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Phil Benedict

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Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« on: February 21, 2008, 01:41:49 PM »
If Finchem put you in charge of site selection and timing, where and when would you schedule the Match Play?  Assume 100% cooperation from the players (ie they all show up no matter where you send them).
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Joe Bentham

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2008, 01:51:15 PM »
Whats wrong with where their playing?  I'd like to see it at Pac Dunes in June or July, when its really windy.
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Mark Pearce

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2008, 01:51:57 PM »
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Joe Hancock

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2008, 01:52:54 PM »
Almost everywhere except Augusta National.....

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Martin Del Vecchio

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2008, 01:53:14 PM »
TPC Stadium Course.
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Dean Stokes

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2008, 01:54:23 PM »
Old Head. At the same time. Never been there, would love to see it on TV. Surely would be a good test at this time of year. Get your woolie hats out boys. Make them earn their huge paychecks.
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George Freeman

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2008, 01:56:50 PM »
The Ocean Course....same time

Or end of the season as part of the Fed-Ex Cup playoffs...
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Norbert P

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2008, 01:57:17 PM »
Prestwick
Royal Dornoch
Pine Valley
Lahinch
Cape Kidnappers
Cypress Point
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Brendan Dolan

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2008, 02:26:36 PM »
Ballybunion or Royal County Down would be my choices.

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JohnH

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2008, 02:44:29 PM »
Anywhere but desert golf.......
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Lloyd_Cole

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2008, 03:02:09 PM »
Pebble Beach
Scrap the Crosby and have the Matchplay there permanently.
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Matt_Cohn

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2008, 03:02:50 PM »
Lincoln Park.

This is a good subject, let's not just turn it into another list of "Pine Valley, Ballybunion, Merion, and Cypress Point."

Nothing wrong with them but they're kind of predictable.

Match play seems to suit crazy courses. What's the craziest one out there?
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Mike Benham

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2008, 03:05:40 PM »
Lincoln Park ...

All those short par4s and long par 3s, the side hill lies, the doglegs, the views, the tourists walking through the course, car horns and alarms going off throughout the round ... it would be grand theater and match play strategy at its best ...
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Sean_A

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2008, 03:07:45 PM »
Assuming all the "world" events are at different places throughout the world, I would choose a tough little sub par 70 bugger.  First choice, Rye.  Second choice, Harlech.

Ciao

 
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Jay Flemma

Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2008, 03:14:27 PM »
Lessee...Tobacco Road, Black Mesa, Ballyneal, Bulls Bay, NGLA, Bayonne (using rerouting where 14 is the first hole so they finish teeing off in the ocean and play to the clubhouse and huge flagpole), Royal New Kent (that's where Strantz had his matches between Mike Strantz design team and Royal Cty Down staff), Pasatiempo, PGA West stadium (just to hear the pros cry like Nancy Kerrigan), and Oakmont.

They should play huge events at Oakmont every year.  Those are my favorite greens on earth.
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Kalen Braley

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2008, 05:24:25 PM »
Going to have to go with Lincoln Park.

As said before with all those short holes, they would be gun-slinging all day long.  Throw in the world class location and the views, it would be perfect.
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henrye

Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2008, 06:13:26 PM »
Quote from: Sean Arble on February 21, 2008, 03:07:45 PM
Assuming all the "world" events are at different places throughout the world, I would choose a tough little sub par 70 bugger.  First choice, Rye.  Second choice, Harlech.

Ciao

 

Sean,.....really?  Rye makes absolutely no sense to me at all.  To me, good matchplay tv is high risk reward golf.  Rye is a tight little ball eating fescue course with small greens.  No one would ever hit driver.  I fail to see how it would excite.

Augusta is an obvious choice as it seems so many Masters really end up being almost a matchplay on the back nine.  Sawgrass stikes as another good one as do both recent international venues for the President's cup - Royal Montreal & Player's course in South Africa.
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James Bennett

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2008, 06:15:12 PM »
North Berwick West
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Sean_A

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2008, 06:43:34 PM »
Quote from: HenryE on February 21, 2008, 06:13:26 PM
Quote from: Sean Arble on February 21, 2008, 03:07:45 PM
Assuming all the "world" events are at different places throughout the world, I would choose a tough little sub par 70 bugger.  First choice, Rye.  Second choice, Harlech.

Ciao

 

Sean,.....really?  Rye makes absolutely no sense to me at all.  To me, good matchplay tv is high risk reward golf.  Rye is a tight little ball eating fescue course with small greens.  No one would ever hit driver.  I fail to see how it would excite.

Augusta is an obvious choice as it seems so many Masters really end up being almost a matchplay on the back nine.  Sawgrass stikes as another good one as do both recent international venues for the President's cup - Royal Montreal & Player's course in South Africa.

Henry

Its fair enough of you don't think Rye a great course.  My angle is that since the US Open, British Open & Masters have many of the great championship courses cornered, why not use other courses which break the mould a bit?  I have seen the par 72-71, 7300 yard course plenty. 

BTW  By implying that Rye is a ball eater I assume you think these events should take place at congenial times of the year.  I think it would be awesome if a great event was staged out of season.

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Will MacEwen

Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2008, 07:39:16 PM »
Quote from: Matt_Cohn on February 21, 2008, 03:02:50 PM
Lincoln Park.

This is a good subject, let's not just turn it into another list of "Pine Valley, Ballybunion, Merion, and Cypress Point."

Nothing wrong with them but they're kind of predictable.

Match play seems to suit crazy courses. What's the craziest one out there?

1.  Furry Creek

2.  Wolf Creek (Nevada)

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Adam Russell

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #20 on: February 21, 2008, 07:39:36 PM »
Harbour Town in March, Colonial in May. Make HT a par-70 by dropping par-5 #2 to par-4.
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K. Krahenbuhl

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #21 on: February 21, 2008, 07:59:47 PM »
Quote from: Adam Russell on February 21, 2008, 07:39:36 PM
Harbour Town in March, Colonial in May. Make HT a par-70 by dropping par-5 #2 to par-4.

Does the par have any significance in match play?

I do think Colonial would be neat...especially after they finish the upcoming changes out there.
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Adam Russell

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2008, 08:57:27 PM »
What a stupid I am!!! ;D ;D They should have a double-check preview on pre-posts for newbies like me. I have no idea where I was going with the #2 thing, just always wanted to see it become a par-4 I guess...but I still think HT is great match-play venue that would bring everyone to a level playing field, and March is one of the times the wind gusts the most around HHI...Thanks for catching my blunder, Kyle!!!
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Bill Shamleffer

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2008, 09:45:27 PM »
Riviera
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J_ Crisham

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Re: Where Would They Play the Match Play if You Could Choose?
« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2008, 09:50:42 PM »
Butler National from the tips- par wouldn't matter as it is match play but par would win alot of holes on this beast!
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