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Philip Hensley

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Augusta Syndrome
« on: April 03, 2015, 06:38:38 PM »
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Josh Stevens

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2015, 09:49:53 PM »
August or Augusta syndrome.  Wasn't the AGNC and Augusta Country club issue raised a few weeks back?  Is the point how it looks, or the envy of being able to peek through the fence and see what you are not allowed to play?

I think this latter issue is pretty common.  Players at Sandringham public course play cheek by jowl with Royal Melbourne. Sunningdale and Sunningdale Ladies another example

St Andrews is of course the prime example - I wonder how many players tee off on one course and mysteriously get lost and end up playing TOC.
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Philip Hensley

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2015, 02:02:52 PM »
Quote from: Josh Stevens on April 03, 2015, 09:49:53 PM
August or Augusta syndrome.  Wasn't the AGNC and Augusta Country club issue raised a few weeks back?  Is the point how it looks, or the envy of being able to peek through the fence and see what you are not allowed to play?

I think this latter issue is pretty common.  Players at Sandringham public course play cheek by jowl with Royal Melbourne. Sunningdale and Sunningdale Ladies another example

St Andrews is of course the prime example - I wonder how many players tee off on one course and mysteriously get lost and end up playing TOC.

How it looks.  Interesting to see the differences in courses at the same time.
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Tim Martin

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2015, 02:09:38 PM »
I don't think Augusta CC worries much about ANGC. It is a wonderful old Donald Ross golf course with it's own identity.
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Josh Stevens

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2015, 07:54:58 PM »
Quote from: Philip Hensley on April 04, 2015, 02:02:52 PM
Quote from: Josh Stevens on April 03, 2015, 09:49:53 PM
August or Augusta syndrome.  Wasn't the AGNC and Augusta Country club issue raised a few weeks back?  Is the point how it looks, or the envy of being able to peek through the fence and see what you are not allowed to play?

I think this latter issue is pretty common.  Players at Sandringham public course play cheek by jowl with Royal Melbourne. Sunningdale and Sunningdale Ladies another example

St Andrews is of course the prime example - I wonder how many players tee off on one course and mysteriously get lost and end up playing TOC.

Didn't I read in the thread the other week that ACC is trying some Rye overseeding as per ANGC

How it looks.  Interesting to see the differences in courses at the same time.
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jeffwarne

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2015, 08:00:40 PM »
Quote from: Tim Martin on April 04, 2015, 02:09:38 PM
I don't think Augusta CC worries much about ANGC. It is a wonderful old Donald Ross golf course with it's own identity.

Having grown up there, I'd say ANGC has had its fair share of influence.
Though unlike ANGC, ACC's course has IMPROVED over the last 15 years
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Jim Nugent

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2015, 02:48:37 AM »
Quote from: jeffwarne on April 04, 2015, 08:00:40 PM
Quote from: Tim Martin on April 04, 2015, 02:09:38 PM
I don't think Augusta CC worries much about ANGC. It is a wonderful old Donald Ross golf course with it's own identity.

Having grown up there, I'd say ANGC has had its fair share of influence.


Jeff, with your local knowledge, did any kids ever jump a fence and play a few holes at ANGC? 
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Garland Bayley

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2015, 01:46:16 PM »
Quote from: Jim Nugent on April 05, 2015, 02:48:37 AM
Quote from: jeffwarne on April 04, 2015, 08:00:40 PM
Quote from: Tim Martin on April 04, 2015, 02:09:38 PM
I don't think Augusta CC worries much about ANGC. It is a wonderful old Donald Ross golf course with it's own identity.

Having grown up there, I'd say ANGC has had its fair share of influence.


Jeff, with your local knowledge, did any kids ever jump a fence and play a few holes at ANGC? 

There are members of this forum that have claimed to have done that.
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Benjamin Litman

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2015, 02:16:54 PM »


Jeff, with your local knowledge, did any kids ever jump a fence and play a few holes at ANGC? 
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There are members of this forum that have claimed to have done that.[/quote]

Fence jumping seems to hold a special place in the history of golf (see, e.g., Francis Ouimet); has anyone started a thread on here about it?
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Dave McCollum

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2015, 03:08:58 PM »
Maybe back in the day.  Today it would be like breaking into Langley to play with their computers.
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jeffwarne

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Re: Augusta Syndrome
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2015, 10:21:43 PM »
Quote from: Dave McCollum on April 08, 2015, 03:08:58 PM
Maybe back in the day.  Today it would be like breaking into Langley to play with their computers.

I used to do it regularly(late 70's) on summer evenings, coming in under the fence by 13 tee, playing 13, 14, 11 from old members tee and 12)
Once played the entire back nine midday in the middle of summer(left my ball on 18 green and dropped in 10 fairway)
didn't see a soul
no cups, but I knew where the Sunday pins were ;)

12 green was a favorite spot for night putting ;) as one could drive out to 10 tee at Augusta CC, 100 yards away.
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