[Pat Burke]

I had a 54 holes in 2 days trip around TOC back in '95 that still gives me chills
Easily my best golf experience

[Tim Bert]

I may lose my posting rights over this, but for me, the perfect day doesn't have to include 36 holes. I would be more than thrilled - in fact, it probably would be my perfect day - if I could play 18 with Greg Ramsay, Tom D and Mike Clayton at Barnbougle, and then walk the course again in the afternoon with Tom & Mike, learning about the course and what went into building it (even if it included stories about spiders and snakes... ).

I could also say the same of 18 with Mike Nuzzo and Wolf Point, 18 with Ian at Highland Links, heck, 18 just about anywhere with one of the architects on this site, or even 18 with just about any gca'er at a course he loves. I'm probably the only person on board who is looking forward to 18 with Huck at Santa Teresa someday.

One of my favorite days in golf was playing 18 at Inniscrone, then lunch there hosted by Gil, walking Applebrook with Gil and other gca'ers, and then dinner at Gil's house with the same crew, where I got to sit on Gil's deck and listen to Ran, Gil, Tom P and Pat Mucci share wonderful tales.

Wouldn't you rather do the walkthrough first and then play afterwards?  Or does knowing too much about the course create too much pressure to execute?  I think your suggestions are great, but I'd personlly wan to experience the course by walking it with the expert first and then play it till the sun went down.

[Eric Pevoto]

Honestly, though, most of the above are more about "the ultimate day of golf" (i.e. bragging rights) than about "the perfect day of golf".  The perfect day of golf is simply to be at a great course and have the opportunity to go out again for as much golf as you would like.

Bragging or not, heck I don't have much other to brag about, the first morning ferry to Fishers Island then as much golf as you can play in daylight is about as good as it gets.  That place is magical.

[Chip Gaskins]

NGLA and Maidstone was pretty neat (though no dinner with discussion)

36 at Turnberry and dinner at the hotel looking back out over the course is pretty special.

But the perfect day would be...Bandon Trails in the morning, Pacific Dunes in the afternoon and long dinner with friends at McKee's.  Two world class courses on a great piece of property.

[Bill_McBride]

Day Ticket North Berwick, lunch, soup and a toastie and a pint.
Many pints in the Golfers Rest.
Local Scottish Folk Music in the pub down the street.
Life is good.

Oh yeah. 

[ed_getka]

Tom Huckaby already had my perfect day of golf. At Sand Hills with Bob Huntley, Patrick Mucci, George Bahto, Ran, Gene Greco, Tom Paul, et al. Sand Hills is my favorite course in the world and to be there with those gentlemen, well it couldn't get any better than that.
    The runner-up is 36 holes at TOC on my maiden voyage to Scotland, with a visit to the R&A clubhouse afterwards where I wrote a long-promised letter to Herbert Warren Wind from the library of the R&A with tears in my eyes. It was so cool to see Herb's old locker as I explored the clubhouse. Being so modest he had never mentioned to me before that he was a member. Had I not forgotten to check out the Himalayas putting green it would have been my perfect day of golf.

[Bill_McBride]

NGLA and Maidstone was pretty neat (though no dinner with discussion)

36 at Turnberry and dinner at the hotel looking back out over the course is pretty special.

But the perfect day would be...Bandon Trails in the morning, Pacific Dunes in the afternoon and long dinner with friends at McKee's.  Two world class courses on a great piece of property.

With all the talk about NGLA and Shinney, and Cypress Point and Pebble, etc etc, this really does say a lot about what Mike Keiser hath wrought at Bandon Dunes.

[George Pazin]

I may lose my posting rights over this, but for me, the perfect day doesn't have to include 36 holes. I would be more than thrilled - in fact, it probably would be my perfect day - if I could play 18 with Greg Ramsay, Tom D and Mike Clayton at Barnbougle, and then walk the course again in the afternoon with Tom & Mike, learning about the course and what went into building it (even if it included stories about spiders and snakes... ).

I could also say the same of 18 with Mike Nuzzo and Wolf Point, 18 with Ian at Highland Links, heck, 18 just about anywhere with one of the architects on this site, or even 18 with just about any gca'er at a course he loves. I'm probably the only person on board who is looking forward to 18 with Huck at Santa Teresa someday.

One of my favorite days in golf was playing 18 at Inniscrone, then lunch there hosted by Gil, walking Applebrook with Gil and other gca'ers, and then dinner at Gil's house with the same crew, where I got to sit on Gil's deck and listen to Ran, Gil, Tom P and Pat Mucci share wonderful tales.

Wouldn't you rather do the walkthrough first and then play afterwards?  Or does knowing too much about the course create too much pressure to execute?  I think your suggestions are great, but I'd personlly wan to experience the course by walking it with the expert first and then play it till the sun went down.

An interesting question. Really, I'd love either, but I'd prefer my initial experience would be to enjoy the course through my own eyes and thoughts, and then learn the scoop. I find it interesting to have someone point out things I missed, it's very eye opening. It perfectly illustrates the folly of the one-time play rating.

I'm also assuming that I'll stick around and get in a few rounds later as well. If I'm traveling to the other side of the world, I'm stickin' around till they throw me out...

[Steve Lang]

 

for name dropping true life ohio yankee texan in king arthur's realm, completeing a home and home series..

12:01 AM going to sleep at Lygon Arms Inn in Broadway, north side of the Cotswolds, Worcestershire

5:15 AM catching taxi to a rail spur to get to Manchester.. not getting on wrong trains between Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, & York

11:00 AM or so picked up by Allister, last hosted several years before at WCC,.. off to Ganton GC, the inland links course.. in the little buggy, over the hills and dales of Yorkshire..

arrival tease.. tour the clubhouse, Hogan in '37? , grab a sandwich, gather a rental set of clubs from the pro.. pin it and off for 18..  much harder than TOC..

.. they refused to take the tree out?  good for them!  lets get around it and finish..

a quick pint.. racing back to the rail station at York.. only to see train just pulling out of station.. shucks.. catch a hotel room,, off to Monks Gate for some prawns and old town for some libation!

return to Broadway next day..

close enough.. to be indelibly inked as perfect adventure

[Michael Rossi]

Ian

Suningdale Old followed by lunch at the course managers house, New in the afternoon was pretty epic.

Google puts this option outside the hour time limit but Pasatiempo am lunch in the clubhouse then drive Cypress, pm round, is something I have always wanted to do.

[Mark Pearce]

The Berkshire Red and Blue or Blue and Red with lunch in between.

OK Mark.  You have to explain this one a little.  Within 5 minutes you've got Swinley & the 2 Sunningdale courses.  10 minutes on and you're at Wentworth.  Why The Berkshire?  I'm asking because I've never been.

I'm not Mark.  Well, I am but not that one, but I also put The Berkshire up there.  The Berkshire over Swinley?  Yes, a slightly better lunch and better golf.  I might be in a minority but having played all three courses on several occasions Swinley comes third of a very, very good three).  Over Sunningdale?  Not as clear cut but I think the lunch wins it.

[Ronald Montesano]

My contribution is 90 degrees east or west, depending on your perspective.  Consider the following:

1.  First time on the courses involved or a repeat visit?

2.  Haute cuisine or local fare (that is not H/C)?

3.  Perfect strangers who turn out to be AOK or hand-picked partners?

4.  Good scores or bad scores?

5.  Perfect weather or appropriate (to the region) weather?

6.  ...

[Jeff Tang]

I waited in line in the early morning at TOC, was the second group out, then went over to play the New, both courses were the first time I'd played them.  Afterward I took a nap and then had some pints at a pub before heading back to our B&B.  Great day.

[Mark Pritchett]

The perfect day at ANGC also includes a trip around the Par 3 course.

[Jordan Wall]

A warm, sunny, clear day in Monterey with John Mayhugh and Bob Jenkins.

Spyglass in the morning, finishing up in the sunset at Pebble.

That was perfect.

Cheers,
Jordan

[Ash Towe]

Morning 18 at Cypress with Ed Getka, Tom Huckaby, Rick Schefchick with great conditions and the same caddies.  This has already been achieved.
An afternoon 18 with the same group plus Mr Huntley.  Remember this is a dream.
For something new, 18 at Royal Dornoch then 18 at Castle Stuart.  This has great appeal.  A classic with a potential great modern.  I am sure it will be accomplished very quickly and repeated often.
Prior posts reveal mine and I am sure many others perfect days.

[Tim Bert]

A warm, sunny, clear day in Monterey with John Mayhugh and Bob Jenkins.

Spyglass in the morning, finishing up in the sunset at Pebble.

That was perfect.

Cheers,
Jordan

Being blacked out of Jordan's memory of the morning segment of his perfect day, and then taking a beating from Ed Getka in the afternoon at Del Monte.

That was pretty darn perfect too!

[James Bennett]

I had two possibilities come to mind.  The first was:

36 holes at Muirfield including lunch was pretty good in 2007.  I think the only way that day could have been bettered would have been to follow it with 18 holes at North Berwick in the evening.

Though I didn't see the North Berwick evening option. 

That was a magic day at Muirfield, and the stories with the other GCA'ers and the Muirfield members over lunch added to the day.  Driving to St Andrews that night was probably not the best of ideas, but the Reverse Event beckoned.

I thought the preceding day was pretty fantastic - 9 holes at Musselburgh with hickories and old balls (gutty look a likes I think) followed by a wee dram, then North Berwick West for epic matches, then a wander around Renaissance with architect Tom Doak and many GCA'ers, followed by dinner at Ducks.  An outstanding day due to the work of many here, including Muldoon, McBride and Doak.

I think the latter was my most perfect day.

James B

[Gerry B]

i have experienced numerous golf days that would best be described as "perfect" -here are a couple that come to mind:

1) woke up at the borgata - headed to atl city cc  for breakfast -fabulous dining room - lots of history / played atl city cc / did a quick detour to the white house in ac  for hoagies to go  and some cookies from the bakery across the street / drove to pine valley / played pv / quick cocktail shower and headed back to atl city for dinner at chef vola  - and the golf was prettty good as well

2) the cbm / seth raynor chicagoland daily double - had a quick breakfast at the pancake house on Bellevue / headed to  and played shoreacres  / drove to wheaton / had a quick lunch in one of the great rooms in golf / played  chicago golf club / headed  to the airport

potential perfect day's yet to be experienced :

the seth raynor I-95 golf and pizza 1 day invitational  -  at the crack of dawn start with a quick breakfast at the little coffee shop in noank / hire boat to travel to fishers island - dock near 17 green /  / play fishers / boat back to noank / drive to new haven / late lunch at pepe's as sally's is not open for lunch / head to yale / play yale / head to sally's pizza  - must be done in the summer months as it is a long day - tee off at yale would probably be at 3:00 or 3:30

Shinnecock at the crack of dawn / lunch at NGLA / NGLA  / Maidstone / dinner at the Palms around the corner. needs to be played in june or july.

[Jordan Wall]

A warm, sunny, clear day in Monterey with John Mayhugh and Bob Jenkins.

Spyglass in the morning, finishing up in the sunset at Pebble.

That was perfect.

Cheers,
Jordan

Being blacked out of Jordan's memory of the morning segment of his perfect day, and then taking a beating from Ed Getka in the afternoon at Del Monte.

That was pretty darn perfect too!

Tim,

Oh no! So true.  We were teammates.  My first KP match, how could I forget!?

Yes, apologies for that.   We had a great time at Spyglass.  Cant wait to catch up in a few months!

Cheers,
Jordan

[Tim_Cronin]

I'm also amazed ANGC didn't turn up until the 30th or so response. I'd take either of these options:
1. A morning go-round on the par 3, then play the 18 hole course in the afternoon, after a delightful lunch.
2. A round at ANGC, then a short trip across the river to Palmetto GC, the second-oldest 18 (albeit revised) in the country, behind Chicago GC. And, thanks to our own Tom Doak, getting better with age.

[Tim_Weiman]

Ian,

I've had many "perfect" days of golf across the pond, but one I'll remember here in the States was on the Old White at the Greenbrier.

The course was closed for a couple days, but my hosts at CSX opened the course just for me and fixed me up to play with Bob Morris, the director of golf for the resort. We thoroughly discussed the architectural aspects of each hole as we played and just had a wonderful time.

Nice to have a golf course all to one's self!

[cary lichtenstein]

I had played 99 out of the top 100 courses, and a buddy of mine set up my 100th, it was a perfect day.

It was a 29 hour day, left Jupiter at 9am by private jet of another buddy, flew to Augusta, lunch on the patio, played 18 holes, then went directly to the par 3 and finished in the setting sun, shopped in the pro shop, drinks in the clubhouse, our cabin was the last one in the row next to the bag room, dinner in the main dining room.

The liquor flowed, the steaks were great, the stories were even better and my host was the best.

Room service for breakfast, 8 am tee off, 18 more holes and touched down in Jupiter at 2:30 PM.

[Ken Moum]

Dornoch and Brora

Nothing else appeals to me as much as that.

K

[Bruce Katona]

Kapalua: Morning breakfast on on lanai follwed by 18 on the Bay course, lunch at the CH, followed by 18 on the Plantation Course, with mai tai's and dinner on the Planataion course balcony at sunset.....


as we still have a foot of snow on the ground here, this sounds better all of the time.

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