Best Interstate Moderns

[Ron Csigo]

Primm Valley Golf Club (36 holes) can be seen on I-15 heading from Vegas to LA.

[Howard Riefs]

Daniel Island — North Charleston, off I-526
Old Marsh — Palm Beach Gardens, off I-95
Tiburon — Naples, off I-95

[Richard Choi]

Chambers Bay is not anywhere near I-5. It takes about 10 min to get to Chambers Bay after you get off I-5.

You can see the flag flying high at Trump National in NJ from the fairway.

[Jim Nelson]

Southern Highlands in Las Vegas.  You can see I-15 from #11 and the course can be seen from the freeway.  So that fits the criteria.  Until this year, it was in Golfweek's top 100 Modern.  Don't know the exact distance, but the eastern edge of the course can't be more than a drive and a three wood away.

[Mike Benham]

California Golf Club of San Francisco

I don't think either Cal Club or Oakmont can be considered a "modern."

A modern renovation ... the GCA renovated the course in the same style of some of his modern designs ...

[Craig Sweet]

Canyon River along side I-90 in Missoula, MT

[Sean_A]

Not sure why the question was asked and being one who hates road noise (to the point of making sure where I live isn't effected), wouldn't it be ideal to be 5-10 minutes off the motorway rather than adjacent?  If so, Chambers Bay sounds like it got it right and I would certainly say its near the motorway.

Ciao

[Ronald Montesano]

Not sure why the question was asked and being one who hates road noise (to the point of making sure where I live isn't effected), wouldn't it be ideal to be 5-10 minutes off the motorway rather than adjacent?  If so, Chambers Bay sounds like it got it right and I would certainly say its near the motorway.

Ciao

If only we knew who the masked El Gringo was...

As mobiles whiz by at 65 mph plus, there's actually little noise to distract the golfer along I-90. Remember that this isn't local traffic with pedestrians and cyclists involved, so little honking and bumping.

[Sean_A]

Not sure why the question was asked and being one who hates road noise (to the point of making sure where I live isn't effected), wouldn't it be ideal to be 5-10 minutes off the motorway rather than adjacent?  If so, Chambers Bay sounds like it got it right and I would certainly say its near the motorway.

Ciao

If only we knew who the masked El Gringo was...

As mobiles whiz by at 65 mph plus, there's actually little noise to distract the golfer along I-90. Remember that this isn't local traffic with pedestrians and cyclists involved, so little honking and bumping.

Have the motorways suddenly become silent since I left the country?

Ciao

[Ronald Montesano]

no, but it's a drone, not a staccato symphony of horns, fenders and farts.

[Jason Hines]

Wild Horse in Gothenberg can't be too far off 80.
Bully Pulpit off 94.
Rock Creek Cattle Company and Old Works off 90.
Chambers Bay off 5.

EDIT
Sorry, didn't see this clarification.

E, how far of the main drag can we venture?

Ben,

I think it counts if one knows the golf course is there when driving along the interstate. This could be a passing glance or a 3 hole stretch.

Wild Horse counts.....

http://goo.gl/maps/65ywG

[Garland Bayley]

Wild Horse in Gothenberg can't be too far off 80.
Bully Pulpit off 94.
Rock Creek Cattle Company and Old Works off 90.
Chambers Bay off 5.

EDIT
Sorry, didn't see this clarification.

E, how far of the main drag can we venture?

Ben,

I think it counts if one knows the golf course is there when driving along the interstate. This could be a passing glance or a 3 hole stretch.

Wild Horse counts.....

http://goo.gl/maps/65ywG

Thanks.

I actually drove I-80 in January and looked for any sign of the course from the freeway. Not knowing where it was, that is exactly where I supposed it might be from what I saw.

[Ryan McLaughlin]

Mission Viejo Country Club in South Orange County, RTJ Sr c. 1965, has three or four holes right on I-5.  It can get real loud out there. 

[mike_beene]

You can see the 4th green and 5th tee of the Dallas Ath Club Blue course from I635

[Sean_A]

no, but it's a drone, not a staccato symphony of horns, fenders and farts.

Yes, the drone of white noise is what I am referring to - its awful and I would mark a course down for it because much of the ambience is spoiled with constant road noise.  For instance, I could never join Walton Heath.  That drone from the M25 bugs the hell out of me.  On the positive side, I don't mind chalk board screetching - tee hee.

Ciao   

[Ronald Montesano]

With most of these courses, you're along the interstate for one or two holes...no more.

[Lester George]

Dave,

I hope you get to visit rock Manor this year.  Built in 1922, it is one of the oldest municipal courses in the country.  Interstate 95 cut off a portion (2 or 3 holes) when it was routed through Wilmington, I assume the 50's,  It remained re-routed until we began work on it.  It is on the same land as the Wilmington Municipal Water Works. 

Fun course, interesting layout, very busy. 

Lester

[Brian Ross]

Two of the better modern courses in Virginia, The Virginian and The Olde Farm, are located less than a mile from I-81 outside of Bristol, though I'm not sure that you ever get a peak at them from the highway.

[Tim Taylor]

Royal New Kent.

Tim

[Dan Kelly]

With most of these courses, you're along the interstate for one or two holes...no more.

It'd be a strange Interstate that had more than a few holes of a course beside it!

[Jason Topp]

With most of these courses, you're along the interstate for one or two holes...no more.

It'd be a strange Interstate that had more than a few holes of a course beside it!

Stoneridge!

I just thought of another one - Des Moines Country Club - early 70's Pete Dye.  The original 18 is quite good and was used for the Senior US Open in the late 90's.

[Bill Crane]

My pick for NJ Modern winner  is .......Cape May National hard -  against the Garden State parkway.  Laurel Creek is just not close enough to 295 to qualify.  They ought to be within the length of a solidly struck driver - I think.

There are tons of older NJ courses that got wedged against highways as they expanded across the country, or lost holes to new thorofares.   Here is a partial course listing:

Arcola Country Club, Overpeck Golf course, Crestmont, Burlington CC, Beckett Golf Club, Forest Hill Field Club, Tavistock, Upper Montclair, Freeway Golf Club, Peddie Golf club, Wildwood Golf Club, Avalon Golf Club, Greate Bay, Veterans Park, Forsgate Palmer Course, Bamm Hollow Course, Galloping Hill Park and GC, Trump National NJ, Fiddlers Elbow, Beaver Brook., Greenacres.   etc etc.
 
Not to mention Canoe Brook bisected by Route 24 (a NJ State Road).

NJ and areas like Westchester County NY and Long Island had a ton of course altered by the highway system.

Wm Flynnfan

[Ronald Montesano]

It'd be a strange Interstate that had more than a few holes of a course beside it!

So be it. Route I-90 from Albany to Rochester has a ton of holes along both the north and south sides.

[Mark Bourgeois]

My vote is for The Ranch. Just off the 101 and one of the best publics in West-of-101 SSE San Jose.

[Garland Bayley]

It'd be a strange Interstate that had more than a few holes of a course beside it!

So be it. Route I-90 from Albany to Rochester has a ton of holes along both the north and south sides.

Prove it!

Last time you posted about this you couldn't even locate one of your courses between Rochester and Albany.