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Jason Topp

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20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« on: March 19, 2012, 12:56:51 PM »
I am not sure I have ever done this before - my last 20 posted rounds are on 20 different courses (2 are at Ballyhack but from different tees and the two at Bunker Hills are different 18 hole combinations at a 27 hole course).  Seven states and three countries are represented.  The quality is generally high with a few clunkers mixed in.

If you ever want to legitimately sandbag, this is a good way to do it.  I probably will not be able to sign up for state qualifiers but I am looking forward to our club's opening event played with handicaps.

The list:

Callippe Preserve
Metropolitan Golf Links Club
Stanford University G C Men's
Casa De Campo - Teeth of the D
May River
Landings GC - Deer Creek
Cabo Del Sol Ocean Course
Providence GC
Kinloch GC
Ballyhack GC
Ballyhack GC
Shell Landing Golf Club
The Preserve Golf Club
Grand Bear
Fallen Oak Fallen Oak
The Oaks
Oak Ridge Country Club
Denver Country Club
Bunker Hills Golf Club North/E
Bunker Hills Golf Club East/We
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Anthony Gray

Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2012, 01:08:26 PM »

Hope you've been taking a cart
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Michael George

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2012, 01:08:30 PM »
How would you rank them?
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Jason Topp

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2012, 01:53:06 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Gray on March 19, 2012, 01:08:26 PM

Hope you've been taking a cart

It varied but there is a lot of cart golf on that list.
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Jud_T

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2012, 01:58:25 PM »
looks like 19 courses to me... ;)
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Jason Topp

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2012, 01:58:58 PM »
Quote from: Michael George on March 19, 2012, 01:08:30 PM
How would you rank them?

Nothing too shocking:

Kinloch, Casa de Campo, Cabo Del Sol, Fallen Oak and May River would be in the top tier.

Ballyhack, Stanford and Denver Country Club would be next. 

I would return to any of the remaining courses and liked most of them.


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astavrides

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2012, 02:17:37 PM »
no poppy ridge yesterday?
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Jason Topp

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2012, 02:18:45 PM »
Quote from: astavrides on March 19, 2012, 02:17:37 PM
no poppy ridge yesterday?

No.  I can't remember why we went to Callippe instead.
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Terry Lavin

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2012, 02:30:34 PM »
In terms of employment, shall we call you American Idle?   ;D

Seriously, that's an impressive compilation for Topp's Travels.
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Jason Topp

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2012, 02:54:12 PM »
Quote from: Terry Lavin on March 19, 2012, 02:30:34 PM
In terms of employment, shall we call you American Idle?   ;D

Using vacation days strategically is the toughest challenge.  I do, however, use them all.  Three day weekends are my bread and butter. 
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cary lichtenstein

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2012, 03:06:09 PM »
My best was 33 courses in 33 days, from Minn down to Florida all thru the Midwest and SE. Never rained out. Idiot move by me.
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Jason Topp

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2012, 03:09:23 PM »
Quote from: cary lichtenstein on March 19, 2012, 03:06:09 PM
My best was 33 courses in 33 days, from Minn down to Florida all thru the Midwest and SE. Never rained out. Idiot move by me.

Mine were over six months.  I am finding 3 days in a row to be a stretch these days.
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Joel_Stewart

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2012, 03:54:55 PM »
It's tough to compare to Bob McCoy playing the top 100 courses in the world in 100 days.
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Jason Topp

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2012, 04:19:51 PM »
Quote from: Jud Tigerman on March 19, 2012, 01:58:25 PM
looks like 19 courses to me... ;)

I had to cheat a bit - two different sets of tees at Ballyhack.
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astavrides

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2012, 05:14:09 PM »
Quote from: Jason Topp on March 19, 2012, 02:18:45 PM
Quote from: astavrides on March 19, 2012, 02:17:37 PM
no poppy ridge yesterday?

No.  I can't remember why we went to Callippe instead.

Calippe is better.  And it drains well in my experience.
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Jeff Shelman

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2012, 09:36:45 PM »
Jason,

It's a good thing you said your last 20 handicap posted rounds. Otherwise I would have insisted that you break down the architectural magic of Mississippi Dunes.
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Tommy Williamsen

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2012, 11:20:40 PM »
Nice job Jason.  But it got me thinking and found I have done similarly a few times.  About five years ago I played 24 different courses in England and Wales in fourteen days and walked 'em all.  I did 20 in 21 days with my wife in Ireland and Scotland.  They were both great trips.
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Jason Topp

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Re: 20 Rounds - 20 Courses
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2012, 11:57:08 PM »
Quote from: Tommy Williamsen on March 19, 2012, 11:20:40 PM
Nice job Jason.  But it got me thinking and found I have done similarly a few times.  About five years ago I played 24 different courses in England and Wales in fourteen days and walked 'em all.  I did 20 in 21 days with my wife in Ireland and Scotland.  They were both great trips.

Nice!  I

 have never set out to do something like this but checked my history a few times and found 16 courses in 20 rounds.  I realized a couple of weeks ago I was going to get to 20.  I generally prefer to repeat on one course if possible but this fall/winter has been different.  If the weather holds out I hopefully will break the string this weekend.
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