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Bill_McBride

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2009, 11:14:15 AM »
Quote from: Mark Pearce on November 03, 2009, 10:18:30 AM
Bill,

The aiming point on the 13th is the old Prince's clubhouse, not the nuclear power station, I think.

Only if you consistently draw the ball.   ;D

I wasn't sure about #13 but thought that was it.  There were a couple of holes out there where someone said, the line is the right hand tower.
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Jason Topp

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2009, 11:24:37 AM »
I am pretty sure I posted this before from Black Mesa:

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Jeff Goldman

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #27 on: November 03, 2009, 12:00:17 PM »
Some vertical elements are larger than others  ;D

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Sean Leary

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #28 on: November 03, 2009, 02:45:00 PM »
At Aldarra, there is a brick silo abutting the 15th hole that is pretty cool.

 
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Ulrich Mayring

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #29 on: November 04, 2009, 04:48:36 PM »

The historical radio telescope at Bad Münstereifel:




The cliffs at Etretat:




St. Euny at West Cornwall:




The Hohe Munde at Seefeld-Wildmoos:




The water tower at Granville:




The base camp at Gotthard-Realp:




The power lines at Hof Trages:




The Mediterranean Cypress at Le Querce:




Now... is someone going to tell me where this effing pyramid is at?

Ulrich
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Bill_McBride

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #30 on: November 04, 2009, 05:27:47 PM »
Ulrich said, "Now... is someone going to tell me where this effing pyramid is at?"

Giza?
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Scott Warren

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #31 on: November 04, 2009, 05:40:37 PM »
Quote from: Bill_McBride on November 03, 2009, 10:04:26 AM
Quote from: Tom_Doak on November 03, 2009, 09:58:52 AM
Oh, I forgot the worst one ...

the Ramsgate nuclear plant which is visible from Sandwich and Prince's

I actually saw a painting of Royal St. George's which INCLUDED the nuke plant.  That's a bit too realist for my tastes.  Couldn't the artist just have pretended he was there "before" ?

Those towers are the aiming point on a few holes - #13 for sure.  I think someone said they will eventually be torn down - if they aren't historically protected!

They are - depending on the tee of the day -  a pretty good line on 5, 6 and 7 at Deal, where they are a bit further away and slightly less visually intrusive.

But they ain't coming down anytime soon. They recently had their heritage listing STRENGTHENED. From memory they are now level 2*, up from level 2 - a pretty high level of protection.
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Aidan Bradley

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #32 on: November 04, 2009, 06:34:19 PM »
Firestone.......


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Mark Chaplin

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #33 on: November 05, 2009, 07:34:09 AM »
Fear not you Kent coast fans, the towers remain from an old coal powered station no danger of meltdown other than on the scorecard!
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Kalen Braley

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #34 on: November 05, 2009, 09:25:49 AM »
It is indeed Giza...

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Jamie Barber

Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #35 on: November 06, 2009, 05:25:23 AM »
Quote from: Mark Chaplin on November 05, 2009, 07:34:09 AM
Fear not you Kent coast fans, the towers remain from an old coal powered station

Quite right - these are just old cooling stacks from the days when there was coal mining in Kent. The site is also now used for joining the wind farm they are constructing to our grid (that will change the sea views somewhat).

Quote from: Mark Chaplin on November 05, 2009, 07:34:09 AM
no danger of meltdown other than on the scorecard!

Well - unless Dungeness (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeness_nuclear_power_station) or any of the French ones go pop.
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Scott Warren

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #36 on: November 06, 2009, 05:42:35 AM »
Having read that comment of Jamie's and news that Trump opposed a wind farm off his new course in Aberdeen, I must say I wonder why folks oppose wind farms on aesthetic grounds. I think they're fantastic to look at.
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Ulrich Mayring

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #37 on: November 06, 2009, 01:01:21 PM »
Wow... I was aware of plans to develop a course next to the pyramids (probably a crime...?), but that there has already been a golf course for more than 100 years was unknown to me. Thanks for the pointer!

Ulrich
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Chris Ord

Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #38 on: November 06, 2009, 01:59:05 PM »
i remember the hains point muni in d.c. having a hole that you line your tee shot up on the washington monument.  was it the 18th?  questionable course, but a patriotic tee shot!
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Emil Weber

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #39 on: November 06, 2009, 07:53:20 PM »
The church at St Enodoc:


and the church at Burnham & Berrow 12th hole, sorry I didnt get a decent pic, didn't think I'd ever need one  ;)
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Emil Weber

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #40 on: November 07, 2009, 02:14:37 AM »
Just a few metres seperate the Gateway Bridge from the 14th tee at Royal Queensland, Brisbane....
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Sean_A

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Re: Human made Vertical Elements on Golf Courses - good ones? bad ones?
« Reply #41 on: November 07, 2009, 04:10:26 AM »
Its not on the course, but Harlech Castle looming over the course has to be up there for one of the best off course objects. 


Old Joe on the edge of Edgbaston is very cool.


In fact, the clubhouse at Edgbaston is VERY cool.


Though already mentioned, Burnham's church and Pennard's castle are very fine.  Bill, an excavation done several years ago found evidence of a small village around Pennard Castle.

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