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Bart Bradley

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Name the course and architect!
« on: February 27, 2009, 07:22:49 PM »

Discuss...

Bart
« Last Edit: February 27, 2009, 07:27:00 PM by Bart Bradley »
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Tom_Doak

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2009, 07:38:37 PM »
Looks pretty strange to me ... particularly the sod wall bunker through the fairway, with the sod wall not on the line of play.
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2009, 08:30:01 PM »
Quote from: Tom_Doak on February 27, 2009, 07:38:37 PM
Looks pretty strange to me ... particularly the sod wall bunker through the fairway, with the sod wall not on the line of play.

Tom:

CORRECT!  It is not your work.   ;).

Everyone:

Any other insights...comments?


Bart
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2009, 08:34:00 PM »
What country is that?  Is the white sandy area a natural dune?
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2009, 08:35:20 PM »
Dan:

Clues?  You want clues?  You can't handle the clues!   ;D

Bart
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Trey Kemp

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2009, 08:37:20 PM »
My guess is Newport Dunes in Port Aransas, Texas.  Designed by Arnold Palmer.
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2009, 08:38:35 PM »
You're right - that was lazy of me.

OK - it's fairly flat.  I'm guessing it's near an ocean.   But is that juniper in the foreground?

Could it be Western Australia?
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2009, 08:39:02 PM »
Quote from: T Kemp on February 27, 2009, 08:37:20 PM
My guess is Newport Dunes in Port Aransas, Texas.  Designed by Arnold Palmer.

No.
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2009, 08:39:24 PM »
Quote from: Dan Herrmann on February 27, 2009, 08:38:35 PM
You're right - that was lazy of me.

OK - it's fairly flat.  I'm guessing it's near an ocean.   But is that juniper in the foreground?

Could it be Western Australia?

NO.
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2009, 08:44:07 PM »
ok - a swag... Kidd?
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2009, 08:48:10 PM »
Quote from: Dan Herrmann on February 27, 2009, 08:44:07 PM
ok - a swag... Kidd?

Swag as in "Scientific Wild - A!! Guess?

Still NO.

Here is one thing that is interesting about this...it could have been built anywhere...I mean ANYWHERE ...the undulation, the open sand...it is all man-made.

Did you guess that?  Did you see any visual clues to tip you off?

Bart
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2009, 08:55:42 PM »
swag - silly wild as* guess

Bart - the only thing that implied it wasn't natural was the color of the sand.  Ok - and the fairway mounds in an area that sure looks flat.

Jim Engh?
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2009, 09:02:17 PM »
Quote from: Dan Herrmann on February 27, 2009, 08:55:42 PM
swag - silly wild as* guess

Bart - the only thing that implied it wasn't natural was the color of the sand.  Ok - and the fairway mounds in an area that sure looks flat.

Jim Engh?

Dan:

There are mounds for acres and acres if you are there...but the mounds are fairly pointed...I think nature flattens them out more..No, not Engh!  "A" for effort..."F" for answers  ;D

Tom: if you thought that bunker looked odd...check out the two that are farther to the right...here is another view of this hole...the two bunkers on the right look joltingly out of place to me.



Enjoy.

Bart
« Last Edit: February 27, 2009, 09:18:26 PM by Bart Bradley »
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ed_getka

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2009, 09:12:28 PM »
   I would guess the course is in California. I see some palm trees in the background. Given the excessive variety of flora pictured it would appear many of these plants weren't native to the site. The weird bunkering and sandy area are not familiar to me of anyone's work I have seen. I would guess the site has some toxic garbage in the soil given the problem they are having keeping the fairway grassed. It is interesting how much movement and hazards are in and around the fairway and how benign the green appears in contrast.
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"Perimeter-weighted fairways", The best euphemism for containment mounding I've ever heard.

Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2009, 09:15:09 PM »
Ed:

Also NO ...not California.


Thanks for playing...we have some great consolation prizes for you on your way out  :D.

Bart
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Adam Clayman

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #15 on: February 27, 2009, 09:19:58 PM »
I can't see the pics. But. Ill guess south Africa. Maybe a Player course ?
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Ryan Farrow

Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #16 on: February 27, 2009, 09:26:20 PM »
This is trippy
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #17 on: February 27, 2009, 09:26:55 PM »
Adam:

Why can't you see the pics?  And no fair, you know my travel agent  ;).

Yes, Adam..South Africa, Player...there are 2 pics of Fancourt Links posted.  I think they make for some interesting observation...when they first built Fancourt Links and held the Presidents Cup, everything off of the fairway was tall haylike grass.  They are now going back and adding more exposed sandy areas, scrub, etc to soften and blend the look.  Fancourt Links was apparently a farm with a runway area prior to the golf course and very, very flat.  A tremendous amount of effort, time and money has been spent to produce this faux links...It is fun to play and has lots of interesting strategy and some truly odd bunkering!  It is a walking course, and a nice walk at that...the site is appropriately windy...about 20-25mph on the day we played.

Bart
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ed_getka

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #18 on: February 27, 2009, 09:27:10 PM »
What about the other aspects of the site that I guessed at? My next choice would be Florida but I didn't figure that much variety of vegetation could grow there. Is there anything interesting about the green?
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"Perimeter-weighted fairways", The best euphemism for containment mounding I've ever heard.

Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #19 on: February 27, 2009, 09:27:49 PM »
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ed_getka

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #20 on: February 27, 2009, 09:28:37 PM »
Never mind. :)
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"Perimeter-weighted fairways", The best euphemism for containment mounding I've ever heard.

Bart Bradley

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Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #21 on: February 27, 2009, 09:30:17 PM »
Quote from: ed_getka on February 27, 2009, 09:27:10 PM
What about the other aspects of the site that I guessed at? My next choice would be Florida but I didn't figure that much variety of vegetation could grow there. Is there anything interesting about the green?

Ed:

The greens had some internal contours but were certainly not wild...yes, there are palm trees and I don't know how much of the vegetation is native...no toxic waste...the course was pretty firm and not overwatered.

Bart
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Ryan Farrow

Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2009, 09:44:14 PM »
Quote from: Bart Bradley on February 27, 2009, 09:27:49 PM
Quote from: Ryan Farrow on February 27, 2009, 09:26:20 PM
This is trippy

Huh?

please explain.

Bart

If I were to walk on a golf course and start smoking some crack, I might see something like those pictures above.

Comprende?
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Kyle Harris

Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #23 on: February 27, 2009, 09:45:06 PM »
Quote from: Ryan Farrow on February 27, 2009, 09:44:14 PM
Quote from: Bart Bradley on February 27, 2009, 09:27:49 PM
Quote from: Ryan Farrow on February 27, 2009, 09:26:20 PM
This is trippy

Huh?

please explain.

Bart

If I were to walk on a golf course and start smoking some crack, I might see something like those pictures above.

Comprende?

How insightful, Ryan.. come on... what's so bad about it?
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Ryan Farrow

Re: Name the course and architect!
« Reply #24 on: February 27, 2009, 09:46:37 PM »
I didn't say it was bad, I said it was trippy.  Don't insinuate.
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