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post #1 of 26
10/14/07 at 8:49pm
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Not new as in newly built, but first time played.

Hillside - Southport, England
Inniscrone - Eastern Pennslyvania
Neshanic - New Jersey

These were ok, but not great

Lyman Orchards - Connecticut
Heskell - England
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post #2 of 26
10/14/07 at 9:31pm

Re: Try any new courses this year?

Elmhurst CC - Northeast Penn.
Scranton Municipal - Northeast Penn.
Mays Landing Golf Club - Mays Landing, NJ
Conklin Players Club - Conklin, New York
Arrowhead CC - Myrtle Beach, SC
River Oaks - Myrtle Beach, SC

I liked all of them.
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post #3 of 26
10/14/07 at 9:52pm

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This summer, I played for the first time:

Woodley Lakes GC - Van Nuys, CA
Balboa GC - Encino, CA
Penmar GC - Santa Monica, CA


I have a few others on my list, but we'll see if they have to be new to me in 2008 instead.
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post #4 of 26
10/14/07 at 11:03pm

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Well since I just took the game up again this year after a 15 year break, these were all new to me this year. All are in Wisconsin & within 1 hr of me.

Baraboo CC
Christmas Mountain
Columbus CC
Cold Water Canyon
Door Creek
Fairfield Hills
Vitense
Glenway
Kestrel Ridge
Lakeland Hills GC
Lake Windsor
Meadows of Six Mile Creek
Pauquette Pines
Pinecrest
Pleasant View GC
Portage CC
Saddle Ridge GC
Spring Brook
Sun Prairie GC
Tumbledown Trails GC
Yahara Hills GC
Waushara CC
Rock River Hills GC
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post #5 of 26
10/14/07 at 11:34pm

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here's my list of the new public courses I played forthe first time this year.. don't think I forget any

- Erin Hills (WI) (also my favorite golf course)
- Purgatory (IN)
- Cranes Landing (IN)
- Wilmette Golf Club (IN)
- Poipu Bay (HI)
- Princeville (HI)
- Ross Bridge (AL)
- Oxmoor Valley-- Ridge (AL)
- The Brute (WI)
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post #6 of 26
10/14/07 at 11:52pm

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Originally Posted by doublesuited77 View Post
here's my list of the new public courses I played forthe first time this year.. don't think I forget any

- Erin Hills (WI) (also my favorite golf course)

I checked Erin Hills out a few weeks ago, really nice course. Definitely on my "must play list". Wont happen this year but 1st thing next spring I will be there.
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post #7 of 26
10/15/07 at 2:16am

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Originally Posted by callawaygolf View Post
Elmhurst CC - Northeast Penn.
Scranton Municipal - Northeast Penn.
Mays Landing Golf Club - Mays Landing, NJ
Conklin Players Club - Conklin, New York
Arrowhead CC - Myrtle Beach, SC
River Oaks - Myrtle Beach, SC

I liked all of them.
Arrowhead is a nice.
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post #8 of 26
10/15/07 at 10:36pm

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Yeah, I really liked playing Arrowhead. Next time I go down to Myrtle Beach I'm definitely playing it again.
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post #9 of 26
10/15/07 at 10:56pm

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Originally Posted by callawaygolf View Post
Yeah, I really liked playing Arrowhead. Next time I go down to Myrtle Beach I'm definitely playing it again.
While Arrowhead is a nice course, there are also some nicer courses such as Caledonia, True Blue, Heritage, King's North, Grande Dunes, TPC, The Dunes, Barefoot, Legends, Tidewater, River's Edge, Oyster Bay, Glen Dornoch and Leopard's Chase.
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post #10 of 26
10/16/07 at 1:16am

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TPC Sugarloaf - Duluth, GA
Stone Mountain Golf Club - Stone Mountain, GA
Collins Hill Golf Club - Lawrenceville, GA
Country Club of Gwinnett - Snellville, GA
Peachtree Golf Center (PAR 3)
Hombre Golf Club - Panama City Beach, FL


Hombre was in the best shape of all the ones above.
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post #11 of 26
10/16/07 at 12:55pm

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Cherry Blossom-Georgetown, KY
Houston Oaks-Paris, KY
Canewood-Georgetown, KY
Eagle Sticks-Zanesville, OH
Longaberger-Nashport, OH
Eagle Dunes-Sorrento, FL
Western Row-Mason, OH
Traditions-Hebron, KY

Seems like a lot for someone who golfs a ton and has been doing it for a long time, but I took two golf trips this year and played a new one on vacation. Only two are local; Western Row (not great and may have played it before YEARS ago, but I don't remember) and Traditions, which is private.
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post #12 of 26
10/16/07 at 8:41pm

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Originally Posted by EatDrinkSleepGolf View Post
While Arrowhead is a nice course, there are also some nicer courses such as Caledonia, True Blue, Heritage, King's North, Grande Dunes, TPC, The Dunes, Barefoot, Legends, Tidewater, River's Edge, Oyster Bay, Glen Dornoch and Leopard's Chase.
What about Mystical Golf Course? I was thinking about playing there next time im there, but I don't know if its worth playing or not.
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post #13 of 26
10/17/07 at 12:05am

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TPC Norton - Massachusetts. This was my second round of golf in well over five years. It was in beautiful condition. The greens were lightning fast even after a couple days of rain.
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post #14 of 26
10/18/07 at 1:47am

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Played Arcadia Bluffs in Arcadia, MI. Golf Digest rated it as one of the top 10 public courses in the country. The views were unreal. It is located right along lake Michigan. Didn't shoot well, but still had a great time.
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post #15 of 26
10/18/07 at 2:29pm

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Galloway Atlantic City, NJ Fun, but very tough
Saucon Valley Old Course Allentown, PA Great facilities, conditions
Turtle Creek Limerick, PA short but fun
The Witch Mytrle Beach Fun course but a lot of water
Grande Dunes Myrtle Beach Favorite so far
Myrtlewood Both so so
Hopefully more to come
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post #16 of 26
11/3/07 at 3:33am

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WORST
Saxon Woods-Scarsdale, NY-It's a great place to play if you have 5 1/2 hours to kill...on a weekday. Just incredibly slow play and some of the worst golf etiquette you'll see.

Gainey Ranch-Scottsdale, Arizona-A huge letdown. Course was not in good condition and four or five holes had leaves all ove the place, unreplaced divots, ball marks still on the green. Did I mention this was a private club?


BEST

Anthem Country Club-Anthem, Arizona. Absolutely beautiful course. Plush greens, great fairways.

Talking Stick-Scottsdale, Arizona. Really nice course. Very challenging. Water everywhere. A place I'd play, repeatedly, if I lived in AZ.

Spook Rock-Rockland County-Pricey-$70 to walk but a really nice course.

Overpeck-Teaneck, NJ-Good, solid course. 4 hours, walking, on a Friday in the summer.
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post #17 of 26
11/4/07 at 1:53am

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Originally Posted by golf_junkie27 View Post
BEST

Anthem Country Club-Anthem, Arizona. Absolutely beautiful course. Plush greens, great fairways.
I've heard that place is super fantastic.

My list of super fantastic is Paiute in Las Vegas. Holy macarel that place was sweet. It's on an Indian reservation, therefore no restriction on water usage. As lush fairways, and perfect greens as I have ever seen (or played on)

Also on my list would be:

Saticoy C.C. in Somis, CA.
Valencia C.C. (Senior Tour stop)
Angeles National in Sunland CA.


I've played a ton of other places for the first time, but those were the real standouts.
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post #18 of 26
11/4/07 at 10:48pm

Re: Try any new courses this year?

Seaview Marriott, Bay Course in Atlantic City, NJ
TPC Jasna Polana, in Princeton, NJ
Tierra Del Sol, Aruba

Surprisingly, the Seaview was by far the cheaper of the three, but the one in best condition and most challenging.
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