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mark chalfant

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Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« on: June 23, 2006, 02:56:33 PM »
Is anyone familiar. A friend has mentioned  that the land is nice. C&W  credit  Wayne Stiles with  revision work there.
which  holes/greens are of greatest design interest?

thanks

Mike_Sweeney

Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2006, 03:05:29 PM »

Billsteele

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Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2006, 04:04:24 PM »
Mark-I played Woods Hole a couple of weeks ago. It is a terrific golf course: small greens, an intimate setting (only 180 acres), rolling topography (similar to, but not on the same scale as Eastward Ho!). The only minuses are that fifteen of the holes are routed in the same east to west direction (the lack of available land probably being a factor) and three of the four par threes are of the drop shot variety. The front nine is a solid effort. But the back nine is where the course truly comes to life. In fact, the stretch from 9 through 16 is excellent. In that stretch, some of the better holes were: #13 an uphill one shotter that plays to a small well bunkered green that falls away on both sides, #14 a short dogleg left par four with a shallow green set at a left to right angle away from the approach shot (the putting surface falls away on all sides), #15 an uphill dogleg right playing over a gully with bunkers on the right protecting the integrity of the hole, the green is bunkerless but drops off in the back to the public road that divides the course and #16 a 440ish par four that tumbles down to the green.
   In fact, the least interesting hole on the back is the one that the club may be best known for, #17 which sets on the edge of Buzzards Bay. While it is picturesque, it is a 130 yard drop shot par three which is nothing more than a well struck wedge for most players.
   While it may never be spoken of in the same terms as the more revered courses in Mass., it is a fun and unique course. There are blind shots galore off the tee and few, if any, level lies to be had. If you get the chance, I would definitely check out Woods Hole.
« Last Edit: June 23, 2006, 04:06:22 PM by Billsteele »

mark chalfant

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Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2006, 04:48:13 AM »
Mike and Bill, thanks for your help on WH. Bill, I appreciate all the specific  details..... it sounds like theres a good mix of wrinkled terrain,small greens,wind, and random charm !

ForkaB

Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2006, 05:07:04 AM »
Mark

Could you please enlighten us more on your thoughts on the courses that you ask questions about on this site.

Thanks and Cheers

Rich
« Last Edit: June 24, 2006, 07:10:18 AM by Rich Goodale »

Mike_Sweeney

Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2006, 05:54:44 AM »
This is a discussion group, not a data mining quarry.

Cheers

Rich

Rich,

Mark's intentions are pure. He simply likes to see the board look beyond the core courses of National, Sand Hills, Cypress... Mark has also written a good piece on Langford over In My Opinion, so he is a giver.

Mark,

However, Rich is not totally off base. You have more knowledge than 97% of knuckleheads here like me, and most would be interested in why you think Camargo is better than Yale!
« Last Edit: June 24, 2006, 05:55:25 AM by Mike Sweeney »

Kenny Lee Puckett

Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2006, 07:46:00 AM »
Woods Hole rocks!

A must play if you can get a member to host you.

I played the course in the late '80's, and I was always glad to spend a 54 hole weekend there.  The rolling land is well suited to golf, and the wind always is a factor.

I liked the 18th backing into the water.  

JWK

Steve_ Shaffer

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Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2006, 05:00:10 PM »
I understand that there is a 10 year waiting list to join this club.
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ForkaB

Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2006, 06:01:02 PM »
Mark

My grandfather was a member there for many years and it was one of the first proper courses I ever played on.  JWK is right--it rocks.  Easily in the top ten of places I'd love to play again tomorrow.

SPDB

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Re:Woods Hole (Winton /Stiles) in mass. ?
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2006, 06:11:23 PM »
Steve - On the cape that statement would likely be followed with this one: "Is that all?"