Courses you played for the first time in 2021 with your Doak Scale score

[Joe Bausch]

It appears there is time for one more new course (#42) before 2021 is behind us.   This Friday a group of us are going to venture to D.C. to play Langston Golf Course, which is looking to be part of the coming Municipal Golf Renaissance.   As a public course golfer my entire life I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to seeing this historic place.   Here's a piece about Langston written recently by Michael Bamberger;

https://golf.com/travel/langston-golf-course-design-project-national-links-trust/

Here is a hole-by-hole photo tour of Langston from our visit yesterday:

http://www.myphillygolf.com/uploads/bausch/Langston/index.html

As always, enjoy!

[MCirba]

Without commentary in the interest of completeness, here are my replays from 2021;

McCall Field (PA) - 4
Seaview (Bay) (NJ) - 5.5
Clayton Park (PA) - 1.5
Brigantine (NJ) - 5
Twisted Dune (NJ) - 6
Scott Greens (PA) - 2.0
Indian Mountain (PA) - 2.5
Pocono Manor (East) (PA) - 4
Melrose (PA) - 3
Knoll West (NJ) - 7
Berkleigh (PA) - 5
Metedeconk National (NJ) - 5.5
Galen Hall (PA) - 6
Philadelphia Country Club (Spring Mill) (PA) - 7
Hollywood (NJ) - 8
Manor (PA) - 4
Concord (PA) - 6
Hideaway Hills (PA) - 4.5
Mountain Ridge (NJ) - 7
Jeffersonville (PA) - 6
Middletown (PA) - 2.5
Morgan Hill (PA) - 4.5
Panorama (PA) - 3
Reading (PA) - 4
CC of Scranton (PA) - 7.5
Somerset Hills (NJ) - 8.5
Bensalem (PA) - 2
Baltusrol (Lower) - 8
Wedgewood (PA) - 3
Coatesville (PA) - 4
Rolling Green (PA) - 7.5
Arnolds (PA) - 1
Twin Ponds (PA) - 3
Aronimink (PA) - 7.5
Springdale (NJ) - 5
Gilbertsville (PA) - 2.5
Walnut Lane (PA) - 3

[mike_malone]

Mike,


  Clayton Park is beyond rankings. It’s an experience like no other.

[Jeff Schley]

Without commentary in the interest of completeness, here are my replays from 2021;

McCall Field (PA) - 4
Seaview (Bay) (NJ) - 5.5
Clayton Park (PA) - 1.5
Brigantine (NJ) - 5
Twisted Dune (NJ) - 6
Scott Greens (PA) - 2.0
Indian Mountain (PA) - 2.5
Pocono Manor (East) (PA) - 4
Melrose (PA) - 3
Knoll West (NJ) - 7
Berkleigh (PA) - 5
Metedeconk National (NJ) - 5.5
Galen Hall (PA) - 6
Philadelphia Country Club (Spring Mill) (PA) - 7
Hollywood (NJ) - 8
Manor (PA) - 4
Concord (PA) - 6
Hideaway Hills (PA) - 4.5
Mountain Ridge (NJ) - 7
Jeffersonville (PA) - 6
Middletown (PA) - 2.5
Morgan Hill (PA) - 4.5
Panorama (PA) - 3
Reading (PA) - 4
CC of Scranton (PA) - 7.5
Somerset Hills (NJ) - 8.5
Bensalem (PA) - 2
Baltusrol (Lower) - 8
Wedgewood (PA) - 3
Coatesville (PA) - 4
Rolling Green (PA) - 7.5
Arnolds (PA) - 1
Twin Ponds (PA) - 3
Aronimink (PA) - 7.5
Springdale (NJ) - 5
Gilbertsville (PA) - 2.5
Walnut Lane (PA) - 3

Love it Mike. We love order. Out of curiosity did any move up / down more than 1 point from your previous plays?

[MCirba]

Love it Mike. We love order. Out of curiosity did any move up / down more than 1 point from your previous plays?

Jeff,

I've thus far resisted the urge to drop Berkleigh more than one point as it seems to now be maintained on a shoestring and the loss of green space is the most obvious, but not the only issue.   I'm hoping that's a temporary Covid-related thing but suspect not.  Morgan Hill already dropped a full point, as well, due to the same type of issues.


Baltusrol Lower has raised a full point as has Hollywood based on restorative activity.   Others that have risen in my estimation (by half point) due to recent work include Rolling Green, Somerset Hills, Concord, Mountain Ridge & Aronimink.

I didn't rate CC of Scranton quite as high as my close friends do because I think a bunker restoration there would have it in the top 5 in the state as the rest is so good, particularly the greens.   Oh, and Knoll West was in far better shape than when I last played there about 20 years ago and other than Manasquan River might be the most underrated course in the state at present.   It is superb.

[Richard Hetzel]

I played Pilot Knob Park CC this past week and was pleasantly surprised by the course - 4




I played Stryker GC on Fort Bragg (soon to be renamed Fort Liberty) and I thought it was a fun course, but in terrible condition. Doak 3,restored maybe a 4. Hard not to ignore conditions, they were cutting down trees all over however. Nice walking course.


Wilmington Municipal Doak 5, loved everything about the place. I could play here every day and be happy.


Charleston Municipal Doak 5, liked it a bit more than Wilmington, but not by all that much. I could play here every day and be happy.


Wild Dunes Links - 3 Probably not worth the $145 I shelled out to play here. Should have done a 2nd round on the muni instead. Just wasn't all that playable or enjoyable, felt crammed into the land available.


Mossy Oak - 4 Wanted to like it more, but I just didn't.


Mississippi State Univ course - Only played the front 9, had a few bland holes and few good ones. 3

[Tim Martin]

Love it Mike. We love order. Out of curiosity did any move up / down more than 1 point from your previous plays?

 Oh, and Knoll West was in far better shape than when I last played there about 20 years ago and other than Manasquan River might be the most underrated course in the state at present.   It is superb.

Manasquan River is a treat to play. You get a diverse set of holes with 1-11 and 18 playing on the clubhouse side of Riverview Drive and 12-17 playing across the road and out by the river. The land on the clubhouse side is pretty wild with a lot of elevation change and raised greens whereas the river holes are flat with a bunch of the putting surfaces playing at grade. I can’t imagine ever getting tired of the set of holes/location.
 
Doak 7