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Garland Bayley

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Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« on: December 31, 2008, 03:32:20 PM »
What are your nominations, and why?

Alistair MacKenzie - Cypress Point Club - controversial design/scenic beauty

AW Tillinghast - Bethpage Black - great course for the greatest number of people

Donald Ross - Pinehurst #2 - what you can do if you continue to play year after year in your back yard.
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Melvyn Morrow

Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2008, 04:09:57 PM »

Garland

That easy, it all started with

TOC, The New Course & The Jubilee Course  ;)

Happy New Year :D

Melvyn

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David Stamm

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Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2008, 04:26:50 PM »
Pine Valley- The U.S. version of inland, heathland inspired golf.


Cypress Point Club- Broke alot of rules and was none the worse for it.


Oakmont- Along w/ Pine Valley, the birth of the penal school.


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Ian Andrew

Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2008, 04:54:28 PM »
As I said in the other post, I think that Architecturally important = influence on future architecture

For example Oakmont's influence is very small - so I don't agree.
Pine Valley begs the same question.

I do like the Pinehurst suggestion and agree.

Admittedly this is a tough list to come up with and unless I can offer three better – it’s perhaps unreasonable that I criticize those that are offered when I don’t have my own list.

One suggestion:

Banff Springs – build a course anywhere
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Kalen Braley

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Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2008, 04:56:31 PM »
Ian,

You make a good point...I think the work of the likes of Ted Robinson and Robert Muir Graves is alot more prevelant in what is actually out there, and for in large part continues to be built.
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Joe Hancock

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Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2008, 04:59:50 PM »
I'd have to go with Meadow Club, as that was the USA's introduction to MacKenzie.
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Mike_Cirba

Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2008, 05:07:26 PM »
Merion
Augusta National
Sand Hills



Pinehurst #2 was famous before NGLA existed, even with sand greens.
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Garland Bayley

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Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2008, 05:17:59 PM »
Wow Mike,

I didn't know Sand Hills was that old. ;)
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Mike_Cirba

Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2008, 05:20:55 PM »
Quote from: Garland Bayley on December 31, 2008, 05:17:59 PM
Wow Mike,

I didn't know Sand Hills was that old. ;)


It's me who's feeling that old as I obviously forgot how to read.  ;)

Let me change that..

Merion

Lido

ANGC
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Garland Bayley

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Re: Three most architecturally important US golden age courses after NGLA
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2008, 05:26:17 PM »
Hi Mike,

Did you read the why question old man? ;)

Why Lido given we already have NGLA?
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