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Terry Lavin

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Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« on: March 20, 2013, 02:08:37 PM »
I've often thought that one could come up with an interesting golf book by playing the golf courses that bear the name of major metropolitan cities in the US.  This could also be a fun belt-notching tour for an ambitious traveler.  Here in my hometown, Chicago Golf Club is obviously a treasure, even if it is located about forty miles outside the city limits!  What are some of the other great courses named after a big American city?  I'm guessing that many aren't as well regarded as others in the same general area.  How many, like Chicago, aren't even located within the actual city?
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David_Tepper

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2013, 02:17:01 PM »
For starters, San Francisco GC & Los Angeles CC.
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PCCraig

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2013, 02:17:25 PM »
Locally there is Minneapolis Golf Club ( http://www.minneapolisgolfclub.com/mgc/ ), located in St. Louis Park, MN. It's a pretty darn good Willie Park / Ross parkland design.

In St. Louis there is St. Louis CC...a CBM design that's great. I think it's technically in Clayton or Ladue, MO.

In MA there's Boston GC, which isn't anywhere near Boston.

And of course...there is San Fran GC.
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Matthew MacKay

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2013, 02:20:30 PM »
Toronto GC is one of the best we have here in Canada. It's actually across the Etobicoke Creek, in Mississauga.

Royal Montreal, while perhaps not a great golf course certainly has a storied history as a club.
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Bill_McBride

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2013, 02:42:42 PM »
Portland Golf Club.

Seattle CC.

Las Vegas CC.

Denver CC.

Omaha CC.

Kansas City CC.

Boston Golf Club.

Atlanta Athletic Club.

Milwaukee CC.

Dallas CC.

Dallas Athletic Club.

They're everywhere!
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Howard Riefs

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2013, 02:52:05 PM »
CC of Charleston

Dallas National GC

Philadelphia CC

Philadelphia Cricket Club

Austin GC

St. Louis CC

CC of Detroit


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Terry Lavin

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2013, 02:53:55 PM »
A hat rack with all of these logos would also be an impressive display.

What is the deal with New York Country Club?  Cleveland Country Club?  Seattle Golf Club?
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Mike Schott

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2013, 03:11:36 PM »
Detroit Golf Club (Ross) is in Detroit and Country Club of Detroit (Colt/Alison) is in the very exclusive suburb of Grosse Pointe Farms.
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Terry Lavin

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2013, 03:20:27 PM »
Quote from: Mike Schott on March 20, 2013, 03:11:36 PM
Detroit Golf Club (Ross) is in Detroit and Country Club of Detroit (Colt/Alison) is in the very exclusive suburb of Grosse Pointe Farms.

Mike,

What are the relative merits/demerits of each? 
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Mike Schott

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2013, 04:49:59 PM »
Quote from: Terry Lavin on March 20, 2013, 03:20:27 PM
Quote from: Mike Schott on March 20, 2013, 03:11:36 PM
Detroit Golf Club (Ross) is in Detroit and Country Club of Detroit (Colt/Alison) is in the very exclusive suburb of Grosse Pointe Farms.

Mike,

What are the relative merits/demerits of each? 

I don't have access to either but there's plenty of info on this site. From what I've read, CC of D is on a very flat property with some ridges that add interest. It was recently renovated by Mr. Doak. Detroit Golf Club has two Ross courses. The North course is the championship layout. It's home to many of the wealthier Detroit businessmen while CC of D is old money and in a very exclusive part of an exclusive town.
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Dan Kelly

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2013, 05:36:20 PM »
Quote from: Terry Lavin on March 20, 2013, 02:08:37 PM
I've often thought that one could come up with an interesting golf book by playing the golf courses that bear the name of major metropolitan cities in the US. 

And whenever someone asks you why you decided to write such a book, you'd have a ready answer:

"It's the eponymy, stupid."
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Adam Lawrence

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2013, 05:43:13 PM »
The London Club is a big money modern development with two courses, one by Nicklaus. Pretty ordinary IMO.
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Mark Saltzman

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2013, 05:50:49 PM »
Toronto GC

Hamilton G&CC

Scarboro GC

Calgary G&CC

Ottawa Hunt

London Hunt

Mississaugua
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Mark Chaplin

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2013, 08:28:07 PM »
Terry - surely Chicago Golf Club is in the greater city area, it's not like you drive through farm land to get there.

Here in England many of our best courses have names but are known by the town name; Sandwich, Deal, Pulborough, Brancaster, Westwood Ho! etc.
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Bill_McBride

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2013, 08:28:59 PM »
Quote from: Mark Saltzman on March 20, 2013, 05:50:49 PM
Toronto GC

Hamilton G&CC

Scarboro GC

Calgary G&CC

Ottawa Hunt

London Hunt

Mississaugua

"Major metropolitan golf?"
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Mark Steffey

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2013, 08:38:31 PM »
Quote from: Bill_McBride on March 20, 2013, 08:28:59 PM
"Major metropolitan golf?"

does pittsburgh qualify?  8)

Pittsburgh Field Club is in the borough of Fox Chapel
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J_ Crisham

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2013, 10:20:49 PM »
Baltimore CC  is well thought of architecturally. I understand Houston CC is a tough membership to access.Another good one is Kansas City CC .
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David_Tepper

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #17 on: March 20, 2013, 11:52:05 PM »
San Diego CC, not too far from the border.
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Tom_Doak

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2013, 12:19:40 AM »
Amazingly nobody has yet mentioned Philadelphia Country Club (Spring Mill), or Philadelphia Cricket Club.

I've been to Cincinnati Country Club, not so hot.

Tom Watson grew up at Kansas City C.C.
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Will MacEwen

Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2013, 12:43:46 AM »
Quote from: Mark Saltzman on March 20, 2013, 05:50:49 PM
Toronto GC

Hamilton G&CC

Scarboro GC

Calgary G&CC

Ottawa Hunt

London Hunt

Mississaugua

Vancouver Golf Club is well thought of, flies a little under the radar.
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JLahrman

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #20 on: March 21, 2013, 01:03:56 AM »
Quote from: Tom_Doak on March 21, 2013, 12:19:40 AM
I've been to Cincinnati Country Club, not so hot.

In Ohio, Columbus and Dayton also have epyonymous clubs.
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Scott Sander

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #21 on: March 21, 2013, 03:49:04 AM »
Country Club of Indianapolis.  Quite a few have had hands on it - Bendelow, Diddel, Hurzdan, Dye, Liddy - and probably others.    Dye loves to tell stories about how he accidentally killed off half the grass on the course as greens chairman.
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JESII

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #22 on: March 21, 2013, 06:42:38 AM »
Quote from: Tom_Doak on March 21, 2013, 12:19:40 AM

Amazingly nobody has yet mentioned Philadelphia Country Club (Spring Mill), or Philadelphia Cricket Club.



Glad you're thinking of us here in the city of Brotherly Love, Tom...
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Terry Lavin

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #23 on: March 21, 2013, 08:19:59 AM »
Quote from: Tom_Doak on March 21, 2013, 12:19:40 AM
Amazingly nobody has yet mentioned Philadelphia Country Club (Spring Mill), or Philadelphia Cricket Club.



Actually Howard Riefs mentioned each in an earlier post AND, not for nothing, he did so WITHOUT a link. The King of the Links can still hit a curveball, after all.
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Matthew Petersen

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Re: Eponymous Major Metropolitan Golf
« Reply #24 on: March 21, 2013, 12:50:20 PM »
There is a Phoenix CC as well. Never played there and don't know much about it.
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