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post #1 of 8
10/8/08 at 10:54pm
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I'm admittedly a little dense about architects, but I do take note of some.

Tillinghast
R T Jones Sr
Arnold Palmer
Pete Dye
Donald Ross
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post #2 of 8
10/9/08 at 4:28am

Re: Previous thread variant - list all architects you've 'played'

Originally Posted by nevets88 View Post
I'm admittedly a little dense about architects, but I do take note of some.

Tillinghast
R T Jones Sr
Arnold Palmer
Pete Dye
Donald Ross
I like the thread ! I was thinking of something similar myself.
Some of the architects' courses I played may not be famous however
Here's a quick list of ones I could think of.

Bendelow, Thomas
Dye, Pete
Nugent, Richard P.
Packard, E. Lawrence
Palmer, Arnold
Spear, William J.
Killian, Ken

Charles B. MacDonald
David Arthur Gill
Gregory E. Martin
Johnny Miller
Francis Warner



http://golfarchitects.lib.msu.edu/
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post #3 of 8
10/9/08 at 2:35pm

Re: Previous thread variant - list all architects you've 'played'

About 15 years ago, I picked up a book called "The Golf Course" (Geoffry Cornish & Ron Whitten). It launched an interest in golf course architecture.

I have not had the good fortune to play any of the courses from the great designers of the so called Golden Age. Living in Arizona, most everything is new. I do like to make note of who designed a course and try to look at the different styles and characteristics.

A few of note in no particular order:
RT Jones
RT Jones II
Rees Jones
Dye
T. Fazio
WP Bell
WF Bell
Red Lawrence
Morrish & Weiskopf
Coore & Crenshaw
Doak
Kavanaugh
Gary Panks
Art Hills
Scott Miller
Keith Foster
Schmidt & Curley
Jack Snyder
Fought & Lehman
Greg Nash
...
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post #4 of 8
10/9/08 at 6:02pm

Re: Previous thread variant - list all architects you've 'played'

I'm into playing 'interesting' layouts more than anything. Don't mind the courses that wind through housing developments, either. Down in FL, the wife and I play a beautiful track designed by Paul Azinger!

In NE Ohio, we have several Nicklaus designed (2 are Signature course) privates. I've been able to play 3 of the 4. Also played several in FL as well. Really enjoy his courses even though I'm a L to R player. Many of his courses setup better for the fade. And I usually pay in strokes for this reason.

Literally my favorites are anything designed by Pete Dye. What a diabolical mind!

I also take time to look around while playing at a nice track. So much of what was designed into and around the course is discovered through an open mind and open eyes. Lots of 'cool stuff' to be seen other than fairways, greens and hazards.

dave
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post #5 of 8
10/15/08 at 12:42pm

Re: Previous thread variant - list all architects you've 'played'

i'm a pretty big architecture fan so i've gone a bit out of my way to experience some decent tracks.

among the notables:

donald ross
aw tillie
william flynn
cb macdonald
seth raynor
Neville/Grant/Egan
(no mackenzie yet)

tom doak
david mclay kidd
bill coore & ben crenshaw
jack nicklaus
pete dye
rtj sr/jr
wilson
lee
fazio

i also check out golfclubatlas.com a lot to discuss architecture and design in a more argumentative setting...
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post #6 of 8
10/15/08 at 12:52pm

Re: Previous thread variant - list all architects you've 'played'

Let's see....

home course is a 27 hole RT Jones Sr layout

Prior home course was by Rees Jones

Prior home course by Tom Jackson

Another local track that I play some was done by Donald Ross

Tom Fazio

Lee Travino

Dan Maples

Ellis Maples

Arthur Hills

Jack Nicklaus

Arnold Palmer

Mike Strandz

others I can't remember
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post #7 of 8
10/15/08 at 10:35pm

Re: Previous thread variant - list all architects you've 'played'

Originally Posted by erova View Post
i'm a pretty big architecture fan so i've gone a bit out of my way to experience some decent tracks.

among the notables:

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wilson
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Hugh or Dick ?
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post #8 of 8
10/16/08 at 2:37am
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Re: Previous thread variant - list all architects you've 'played'

Of course. Mike Strantz. Played TR and Tot Hill Farm and they were wild rides.
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