Your Last Ten

[John Ezekowitz]

Paramount
Somerset Hills
Friars Head
Royal Dornoch (5X, but who's counting and I don't remember where they started or if they ever ended!)
Castle Stuart
Brora
Nairn
Moray Old
Royal Aberdeen
Trump Scotland (3x)

Like Simon Holt, I was quite impressed with Trump Scotland. Martin Hawtree succeeded on so many levels.

Next Ten:

Atlantic City Country Club
Hackensack (Hickories)
Essex Country Club
The Country Club Composite
Cabot Links
Shinnecock
Swinley Forest
Sunningdale Old & New
Queenwood
Golf Club Mennagio Cadenabbia/ Villa D'Este......haven't decided which to play for our Anniversary round 

Out of curiosity, how are you planning to play TCC Composite? What tournament will be there before the US Am?

[Daryl "Turboe" Boe]

This was good timing on this thread, and an easy one to come up with off the top of my head because the last 9 of these were in the last week.  (yes I had a pretty good 5 day stretch last week)...

Eagle Point GC - Wilmington, NC
French Lick Resort (Ross)
French Lick Resort (Dye)
The Polo Fields CC - Louisville, KY
Louisville CC
Big Spring CC - Louisville, KY
The Club at Olde Stone - Bowling Green, KY
Kenny Perry’s Country Creek GC - Franklin, KY
Foxland Harbor G & CC - Nashville, TN
Bear Trace @ Cumberland Mt. - Crossville, TN

[Eric Smith]

Bear Trace @ Cumberland Mt. - Crossville, TN

Literally 10 minutes from my office! Did you drive in to town and eat at the Gondola afterwards?

[K. Krahenbuhl]

Out of curiosity, how are you planning to play TCC Composite? What tournament will be there before the US Am?

I played it three weeks ago in a member/guest.  The club plays it in some of their tournaments and likely more this year with the event on the horizon.  With the new tees it is a very difficult set up.

[Daryl "Turboe" Boe]

Bear Trace @ Cumberland Mt. - Crossville, TN

Literally 10 minutes from my office! Did you drive in to town and eat at the Gondola afterwards?

No, I didnt know to do so.  As I mentioned this was the final day of a pretty busy week of work/golf.  So I drove in late on a Thursday night (got to the hotel at about 11:30pm) was up early and the first one off the first tee at Bear Trace.  Quickly around and on my way back to SC. 

Sorry I didnt know to call anyway.  I was figuring when I posted this that I would get a couple "You were that close and didnt call" comments.  This week was one of those great combination work/golf week that had a lot of golf, and quite a bit of it was planned/arranged by a business associate so I didnt have control over some of it.

What do you do in Crossville?  I learned that there is a plant that makes mirrors for cars, but other than that I dont know much about what is in Crossville.  That old stone building/tower that I think is a museum was pretty cool looking and looked worth a visit if I wasnt in a hurry to get out of town.

[Josh Tarble]

This was good timing on this thread, and an easy one to come up with off the top of my head because the last 9 of these were in the last week.  (yes I had a pretty good 5 day stretch last week)...

Eagle Point GC - Wilmington, NC
French Lick Resort (Ross)
French Lick Resort (Dye)
The Polo Fields CC - Louisville, KY
Louisville CC
Big Spring CC - Louisville, KY
The Club at Olde Stone - Bowling Green, KY
Kenny Perry’s Country Creek GC - Franklin, KY
Foxland Harbor G & CC - Nashville, TN
Bear Trace @ Cumberland Mt. - Crossville, TN

How did you like the Dye course at French Lick?  I'm planning on going down there this fall but not sure if I want to swing the extra cash for the Dye or just play the Ross course.

[Eric Smith]

El Turberon,

No worries pal, just noting that I work very near that golf course. The Gondola Restaurant is a favorite for golfers visiting the Golf Capital.

That mirror plant you mentioned is one of the larger employers in town. My company leases one of their buildings to them. Also, if you're talking about the stone building with the clock tower on Main St, that is the county courthouse.

What'd you think of Bear Trace? Mac Plumart is coming up this weekend and I thought about taking him to play there but opted for Stonehenge instead.

[Daryl "Turboe" Boe]

El Turberon,

No worries pal, just noting that I work very near that golf course. The Gondola Restaurant is a favorite for golfers visiting the Golf Capital.

That mirror plant you mentioned is one of the larger employers in town. My company leases one of their buildings to them. Also, if you're talking about the stone building with the clock tower on Main St, that is the county courthouse.

What'd you think of Bear Trace? Mac Plumart is coming up this weekend and I thought about taking him to play there but opted for Stonehenge instead.

Played Stonehenge back in April of 1997 so a few memories have dimmed, but I remember that being a good course as well.  The Bear Trace was good, but as with probably everything in this part of the country this time of year was a little soft in several places.  The greens were rolling pretty good, and I was pleasantly surprised by the course.  It seemed to be one of the better Bear Trace courses I have played.  Not knowing anything about what Stonehenge is like now days it would be hard to say.  But I am sure you will be good with Stonehenge. 

The one in your general area that absolutely took my by surprise and blew me away was Foxland Harbor G & CC in Gallatin.  I didnt really know much at all about it, and was amazed by the conditioning (firm and fast almost everywhere) and the layout had some very good holes.  I know it was originally going to be fully private, and it sounds like it is close to being back where it needs to be, but I think for a little while yet you might still be able to get out there if you are not a member.

Hope the two of you have fun.

[Mark Steffey]

Misquamicut Club
Muirfield Village
Scioto
Sunnehanna
Saucon Valley - Old
Oak Hill (MA)
Firestone - South
Brookside Canton
Canterbury
Holden Hills

[Bill Shotzbarger]

Green Lakes State Park Golf Course (Fayetteville, NY)
Seven Oaks Golf Club (Hamilton, NY)
Timber Banks Golf Club (Baldwinsville, NY)
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club (Philly, PA - home)
Sea Scape Golf Links (Kitty Hawk, NC)
Kilmarlic Golf Club (Powells Point, NC)
Philmont Country Club South Course (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
Philmont Country Club North Course (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
Manufacturers Golf & CC (Oreland, PA)
Green Valley Country Club (Lafayette Hill, PA)

and 11....for good measure.... 

Bethpage State Park Black

[Mac Plumart]

Belfair East
Belfair West
Golf Club of Georgia Lakeside
Rivermont
Southampton
St. George's
NGLA
Fishers island
Garden City
Polo Golf and Country Club

[Mark Saltzman]

Oshawa Golf and Curlng Club
Friar's Head
NGLA
Engineers
The Creek
Piping Rock
St George's
Southampton
The Bridge
Quaker Ridge

[Mac Plumart]

Thoughts on engineers?

Must play?  Okay?  Avoid?

[MWagner]

Lochinvar Golf Club (TX)
Boot Ranch (TX)
Quarry Golf Club (TX)
Cowboys Golf Club (TX)
Garden City Golf (Men's) Club (NY)
MacGregor Downs CC (NC)
Whitemarsh Valley CC (PA)
Reading Country Club (PA)
Green Tree Country Club (Midland TX)
Sevierville Golf Club (TN)

[Greg Gilson]

The National (Old)
Crystal Downs
St Georges
Shoreacres
Inverness
Oakland Hills
Scioto
Camargo
Muirfield Village
Riviera

[Eric Smith]

Chechessee Creek
May River
Dismal River (Old)
Dismal River (New)
St Andrews (Old)
Silloth
Renaissance
North Berwick
Goswick
Machrihanish Dunes

[Tom Ferrell]

Colorado Golf Club
Cabot Links
Highlands Links
Clear Creek Tahoe(!)
Flatirons Golf Course
Highlands CC (NC)
NGLA
Maidstone
East Hampton
Frair's Head

[Jim Sherma]

Stayed local this year.

Hershey West
Hershey East
Schuylkill CC
Lebanon CC
Lancaster CC
West Shore CC
Hershey Links
Green Pond CC
Spring Creek GC
Bear Trap Dunes

[Steve_Lovett]

Most recent first:

- Timuquana CC (Jacksonville, FL)
- Camaloch Golf Course (Camano Island, WA)
- Seattle Golf Club (Seattle, WA)
- TPC Sawgrass - Valley (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
- Tumble Creek GC (Cle Elum, WA)
- Rope Rider GC (Cle Elum, WA)
- Amelia National GC (Fernandina Beach, FL)
- Willows Run (Redmond, WA)
- TPC Sawgrass - Stadium (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
- Pablo Creek Club (Jacksonville, FL)

[Michael George]

Don't any of you people ever play your home course 

My last number of courses:

Glenmoor CC - Canton
Portage CC - Akron (multiple times between those listed)
Sharon GC - Akron (multiple times between those listed)
Brookside CC - Canton
Pinehurst #4
Pinehurst #2
Pinehurst #8
Dormie Club
Pete Dye GC
Sand Hills
Ballyneal
Dismal River - Nicklaus

[Brad Tufts]

Don't any of you people ever play your home course 

Nope!

Pine Valley, Chechessee, Salem CC, Mohawk GC (Schenectady, NY), CC of Rochester, Park Club (Buffalo), Ralph Myhre GC (@ Middlebury), Tedesco (actually, one home course round, in the pouring rain), Black Mesa, Paa-Ko Ridge.

[Dan Moore]

My last ten in order of fun.

All Nine courses played in Ireland
Ballyneal
Lawsonia
Prairie Dunes
Crystal Downs (25 mph winds or might be higher)
Flossmoor
Summerby
Ravisloe
George Dunne
Schaumburg

[rjsimper]

Last 10, from most recent to least recent

Pine Valley
Chechessee Creek
Southampton
Shinnecock Hills
The Bridge
Maidstone
Little River (NC)
Bethpage Black
Garden City
Boston GC
Myopia Hunt

Okay so that was 11....but I loved #11 so I had to throw it in.

[Jeff Shelman]

Here are mine. From oldest to most recent.

New Richmond Golf Club, New Richmond, WI

Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, MN

Island View Golf Club, Waconia, MN

Rochester Golf and Country Club, Rochester, MN

White Bear Yacht Club, Dellwood, MN

Keller Golf Course, Maplewood, MN

Eagle Eye Golf Club, Bath Township, MI

Emerald Greens Golf Club (Gold), Hastings, MN

Windsong Farm Golf Club, Independence, MN

Midland Hills Country Club, Roseville, MN

[Alister Matheson]

Montrose
Desert Mountain Outlaw
TPC Scottsdale
Brora
Castle Stuart
Royal Aberdeen
Sage Valley
Quail Hollow
St Andrews Old Course
Cruden Bay