sahalee Country Club (1969) – Ted Robinson
Starr Hollow (1969) – Joe Finger


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Mark Pritchett

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Re: Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 08:06:01 PM »
Harbour Town 1969

Tim_Cronin

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Re: Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2011, 08:35:27 PM »
Pine Tree Golf Club (1962) Dick Wilson

Cog Hill No. 4 dates from 1964.
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2011, 08:37:08 PM »
Grandfather Golf and CC 1968

Mark Saltzman

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Re: Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2011, 08:54:57 PM »
Sahalee CC (1969) - Ted Robinson
Mauna Kea (1965) - RTJ Senior
Bay Hill
Atlanta Athletic Club (1960) - RTJ Senior

Pete Balzer

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Re: Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2011, 10:21:26 PM »

Sam Morrow

Re: Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2011, 12:16:54 AM »
Starr Hollow 1969= Joe Finger 

http://texasgolfon.com/component/content/article/171.html



This place is supposed to be awesome, I've never had the pleasure of seeing it though.

Pete Balzer

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Re: Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2011, 09:52:41 AM »
Starr Hollow 1969= Joe Finger 

http://texasgolfon.com/component/content/article/171.html



This place is supposed to be awesome, I've never had the pleasure of seeing it though.

Sam- I've been lucky to have played it twice. If you are in the area, it's a must.

Sven Nilsen

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Re: Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 1960 - 1969
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2011, 04:47:10 PM »
Updated list in first post.
"As much as we have learned about the history of golf architecture in the last ten plus years, I'm convinced we have only scratched the surface."  A GCA Poster

"There's the golf hole; play it any way you please." Donald Ross