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Bethpage Black and PGA West are my only two prominent rounds. They were a while back.
-All four courses at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Sandestin, FL
-Ocean Point Fripp Island, SC
-Sky Valley CC, Sky Valley, GA. Breathtaking Mountain View’s
-The Golf Club of Amelia Island. Ritz-Carlton Fernandina, FL
-Forest Heights CC Statesboro, GA. My home course and favorite course on the planet.
My top 3 I’ve played:
Honorable mention: Marsh Creek in St Augustine FL. Not my lowest score but probably my best played round as I only lost one golf ball on a course where 16 holes have forced carries, many of them more than one per hole.
I’ve also enjoyed volunteering as a leaderboard, walking scorer and even the starter once at the Kazakhstan Open, US Open 2002 & 2004, and Turkish Airlines Open. It’s a great way to get up close to the action!
I was a member at Forest Heights from 1986 to 2002. It is a great golf course. Do they still host the Schenkel Tournament?
They do. Schenkel and Southeastern. My FIL won the southeastern a few times. If you were a member during that time, no doubt you know him.
Nice thread!!
Kinloch Richmond VA
Berkley Hall [both courses] parents are members there.
Colleton River Dye Course Bluffton SC
Honorable mention:
Congressional
Burning Tree
The first two absolutely killed me. Thanks for sharing.
My dad gave up golf when we were kids because of the time commitment of our sports schedules and his work. I have tried to pay him back by taking him to some of his dream courses. He still beats me.
Top 3:
Pebble Beach
East Lake
Spyglass Hill
When he did have some time he would get up about 5am and get in line at Bethpage Black since it was a public course. First come, first serve back in the day. Not sure how they do it now.
Your comment about "close to the action" reminded me of one of my favorite golf experiences.
I had the good fortune to be invited to the Walker Cup at Sea Island (Ocean Forest) in 2001. In this event fans were allowed to walk down the fairways, during play, right alongside the golfers. There were no roped off areas, the crowd size was limited, and everyone knew how to observe proper etiquette. It was a unique and incredible experience to walk the course with the players.
We lost to the Brits that year, but I got to see some future greats up close before they turned pro, including Matt Kuchar, Lucas Glover, Luke Donald, and Graeme McDowell.
Funniest golf moments:
Back in the 70's, I worked at a company owned gas station on the Illinois toll road. So it was kind of odd when me and my coworkers decided to go play golf before/after our shift one day. We all showed up in our work clothes and work boots to play golf. Call it blue collar golf. Too funny. And I was terrible. No understanding of the game. A total arm-swinger. I think I shot about 145.
Fast forward nearly 50 years. I play most of my golf in my back yard -- hitting my SW towards the woods. Highly lofted shots about 50-60 yards with almost no sideways shots. Thanks in part, to my last two lessons Nov 2018 and March 2020, that emphasized getting to your front side and wrist flexion in trail hand. And a drill to avoid going behind the line.
When I do get out, I play the Woodlands or the Chateau course next to Chateau Elan in Braselton, Ga. They have a par 3 too.
On a side note, what's with the golf coverage today? I was rooting for Justin Thomas. And right before he starts his comeback, hole#8 (?), they cut away to their network pre-game show. To resume at 1:00 pm on golf channel and 3:00 on CBS. Why? To watch a taped replay of the finish? It don't make any sense.
Yes sir I guess that is what it was called. I don’t honestly remember, but I would caddy. One of my fathers friends got me on
Played one of these Wednesday... Great course...
My personal list:
Honorable mention : Doonbeg
Am scheduled to play Cabot this year but not sure if ill get to with the border closed. I imagine it will at least fight for a top 3 spot but those are some real heavyweights imo.
there are a bunch of courses listed on the thread ive never played but certainly hope to.
In my twenties my buddy and I would go to the clubhouse at the break of dawn and walk two rounds every single day. By the time I was engaged (age 29) I had cut down to a couple of rounds a week and after I was married I was down to two or three rounds per month. My oldest daughter was born a couple of months after my 35th birthday and I stopped playing golf for two years. At 37 some of my old golfing buddies talked me into a weekend tourney and I shot a 78 and a 76 on a short (6800) but tight course and I thought, "Hey, I've still got it." Two weeks later I shot a 122 at the RTJ Senator (7600).
I go to the range every now and then but I haven't played a round in eleven years. I have erased St. Andrews from my bucket list.