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Joe Bausch

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Cape Kidnapper frame grabs
« on: November 16, 2008, 04:24:07 PM »
This place looks amazing!

An intro:











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Joe Bausch

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2008, 04:32:12 PM »
The par 3 11th:





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Joe Bausch

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2008, 04:40:34 PM »
Par 4 12th:














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Joe Bausch

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2008, 04:48:48 PM »
Par 3 13th:






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Joe Bausch

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2008, 04:49:03 PM »
Who is this guy?



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RJ_Daley

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2008, 05:03:15 PM »
Wow, you can get those screen grabs up during the broadcast! 

I have to remember to ask Dan Proctor if he was wearing a parachute when he was there
helping build CK for Doak, when he ran the dozer near the cliffs!  :o
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Joe Bausch

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2008, 05:04:08 PM »
Par 4 14th:











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John Kirk

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2008, 05:12:36 PM »
Call me crazy, but I say the difference between the two courses, in terms of aesthetics, shot variety, and spectating, is night and day.  Better looking and more entertaining.
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Joe Bausch

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2008, 05:17:29 PM »
Par 5 15th:









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John Kirk

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2008, 05:17:34 PM »
How about the snazzy half shots by Kim and Snedeker at 14?  Those were beautiful.
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RJ_Daley

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2008, 05:25:41 PM »
I'd say the big difference in golf design is the incredibly well positioned and shaped bunkers and gathering slopes into and away from the bunkers, setting up green approaches or greensides.  There aren't bunkers built just willy nilly for the sake of sprinkling them about the course.  They all have a great relavance to the course of play.  CK is shaped as artistry, while KC is sort of commercial shaping and grading, IMHO.
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Tim Bert

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2008, 05:38:22 PM »
Is the punchbowl green concept too easy for pros?  I'm not advocating not designing them, but they appear to have their way with it watching the final group come up #18.  Their margin of error is too small for a hole location that funnels everything in.

For me - it is perfect because I usually miss the bowl anyway!
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Tim Bert

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2008, 05:43:01 PM »
Quote from: Tim Bert on November 16, 2008, 05:38:22 PM
Is the punchbowl green concept too easy for pros?  I'm not advocating not designing them, but they appear to have their way with it watching the final group come up #18.  Their margin of error is too small for a hole location that funnels everything in.

For me - it is perfect because I usually miss the bowl anyway!

OK rush to judgment on my part.  Apparently the same slopes that make the approach shots too easy make the putts too hard for these guys...
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RJ_Daley

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2008, 05:45:42 PM »
I was thinking along the same lines.  I love punchbowl greens.  But, Is a punchbowl green somewhat of a wrong type green for a finishing hole? 
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Marty Bonnar

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2008, 05:49:09 PM »
and there was me thinking we were getting a Calvin Klein underwear models (female, natch) thread at last...

What an amazing landscape. Like the great gods of the Maoris took an enormous cheesewire and just sliced it right through!

Just how wide are those landing areas, Tom?

FBD.
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RJ_Daley

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2008, 05:50:03 PM »
I'd also like to know if John Kirk is picking up any sort of vibe of similarity to what he sees here on CK's green complexes and bunker relationships and placements to BallyNeal.  It seems to me that the bunker shaping and style of smaller pots bored into the hillsides at a sort of angle into the higher well contoured green sites reminds me a bit of Bally.
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C. Squier

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2008, 05:50:13 PM »
I don't know if I can determine whether a green is right/wrong based on 4 of the best players in the world playing it one day a year.  Especially when 2 of them are absolutely on fire.  For a resort course, or any course for that matter, I think it can lead to some memorable shots that turn out better than they should've for the rest of us hacks.  
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Joe Bausch

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2008, 05:58:22 PM »
I'll post frame grabs of 16 thru 18 later.

For me, the only way the broadcast could have been better was if Renton Laidlaw and his trusty sidekick (I forget his name, Warren Humphreys?) were doing the commentary.  Heck, throw in Steve Williams too as I think he was very serviceable.
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Brad Swanson

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2008, 06:10:06 PM »
Wish I'd seen this.  From the screencaps it looks like they had a relatively calm day, which I'm sure is one of the courses main defenses.

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John Kirk

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Re: CK frame grabs
« Reply #19 on: November 16, 2008, 06:12:00 PM »
Quote from: RJ_Daley on November 16, 2008, 05:50:03 PM
I'd also like to know if John Kirk is picking up any sort of vibe of similarity to what he sees here on CK's green complexes and bunker relationships and placements to BallyNeal.  It seems to me that the bunker shaping and style of smaller pots bored into the hillsides at a sort of angle into the higher well contoured green sites reminds me a bit of Bally.

Thanks RJ,

That's a very good question.  I think you are probably right but bunker placement and orientation was not one of the similarities I focused on.  I'm sure Tom has specific philosophies regarding bunkers, some of which he is happy to share.

#13 has similarities with #11 at Pacific Dunes.  About the same length, green higher in back, deep bunker left catching errant shots.

I focused on the general aesthetic appeal of the shaping, and I especially focused on the way the ball rolled around.  More than any other characteristic, I think Tom has refined the beauty of a rolling ball better than other modern architects.  In the last hour, both Anthony Kim and Hunter Mahan shook their heads, smiled, and said "Wow."  Nothing beats a Doak course for watching the ball roll.
 
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Joe Bausch

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Re: Cape Kidnapper frame grabs
« Reply #20 on: November 16, 2008, 08:26:33 PM »
Par 5 16th (I think the views here are perhaps the best):

















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Joe Bausch

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Re: Cape Kidnapper frame grabs
« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2008, 08:43:45 PM »
NBC did not cover the entire par 4 17th.  Here are a few from it, however:







And perhaps only I would find it funny that NBC would show tape of Snedeker's putt at the Ryder Cup in an upverted SD fashion, when it was originally broadcast in HD!



Notice the difference?


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Anthony Gray

Re: Cape Kidnapper frame grabs
« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2008, 08:45:52 PM »



    I like the fact that the course looks playable for the high to mid handicapper. It speeks very well of Tom Doak that he resisted placeing bunkers all over this course. He provided landing areas that are truly fair for golfers of different levels of abilities. Well done.

                  Anthony

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Joe Bausch

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Re: Cape Kidnapper frame grabs
« Reply #23 on: November 16, 2008, 09:01:30 PM »
The finishing par 4 18th:













I hope you enjoyed the virtual frame-grab tour of Cape Kidnappers.

Thanks TomD! 

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Mike Nuzzo

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Re: Cape Kidnapper frame grabs
« Reply #24 on: November 16, 2008, 09:19:49 PM »
Thanks Joe.
I thought about not watching the show because you were going to post these pictures.
NBC can't be happy about the erosion of their views due to your frame grabs...  :)

The no collars look great.
The infinity hole demonstrated what Tom was talking about the other day - not seeing anything behind the green - even the collar.

Cool friggen' site.
Tom - what was most difficult about the site?
Those are some long bridges -- $$.
Very cool that they also said 1/2 the price of Kauri and 1/2 the maint budget.

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