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Bart Bradley

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Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« on: April 27, 2010, 09:54:44 PM »
I find myself increasingly attracted to holes that have great undulation in the fairway....fun, different lies, unusual bounces, JUST plain cool....Here are two of my favorites from my trip to S. Africa:

Humewood:




Durban:



Okay...let me see them!

Bart



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Don_Mahaffey

Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2010, 10:06:36 PM »
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Jon Heise

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2010, 10:08:52 PM »
Greywalls #1,

Greywalls  #18,

Crystal Downs #8 looking back to the tee,

I'm sure others will have MUCH better pics of these humps 'n' bumps that mine here, but you get the picture(s).  ;D
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jim_lewis

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2010, 10:33:01 PM »
Could you now show us pictures of holes with the "worst" fairway undulations? Wait.......perhaps you just did!
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Kyle Henderson

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2010, 10:36:01 PM »
Ballyneal

Pacific Dunes

Bandon Trails

Cruden Bay

Murcar

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Kevin Pallier

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2010, 10:52:41 PM »
Anyone have a pic of the Cardinal Hole ?
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Jim_Kennedy

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2010, 12:03:37 AM »
This would probably drive most Americans crazy.
 

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Ed Oden

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2010, 12:08:48 AM »
Bart, one of my favorites is Ballyneal #8 because of the way the undulations in the fairway tie in seamlessly with the undulations in the green...

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Dan Moore

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2010, 01:05:36 AM »
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Mark Alexander

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2010, 01:20:15 AM »
These are a few shots of the Old Course which perhaps illustrate the unpredictability of the Old Lady.
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Emil Weber

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2010, 02:43:05 AM »
Looking back Barnbougle's 6th

« Last Edit: April 28, 2010, 02:48:12 AM by Emil Weber »
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Cristian

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2010, 03:23:09 AM »
Haagsche 5:




Haagsche 15:

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Adam Lawrence

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2010, 03:30:11 AM »
Cristian - I was just thinking about Haagsche! Have you a picture of the tenth?
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Cristian

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2010, 03:46:16 AM »
Only this one:
13 green with 11 and 10 fairway in the background...

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Brett_Morrissy

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2010, 04:28:44 AM »
Barnbougle Dunes 17th - wicked
« Last Edit: April 28, 2010, 04:32:21 AM by Brett Morrissy »
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Bill_McBride

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2010, 08:40:40 AM »
Quote from: Don_Mahaffey on April 27, 2010, 10:06:36 PM


Don, did you grade any of that, or was it all there?

Lovely either way!   ;D
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Tim Nugent

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2010, 08:49:43 AM »
Quote from: Jim_Kennedy on April 28, 2010, 12:03:37 AM
This would probably drive most Americans crazy.
 



Yep!, They would be asking "where's the golf course?"
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Joe Hancock

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2010, 09:02:52 AM »
Great examples of undulation, but let me ask this:

Are great holes with undulation necessarily populated with random undulations, or could the greatness also be defined by strategic placement of larger, more predictable undulation that creates the risk/ reward shot values?

Joe
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D_Malley

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2010, 09:24:44 AM »
« Last Edit: April 28, 2010, 09:27:14 AM by D_Malley »
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Derek_Duncan

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2010, 09:45:24 AM »
Four Mile Ranch

6th hole fairway


Approach to green
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Thomas Patterson

Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2010, 10:30:51 AM »
I agree with Ed...the 8th at Ballyneal is my absolute favorite hole and I love the contours of the green and the fairway blending together.  Just beautiful!

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Patrick Glynn

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2010, 10:51:00 AM »
I think Ran said it best:

Try as he may, man will never be able to create the superb random movements seen above. Of all the great course's in the world, nature may have given Lahinch the biggest head start.

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Jud_T

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2010, 11:07:26 AM »
#8 Dornoch
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JNC Lyon

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2010, 11:22:23 AM »
Quote from: Dan Moore on April 28, 2010, 01:05:36 AM


Dan, you read my mind!  However, I think the swooping 17th is a bit more wild, no?

The Cardinal Hole is a great one.  I could never figure out why that hole was so revered...until I climbed over the Cardinal bunker and saw the second shot landing area.  The shared fairway on 13 and 16 is a great one too.
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Charlie Goerges

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Re: Pictures of holes with the best fairway undulations
« Reply #24 on: April 28, 2010, 01:13:44 PM »
Quarry at Giants Ridge #10:

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