[Pat Howard]

Thanks for sharing Michael, reminds me why I play the game!

Here's a very specific request that I've asked for before and gotten exactly zero responses to: the 2nd green at Pine Valley. I've heard so much about it and have never seen any photo's of the green itself, just the tee shot and approach.

Just an itch I need to scratch!  

[paul cowley]

Thanks Michael.....its stimulating to view a random selection of dissimilar but interesting golf holes.

[Nick Cauley]

Great pictures Michael.

I would love to see some shots of Boston GC and Austin GC

[Bill Brightly]

Michael,

Awesome pictures, thanks. What hole is this? (I am guessing Metediconk in New Jersey.)

[Tom Huckaby]

shivas - you get your ass out here in April and you'll see more of those asses than you could ever wish for.

But given I aim to please... well here's me and Huntley anyway, with two other interlopers.  Sorry we couldn't turn around for you.  

[Greg Holland]

Very cool.  Thanks.

I'd love to see pictures of Old Sandwich.

[Andrew Mitchell]

Great pictures Michael

Any chance of putting some names to those photographs without a description?  I'm guessing course names and would like to know if I'm correct

[Ed Tilley]

shivas - you get your ass out here in April and you'll see more of those asses than you could ever wish for.

But given I aim to please... well here's me and Huntley anyway, with two other interlopers.  Sorry we couldn't turn around for you.  

The absolute spitting image of Ian Poulter. He was subject to a disciplinary hearing on the tour for wearing an Arsenal shirt on the course. I trust you were severely reprimanded.

[Tom Huckaby]

Ed:

Never has a picture warmed my heart more than that one.  Oh I loved it when the great man did that... but thanks for the reminder of why I do love Ian Poulter so.  And oh yes, Mr. Huntley was NOT amused by my shirt, Chelsea man that he is.  

I have worn that exact same jersey Poulter has on to play golf.  Of course I own one.  As you see, it has a collar, it works.

 

BTW we need to destroy Fulham tomorrow.  After last week's pathetic home draw, we need to get back on track.  We're missing quite a few players though so it's worry time at Arsenal.

OK, how's that for a horrid sidetrack from an otherwise great thread?  I feel ashamed and dirty.  But man I loved that picture!

[Michael Dugger]

In order of appearance, the images I posted earlier are of.......

Royal New Kent
Spyglass
Barnbougle Dunes
St. Andrews Beach
Cape Kidnappers
Shinnecock Hills
Moonah Links
Fancourt Links
Riviera
Easthampton
Dismal River
We Ko Pa Saguaro
Royal County Down
Caledonia
Black Diamond Ranch
Whistling Straits
Bully Pulpit
Tobacco Road
Friars Head
St. George Hill
Talking Stick North
Oakmont
Bandon Trails
Greywalls
Arcadia Bluffs
Pine Barrens
Boston GC
Black Mesa
Banff
Bethpage Black
Ballybunion Cashen
Crystal Downs
Cypress Point
Royal Dornoch
Pronghorn Fazio
Forest Creek North
Hidden Creek
Erin Hills
Kingsley Club
Kiawah Ocean
Lakota Canyon
Muirfield
Naruo
National Golf Links
Old Sandwich
Valley Club of Montecito
Paa Ko Ridge
Morfontaine
Pine Valley
Sanctuary
Sutton’s Bay
Sand Hills
Stone Eagle
Sebonack
The Old Course
Commonwealth
Winged Foot
Wolf Creek

I'll address your other queries this evening after work.  

[Evan Fleisher]

Michael,

As others have said here, thatnks so much for sharing your collection.  Great inspiration as I sit here in frigid Cleveland!!!

[Tom Birkert]

Some fantastic pictures, absolutely stunning...

Only spoiled by the 2 images of the Arsenal shirts - what was Poulter thinking?!?!  

[Tom Huckaby]

Tom, Poulter just showed what a very wise and astute
man he truly is.

GO GUNNERS!!!

[J Sadowsky]

Courses I want to see photos of:

1) Sebonack
2) Machrihanish
3) Yale
4) Ballyneal
5) Nanea
6) Cape Kidnappers
7)  Mid-Ocean Club
Atlantic City Country Club
9) Kinloch
10) Chicago Golf Club

Also, if I could PLAY these courses, even better :-P

[John Mayhugh]

Some great pics.  Thanks Michael for cluing me in on some of the courses.

It was great to see the link to golfarchitecturepictures.com.   Been trying to decide on Scotland or Ireland for a trip in August & the pics of Cruden Bay have probably made up my mind.  

[Matt_Cohn]

Michael,

Great stuff.

One correction - between Fancourt and Riviera is the Moonah Course at the National, not Moonah Links.

[Tom Birkert]

Tom, Poulter just showed what a very wise and astute
man he truly is.

GO GUNNERS!!!

Hmmmmmmm wise and astute aren't exactly the adjectives I'd use when it comes to Mr Poulter!! If and when he ventures into golf course design I wonder if he will do wild and wacky stuff?

I also speak as a Chelsea season ticket holder of over 25 years, hence my dislike of Arsenal!

[Tom Huckaby]

Tom Bikert, meet Bob Huntley (former member of Chelsea juniors).

I bow to each of you.  My interest in English football covers a LOT less years than either of you.

And I have a feeling your club is just about ready to reassume it's role at the top, as much as that kills me to say....

I also am not exactly comfortable with Poulter as our man of wisdom, but on the other hand, if I had to pick a golfer to be a FAN of my club, than by God I am happy with crazy young Ian!  I can see him doing the songs and chants and buying a round at the pub and I dare say I can't think of many other golfers I'd say that about.  Monty must be a ManU fan.

 

It's all good stuff. I respect the dislike.  Here's hoping we stay ahead of you and that dislike only grows.

TH

[Eric Smith]

These pictures are the best. Thanks for sharing them Michael.

[Chip Gaskins]

awesome pics.  thanks for sharing.

two questions:
1) what green is that at RCD?



2) is that the 17th at Pine Valley?



if so, wow have the trees grown

[Matthew Hunt]

awesome pics.  thanks for sharing.

two questions:
1) what green is that at RCD?

Wow, that’s the 9th green at RCD and I feel it looks better than it now!

When was this taken? It looks late 50's/early 60's by the buildings.

What is confuses me is the smaller practice putting green is claimed to be the original pre-colt 9th green but it is not in this picture!

[Scott_Burroughs]

Michael,

I recognize a couple of those, intimately.  Sorry for the date stamps.  

Another was my fave of Neil Regan's long lost (and missed) pics that I've had on my (now old) home PC's desktop for years now.

[W.H. Cosgrove]

Sebonac #3


Sahalee #1 North (10)

[Carl Rogers]

-Attempt to clarify the conceptual confusion of terminalogy...little agreement.  
-use specific pictures to illustrate specific points in a defined context.
-separate the quality of golf design from the picture postcard

I guess I am looking at this like an academic course

[Rick Sides]

My friend and I were talking recently about the price of things continuing to skyrocket.  He believes that the golf industry is being hurt by the cost of living going up, however, from visiting courses around my area, it seems like more and more people are playing golf.  Every course I go to this time of year is very full and it seems like more and more courses are being built.  Does anyone out there in the industry know if golf is really suffering or not?

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