Rat and Toilet Plunger Club (Photo Tour) All holes posted

[Dan Kelly]

... the Rider Cup.

The Rider Cup?

Is that some sort of fox-hunting competition? They still do that there?

I'd have thought there'd be Mass Opposition to that.

But thanks for the news tip. We newspapermen are always looking for Good Leeds.

Dan

[John Mayhugh]

Dan Kelly with one of the best hints yet.

Love the look of this course.  It's at the top of the list of US courses I most want to see.  Thanks much for the photos.

[Phil McDade]

... the Rider Cup.

The Rider Cup?

Is that some sort of fox-hunting competition? They still do that there?

I'd have thought there'd be Mass Opposition to that.

But thanks for the news tip. We newspapermen are always looking for Good Leeds.

Dan

See, this is the thanks I get for waiting to post on this.

My clue would've been: Surely that mass of mounds is yet another clue that leeds one to discover the name of this course.

Too late, too late.

Perhaps when the name is revealed we can all, finally be, at rest.

[Tom Ferrell]

One of my "Golf Dreams" (yes, another hint) was to play this course with one of its heretofore hinted-at members.  Sadly, that cannot now happen.  But I do look forward to visiting the Rat and Toilet Plunger Club someday.

[RJ_Daley]

Here is to Tom's looking forward.... hint.

And Dan and Phil, what?  No love for my hints... or are you both just that short sighted to recognize them?

... combined with his vision of low profile green platforms, this is an interesting approach, in my view.  It certainly presents a unique vision of how the golf course should be arrayed.

[Phil McDade]

Here is to Tom's looking forward.... hint.

And Dan and Phil, what?  No love for my hints... or are you both just that short sighted to recognize them?

... combined with his vision of low profile green platforms, this is an interesting approach, in my view.  It certainly presents a unique vision of how the golf course should be arrayed.

Or blind to them.

[RJ_Daley]

I've thought of having the surgery to correct that!


PS: not the "bottle in front of me" sort of surgery, either! 

[Dan Kelly]

Sadly, that cannot now happen.

Sure, it can. That's why God created fiction!

[Tom Ferrell]

Sadly, that cannot now happen.

Sure, it can. That's why God created fiction!

Ah, how right you are!  Idea now in the "development" file.  The golf scenes in the Rabbit series are among the best of golf literature, IMO.  I love one of the ones in Rabbit at Rest.  Angstrom is on the golf course, struggling, and the line is something like..."it was not his day.  He wondered if it would ever be his day again."

[Malcolm Mckinnon]

Lets start off the back..

Hole 10 Tee

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10th Fairway

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Defenses on 10 (a famous bunker)

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10th Green Looking back

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11th Tee

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11th Approach

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Close up of cross bunker on 11

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12th Tee

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12th approach

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12th getting nearer

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12th looking back

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More later...

[Jay Flemma]

You'd have to be as near-sighted as Mr. Magoo not to get it now:)  Great course, great pics.  I love the diagonal hazards, as well as the quaint charm.  It is a nature walk with your clubs:)  Great thread, Mal

[Phil McDade]

To get back to architecture and away from our Scott Burroughs-esque hint-dropping...

What is really cool about this course (and there is another great thread roaming around the web from an itinerant golfer about this course) is just how often, and how well, the lay of the land is used to create blind tee shots, blind approaches, funky green tilts, and unconventional hole yardages. Easily in the top five of my U.S. bucket list.

[J_ Crisham]

3rd hole may be one of the toughest par 3's on the East Coast. Great place to spend an afternoon. As an aside the pro at this esteemed club may be the nicest pro around.

[Dan Kelly]

Lets start off the back..

Hole 10 Tee

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Reminds me of the 18th tee at White Bear Yacht Club.

[Mark McKeever]

The picture of this 10th tee reminded me of 10 at Charles River, which isnt too far away.

Mark

[SteveOgulukian]

Question/Hint: Did you play from the red tees?

[Phil McDade]

Question/Hint: Did you play from the red tees?

Probably after playing a few chukkers nearby.

[Pete Lavallee]

Strangely the back tees here are Red!

[Malcolm Mckinnon]

Continuing onward...

This was a member guest so they had combo red/white tees for everyone. Each group had a cart and one caddy.

Hole 13   A truly outstanding hole!

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Walking off the tee on 13

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Fairway view

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Gulp

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Looking back from 13 green

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14th tee

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14th Fairway

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Homing in

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14th Green looking back

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15th Tee

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15th approach

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Grand finale to follow

[RJ_Daley]

Is the land upon which this course is sited, pure sand?  It strikes me that many of the bunkers are actually pits, scooped out from surrounding FW grade without any clear slope leading away from the pits for drainage lines.  Or, after heavy rains, do these bunker tend to hold pools of water for a period of time after the rain? 

[Malcolm Mckinnon]

Lets proceed to the finish...

16th tee (Folks, the light was getting tough at this point and my own photo from shadow to bright flat light wasn't so great so I borrowed a photo off the web to give you a decent view)

A most unique par 3, downhill to a green that slopes severely from front to back. Rear bunkers are very popular.

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Walking down the hill on 16 (back to my own photos)

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16th from behind looking back

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17th Tee (Things Cant severely right to left here)


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17th approach

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18th Tee


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18th approach

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18th looking back


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19th hole... I recommend a Madras... Mt Gay, Orange Juice and Cranberry Juice

Enjoy!

[RJ_Daley]

Thanks for a very enjoyable photo tour. 

[Steve_ Shaffer]

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[Bill Shamleffer]

At least I now know what to do if I win the lottery.  Become a caddie at this club.

[Mac Plumart]

I thought this club contacted Ran awhile back and asked him to take down all pictures of the course.

Malcom has done a great job of getting pictures up for all of us to enjoy while keeping the club's name out of it.  But with all the unneeded hints and now the club's logo, I believe you guys are running the risk of having the club contact Ran, once again, to get these pictures taken off the site.

Perhaps you guys should consider modifying/erasing some of the unneeded hints and the logo in an effort to keep the wonderful photos up.

Just a thought.