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Tim Martin

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Three Architects for Three Nines
« on: August 03, 2020, 08:56:14 AM »
Many courses started with nine and as new holes were added a different designer was brought on. Tumblebrook CC in Bloomfield, Connecticut has three nines with three different designers(Wille Park Jr., Orrin Smith and George Fazio). Taking it a step farther would be 36 holes with four different designers. Any examples to add of the 27 or 36 hole variety?

jeffwarne

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Re: Three Architects for Three Nines
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2020, 09:49:36 AM »
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Pete Lavallee

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Re: Three Architects for Three Nines
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2020, 09:58:18 AM »
Bahamar, just south of SD in Mexico has the the Oceana nine by Ralph Plummer, the Vista nine by Percy Clifford and the Lagos nine by David Fleming.
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Tyler Kearns

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Re: Three Architects for Three Nines
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2020, 11:10:32 PM »
St. Charles in Winnipeg
North 9 by Alister MacKenzie
South 9 by Donald Ross
West 9 by Norman Woods

Jason Thurman

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Re: Three Architects for Three Nines
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2020, 11:13:17 PM »
St. Charles in Winnipeg
North 9 by Alister MacKenzie
South 9 by Donald Ross
West 9 by Norman Woods


How much Woods is left?
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Tom_Doak

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Re: Three Architects for Three Nines
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2020, 08:29:43 AM »
Sea Island used to have four nines by four designers, before they redid them with Tom Fazio and Rees Jones.  The four different nines was not a successful selling point.

Tyler Kearns

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Re: Three Architects for Three Nines
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2020, 09:46:10 AM »
St. Charles in Winnipeg
North 9 by Alister MacKenzie
South 9 by Donald Ross
West 9 by Norman Woods


How much Woods is left?


Jason,


Assume you are being facetious, however, Norman Woods was an associate of Stanley Thompson and at St. Charles, is responsible for a number of very good holes.  That being said, St. Charles had a Ross 18 and Mackenzie 9 leading into WW2.  I believe they stopped maintaining the West nine during the war, and Woods re-designed it after the war was over - utilizing some land previously not available to Ross (the polo grounds).


Tyler