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Jed Peters

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I Want to be This Guy
« on: August 20, 2009, 06:16:43 PM »
Or at least have his/her house.

Just saw this looking at some courses on Google.

Where is it?

Has anyone played it?

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Scott Henderson

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2009, 06:25:35 PM »
Jed,

Where is this?  Can you give Lat/Long?  I suspect this guy spends a lot of time working on his "lawn." ;)
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J_ Crisham

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2009, 06:51:29 PM »
Jed,  It has to be Tommy Paul's place. Can you see him on his Kubota? I think his GCA bunker is hidden under the green on the top left! ;D   Nice pictures,    Jack
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Gene Greco

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2009, 07:29:34 PM »
Or this person:

http://www.smbhamptons.com/property/index.php/15727-three-ponds-farm#


(Private home forsale for $68,000,000 complete with own Rees Jones designed personal golf course)
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Matt_Cohn

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2009, 07:39:52 PM »
Nice, but unless that $68 million buys you part of Atlantic, how is this a "USGA rated 18 hole course"? Looks like about 5: http://tinyurl.com/kp59yn
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Kevin_Reilly

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2009, 08:14:41 PM »
Quote from: Matt_Cohn on August 20, 2009, 07:39:52 PM
Nice, but unless that $68 million buys you part of Atlantic, how is this a "USGA rated 18 hole course"? Looks like about 5: http://tinyurl.com/kp59yn

Somehow they get 18 out of it:

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David Kelly

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2009, 08:21:56 PM »
$68M plus the cost of bringing in another architect to renovate it and fix the bunkering.
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Mike Benham

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2009, 08:43:15 PM »
Quote from: David Kelly on August 20, 2009, 08:21:56 PM

$68M plus the cost of bringing in another architect to renovate it and fix the bunkering.




The old saying is that if you have to ask the price you can't afford it but ... I wonder what the property tax bill is each year if you bought it for $ 68 million (although I bet you could get it for $ 55 million cash)
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Wayne_Freedman

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2009, 08:48:15 PM »
Not me. Too much lawn to mow.
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Bill Gayne

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2009, 08:50:55 PM »
I might be missing something but the picture doesn't match the drawing.
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Joe Hancock

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2009, 08:57:54 PM »
Is it owned by Milton Bradley? I see elements from the board game "Operation". That would be cool. Hit it into a hazard and BZZZZZT!!

 :)
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Dave Falkner

Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2009, 08:59:41 PM »
it must be owned by a urologist or the inventor of viagra as I see a very penis like element in the bunker in the upper right coner
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Anthony Gray

Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2009, 09:25:15 PM »
Quote from: Dave Falkner on August 20, 2009, 08:59:41 PM
it must be owned by a urologist or the inventor of viagra as I see a very penis like element in the bunker in the upper right coner

  That is a tooth, the pulp is well evident.

  Anthony

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J_ Crisham

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2009, 09:37:11 PM »
Anthony,    Looks like 3 canals to me !         Jack
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Anthony Gray

Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2009, 09:43:43 PM »
Quote from: Jack Crisham on August 20, 2009, 09:37:11 PM
Anthony,    Looks like 3 canals to me !         Jack

  Maybe four but just assume two of them run together.

  Anthony

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David Schofield

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2009, 09:47:07 PM »
Quote from: Kevin_Reilly on August 20, 2009, 08:14:41 PM
Somehow they get 18 out of it:

Why not call it a 27- or 36-hole facility while they're embelishing?
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Anthony Gray

Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2009, 09:47:27 PM »
Quote from: Kevin_Reilly on August 20, 2009, 08:14:41 PM
Quote from: Matt_Cohn on August 20, 2009, 07:39:52 PM
Nice, but unless that $68 million buys you part of Atlantic, how is this a "USGA rated 18 hole course"? Looks like about 5: http://tinyurl.com/kp59yn

Somehow they get 18 out of it:



  I love the routing.

  Anthony

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Eric Smith

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2009, 09:50:39 PM »
Quote from: Joe Hancock on August 20, 2009, 08:57:54 PM
Is it owned by Milton Bradley? I see elements from the board game "Operation". That would be cool. Hit it into a hazard and BZZZZZT!!

 :)

Hilarious. ;D  I cannot wait to play some golf with you Joe.

Eric
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Tiger_Bernhardt

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2009, 10:07:55 PM »
That is a lot of money for a short season
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John Mayhugh

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2009, 10:19:10 PM »
Take the $68MM and spend $65MM of it figuring out a way to join NGLA.
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Dave Falkner

Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2009, 10:55:24 PM »
Quote from: John Mayhugh on August 20, 2009, 10:19:10 PM
Take the $68MM and spend $65MM of it figuring out a way to join NGLA.

since you have the 68 mil  retire  become a caddy there and you will probably get to play it more than most members
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Damon Groves

Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2009, 10:57:50 PM »
What is it with Rees Jones and those little "dot" bunkers. How in the hell did he get in so good with the USGA? How many courses will they let him ruin?
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Steve Burrows

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2009, 10:58:30 PM »
Steve Smyers built a golf course for mall magnate and Indiana Pacers owner Mel Simon in Carmel, Indiana that has a handful of greens and can apparently be played as close to 30 golf holes.  The rest of the grounds look as though it set him back a few dollars as well:

http://wikimapia.org/960593/Mel-Simon-s-Residence-Owner-of-Simon-Malls
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Carl Nichols

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #23 on: August 20, 2009, 11:07:39 PM »
Quote from: Steve Burrows on August 20, 2009, 10:58:30 PM
Steve Smyers built a golf course for mall magnate and Indiana Pacers owner Mel Simon in Carmel, Indiana that has a handful of greens and can apparently be played as close to 30 golf holes.  The rest of the grounds look as though it set him back a few dollars as well:

http://wikimapia.org/960593/Mel-Simon-s-Residence-Owner-of-Simon-Malls

Those bunkers look like intestines.
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Bob_Huntley

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Re: I Want to be This Guy
« Reply #24 on: August 20, 2009, 11:37:41 PM »
Quote from: Damon Groves on August 20, 2009, 10:57:50 PM
What is it with Rees Jones and those little "dot" bunkers. How in the hell did he get in so good with the USGA? How many courses will they let him ruin?


Damon,

Please advise me of the courses that Rees Jones has ruined together with hole numbers etc.

Bob
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