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PThomas

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words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« on: November 01, 2009, 11:49:25 PM »
found this quote in an older golf book tonite..i will let you try to guess who said it:

"At least one designer is apprehensive...[he]worries about the future of design.  "The race for marquee status, he says,  is so intense that the term you hear around golf course design offices these days is "The Look".  The idea is to design something that will make great photographs so that the magazines will publish them.  No one cares if the hole is practical, maintainable, affordable, or enjoyable as long as it is photographable.  The quest for "The Look" has resulted in not only very expensive golf but confused values about what golf is supposed to be all about.""

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Ally Mcintosh

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Re: words of wisdom from the past
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2009, 06:05:03 AM »
I won't guess... I'd love to know though...
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Tom_Doak

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2009, 09:48:43 AM »
Jack Nicklaus always gave me credit for "the look" of Sebonack, so I'll guess it was him.

And if it was him, then I will have another comment about the pot calling the kettle black.
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Jeff_Brauer

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2009, 09:51:18 AM »
Mike Hurdzan
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Dan Boerger

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2009, 09:54:26 AM »

Now THAT'S a very interesting comment Paul. Some great courses and holes I've played are very photogenic, others not so much. Sometimes nuance is not easily seen on camera.
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Bill Brightly

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2009, 10:02:20 AM »
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PThomas

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2009, 10:25:58 AM »
Quote from: Jeff_Brauer on November 02, 2009, 09:51:18 AM
Mike Hurdzan

well done Jeff!

how'd you know??
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Ben Sims

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2009, 05:29:06 PM »
I don't know what is more interesting.  Tom D's honest and telling guess at the quote, or who Mr. Hurdzan was referring to in the quote.
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Tom_Doak

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2009, 08:51:16 PM »
Well, it's interesting that Mike Hurdzan said it, too, considering some of the work he and Dana have built in the past 15 years.  Anyone have a picture of the million-dollar first hole at Devil's Pulpit?
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Garland Bayley

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2009, 09:46:44 PM »
Yes, but how many golf course architects have created scenic turnouts on the cart paths like Hurdzan did at Bully Pulpit.
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Jeff_Brauer

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2009, 02:20:25 AM »
Quote from: Paul Thomas on November 02, 2009, 10:25:58 AM
Quote from: Jeff_Brauer on November 02, 2009, 09:51:18 AM
Mike Hurdzan

well done Jeff!

how'd you know??

I remember reading it in the old Golf Course News a decade ago, or so, when he first took Dana Fry in to the fold.  Before that, he and mentor Jack Kidwell were better known for practical courses over flashy ones.  He morphed pretty well!

And, I guess I am taking a break from my stint on the "senior moments" tour, given that I remember it.....
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Kalen Braley

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2009, 02:28:20 AM »
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Tom_Doak

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2009, 08:55:23 AM »
Yep, that's the hole.  They moved a mountain to build that one, I was told.

You were there on a much nicer day than I was.  They told me on a good day you can see the CN Tower in downtown Toronto from that tee; but they day I was there, it was so foggy that I could not see land of any kind!
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Garland Bayley

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2009, 10:30:16 AM »
Quote from: Tom_Doak on November 03, 2009, 08:55:23 AM
Yep, that's the hole.  They moved a mountain to build that one, I was told.

You were there on a much nicer day than I was.  They told me on a good day you can see the CN Tower in downtown Toronto from that tee; but they day I was there, it was so foggy that I could not see land of any kind!

Now that's funny! Kalen, you are quite the world and earth traveller!
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Kalen Braley

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2009, 11:00:27 AM »
Quote from: Garland Bayley on November 03, 2009, 10:30:16 AM
Quote from: Tom_Doak on November 03, 2009, 08:55:23 AM
Yep, that's the hole.  They moved a mountain to build that one, I was told.

You were there on a much nicer day than I was.  They told me on a good day you can see the CN Tower in downtown Toronto from that tee; but they day I was there, it was so foggy that I could not see land of any kind!

Now that's funny! Kalen, you are quite the world and earth traveller!


Garland,

Yes its true I've never been there in person but I'm pretty handy with a computer and an internet connection!!  ;D
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PThomas

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Re: words of wisdom from the past - another "Who Said It?"
« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2009, 11:04:31 AM »
Quote from: Kalen Braley on November 03, 2009, 11:00:27 AM
Quote from: Garland Bayley on November 03, 2009, 10:30:16 AM
Quote from: Tom_Doak on November 03, 2009, 08:55:23 AM
Yep, that's the hole.  They moved a mountain to build that one, I was told.

You were there on a much nicer day than I was.  They told me on a good day you can see the CN Tower in downtown Toronto from that tee; but they day I was there, it was so foggy that I could not see land of any kind!

Now that's funny! Kalen, you are quite the world and earth traveller!


Garland,

Yes its true I've never been there in person but I'm pretty handy with a computer and an internet connection!!  ;D

good thing you fessed up Kalen..i thought the GCA Fraud Division was going to have to swing into action ;)
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