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Ronald Montesano

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #25 on: October 28, 2009, 08:36:53 PM »
I support Mac's nomination of #17 at PDGC.  I hit an eight iron in about five feet left of a middle pin position, then watched as it slowly, gently, nominally trickled down down down down down...dooowwwwwwnnnn to the fringe.  Tres putts later, bogey.  You could develop a world-class short game on this green site alone.
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #26 on: October 28, 2009, 08:47:05 PM »
For pure history - Merion East #11.
For pure beauty - Pacific Dunes #11.

They're both world-class in every way.
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Ben Sims

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #27 on: October 28, 2009, 09:01:58 PM »
Quote from: Kalen Braley on October 28, 2009, 04:40:57 PM
16 at Pasatiempo...

I love it!!!   ;D





Kalen,

You treacherous dog!!  That's my greensite!!

Okay, I'll fall back on two.

15th at Bandon Trails
8th at Pasatiempo

oh yeah, 5th at Old Mac.
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Ronald Montesano

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #28 on: October 28, 2009, 09:04:22 PM »
I concur on #15 at B-T, as well...what an incredibly humble little site...you could say the same thing about #17 there as well.
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JC Jones

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #29 on: October 28, 2009, 09:05:42 PM »
#9 Crystal Downs

From that point you can see Crystal Lake and just about the entire front 9, which is up there with one of the best 9 hole stretches in the world.
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archie_struthers

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #30 on: October 28, 2009, 09:37:44 PM »
 ;D ;) ;D

just love the fifty yards in front of the green at Sand Hills #10   .... pretty special trying to figure out the bounce played 54 holes there one day and was proud to finally judge it right (  the third time)
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Jeff Doerr

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #31 on: October 28, 2009, 10:01:19 PM »
#15 at Bandon Trails - just a perfect green nestled into the small valley.
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Mike Nuzzo

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #32 on: October 28, 2009, 10:27:27 PM »
I half almost fell over and jumped for joy the first time I saw Pine Valley's #2 green.
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Mac Plumart

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #33 on: October 28, 2009, 10:33:46 PM »
18 at Inverness!!!!!!!!!!
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mike_beene

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #34 on: October 28, 2009, 10:34:32 PM »
number 2-The Old Course
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #35 on: October 28, 2009, 10:38:03 PM »
Mike - Amen!

I'm enough of a GCA geek to drive up Atlantic Ave to just have a look at PV#2 from outside the gates.  It's that good!
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Emil Weber

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #36 on: October 29, 2009, 03:50:57 AM »
What about this one:
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Andrew Mitchell

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #37 on: October 29, 2009, 08:56:10 AM »
TOC 12th
Royal St George's 4th
Beau Desert 5th
Deal 3rd
Cruden Bay 6th
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Tommy Williamsen

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #38 on: October 29, 2009, 11:18:23 AM »
Here is # 7 at Musgrove Mill

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Tommy Williamsen

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #39 on: October 29, 2009, 11:24:46 AM »
Here is # 5 at Royal North Devon.  What you don't see is the severe slope that requires a shot below the hole.  TRhe hole is only 135 yards but is always into a prevailing wind.  It is one of my favorite shots in the world and demands a precise shot that stays under the wind. Distsnce control is a must.

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Scott Szabo

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #40 on: October 29, 2009, 01:20:12 PM »
Sand Hills #8 - I love the way the green sits into the hill with the surrounding bunkers.
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Peter Ferlicca

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #41 on: October 29, 2009, 01:26:56 PM »
#16 at Ballyneal

This is MY FAVORITE PAR 5 in golf.  The tee shot looks huge with a big hill in front of you, but you want to hug the left side as much as possible, and then the fun starts it turns left uphill in between to huge dunes, it gets very thin for a lay up so you might as well just give it a rip and go for it.  The approach shot is just awesome looking.

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Joe Bausch

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #42 on: October 29, 2009, 05:00:32 PM »
Quote from: Dan Herrmann on October 28, 2009, 10:38:03 PM
Mike - Amen!

I'm enough of a GCA geek to drive up Atlantic Ave to just have a look at PV#2 from outside the gates.  It's that good!

Last month at the Crump Cup I got to see PV for the first time.  I walked it in reverse and, well, the place is special.  And I was floored by how neat the 2nd green is.  Here's a wide angle view of it:

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Paul Nash

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #43 on: October 29, 2009, 05:10:48 PM »
5th at Woodhall spa
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Sean Leary

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #44 on: October 29, 2009, 05:31:23 PM »
Quote from: Joe Bausch on October 29, 2009, 05:00:32 PM
Quote from: Dan Herrmann on October 28, 2009, 10:38:03 PM
Mike - Amen!

I'm enough of a GCA geek to drive up Atlantic Ave to just have a look at PV#2 from outside the gates.  It's that good!

Last month at the Crump Cup I got to see PV for the first time.  I walked it in reverse and, well, the place is special.  And I was floored by now neat the 2nd green is.  Here's a wide angle view of it:



God, that pic is great but STILL doesn't do that green justice.
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Gene Greco

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #45 on: October 29, 2009, 06:09:12 PM »
     One of my favorite green SITES has always been the fourteenth (14th) at Cypress Point.

Set on the top of a hill through a little corridor past Cypress trees right and left with bunkers set beautifully on the left side of the green into the hillside. Once you've arrived the ocean reveals itself and thoughts of the upcoming and most glorious three hole stretch in golf dance inside your head.
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Tom_Doak

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #46 on: October 29, 2009, 07:45:00 PM »
PFerlicca:

The 16th at Ballyneal is an interesting choice because it took us so many attempts to make it right.  We always knew that the hole would go "through the pass" on the second shot, but we wanted to get the green relatively close to #17 tee, and we must have shifted it around three times in the dirt before settling on its final location.
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John Mayhugh

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #47 on: October 29, 2009, 08:01:48 PM »
So many great choices so far.  How about the 18th at National (viewed from the first tee)?

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Tony Ristola

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #48 on: October 29, 2009, 08:58:12 PM »
Tom Morris, Home hole at St. Andrews. No bunkers, all types of approaches, and Constantino Rocca showed what can happen and what can happen.

Would have picked the 2nd, but it's been taken. The entrance to the green is wicked.
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Alister Matheson

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Re: A Favorite Greensite
« Reply #49 on: October 30, 2009, 03:44:21 AM »
4th Royal Dornoch

17th Brora
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