Course You Could Play Every Day?

[Bucki1968]

This stems from another one of the completely meaningless debates had after a round of golf with the group. We are all members of a private club that has the benefit of making us members at four other clubs in the immediate area. So we play different courses other than our home club (which is nice so we don't get sick of playing the same golf course over and over). We all agree that this is great. But, we all were having a conversation about any golf course that we could join and just play that course strictly for the remainder of our golf careers (and not get sick of it).  Our picks were the following:

Pinehurst #2

Oakland Hills country club (two votes)

Whistling Straights

Crystal Downs (my vote) although there is another course in Michigan that I would pick but it's only 9 holes.

Seminole

Greywalls (Marquette MI)

Any Steamstrong course (prefer the Red)

This was based on the fact that we had to have played the course before (I would pick Cypress Point if not).

 

Anybody got any favorites?

 

 

[imsys0042]

Links at Spanish Bay

Bethpage Black

Pittsburgh Field Club

Either of the courses at World Golf Village

Bay Hill

i agree with Pinehurst #2

Torrey Pines

and now some of the non-famous ones by where I’ve lives

olde Stonewall  Elwood City, PA

Ballyowen. Northern NJ

Skyview. Northern NJ

probably Nostalgia but Hollywood Golf Club in central NJ

TPC at Jasna Polana 

 

[Vinsk]

24 minutes ago, Bucki1968 said:

Crystal Downs (my vote) although there is another course in Michigan that I would pick but it's only 9 holes.

I sure as heck wouldn’t pick a course I could only play 3-4 months out of the year….😁

[Bucki1968]

2 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

I sure as heck wouldn’t pick a course I could only play 3-4 months out of the year….😁

You can usually get 6 months. 

10 minutes ago, imsys0042 said:

Links at Spanish Bay

Bethpage Black

Pittsburgh Field Club

Either of the courses at World Golf Village

Bay Hill

i agree with Pinehurst #2

Torrey Pines

and now some of the non-famous ones by where I’ve lives

olde Stonewall  Elwood City, PA

Ballyowen. Northern NJ

Skyview. Northern NJ

probably Nostalgia but Hollywood Golf Club in central NJ

TPC at Jasna Polana 

 

Okay...but you gotta pick one.

[imsys0042]

1 hour ago, Bucki1968 said:

Okay...but you gotta pick one.

Ah, I missed that.   I think it would be Pinehurst #2.   I had such a wonderful time years ago at Pinehurst and that was my favorite course.   I went there when #8 was due.   Going back is in the running for my 50th birthday next year.

[bkuehn1952]

Kingsbarns Golf Links - hard to imagine getting tired of that place.

Locally, Pierce Lake.  It fits my game and with yardages from 7,000 yards to 4,000 I think we could vary the layout to make it interesting.

[mcanadiens]

Every day sounds like a hell of a lot of golf. 

It would probably need to be a course very near my house.

[DaveP043]

I have a few favorites, courses I can't imagine getting tired of, and I'm not sure I could narrow it to a single one.  Lahinch in Ireland, Royal Dornoch in Scotland, MidPines in the Pinehurst area.  

[jsgolfer]

Of the courses I've played, there are a few that I've absolutely loved playing.

Baltimore CC - East Course

Congressional CC - Blue Course

Calusa Pines

Pinehurst #2

Bella Collina

Kapalua - Plantation Course

Belgrade Lakes

But if I had to pick one, it would probably be Kapalua, golf, beach and lots of sun, wouldn't get much better.

[GolfLug]

On 9/20/2022 at 8:31 AM, Bucki1968 said:

Any Steamstrong course (prefer the Red)

Streamsong Blue. Have only played Blue. 

I have not played Red or Black but I am sure they would probably be just as great or even better. If preferences others like yourself were to considered Red is the star. Or is it Black now?.. ha. 

It has been a few years but I had an amazing experience playing there. Picturesque, lot of elevated tees which I love, awesome green complexes, lot of shots needing a second thought, and set in a windswept, open landscape. The caddie was great too. 

Not to be dramatic but I remember thinking would be fine if I keeled over and died (hopefully of old age..) walking on the grounds there. 

[bkuehn1952]

9 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

...Not to be dramatic but I remember thinking would be fine if I keeled over and died (hopefully of old age..) walking on the grounds there. 

Great.  They would probably bury you on the 18th green and we would all complain about that stupid hump in the middle with the hole tucked behind it.

[GolfLug]

21 minutes ago, bkuehn1952 said:

Great.  They would probably bury you on the 18th green and we would all complain about that stupid hump in the middle with the hole tucked behind it.

Yah, putting on flat greens ain't hard enough so it would make perfect sense to recruit a dead old man to terrorize them poor unsuspecting golfers..ha ha.

Edited September 21, 2022 by GolfLug

[Golfingdad]

2 hours ago, jsgolfer said:

Of the courses I've played, there are a few that I've absolutely loved playing.

Baltimore CC - East Course

Congressional CC - Blue Course

Calusa Pines

Pinehurst #2

Bella Collina

Kapalua - Plantation Course

Belgrade Lakes

But if I had to pick one, it would probably be Kapalua, golf, beach and lots of sun, wouldn't get much better.

Great choice!  I choose Kapalua as well.  I haven't played all that many nice courses, but I could also choose Torrey, but no, Kapalua is my choice.

Funny enough, there is a course right down the street from me right now (San Clemente, CA) called Bella Collina and I know that is not the one you're talking about because that course stinks. 😉

[GolfLug]

12 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

Great choice!  I choose Kapalua as well.  I haven't played all that many nice courses, but I could also choose Torrey, but no, Kapalua is my choice.

Funny enough, there is a course right down the street from me right now (San Clemente, CA) called Bella Collina and I know that is not the one you're talking about because that course stinks. 😉

Torrey would be in my top three. I don't think anyone could ever get tired of that walk. The golf ain't bad either.. 😄

[jsgolfer]

35 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

Great choice!  I choose Kapalua as well.  I haven't played all that many nice courses, but I could also choose Torrey, but no, Kapalua is my choice.

Funny enough, there is a course right down the street from me right now (San Clemente, CA) called Bella Collina and I know that is not the one you're talking about because that course stinks. 😉

Kapalua is awesome, and no I've not played that Bella Collina. The Club at Bella Collina I've played is in Montverde Florida, designed by Faldo. 

1 hour ago, GolfLug said:

Streamsong Blue. Have only played Blue. 

I have not played Red or Black but I am sure they would probably be just as great or even better. If preferences others like yourself were to considered Red is the star. Or is it Black now?.. ha. 

It has been a few years but I had an amazing experience playing there. Picturesque, lot of elevated tees which I love, awesome green complexes, lot of shots needing a second thought, and set in a windswept, open landscape. The caddie was great too. 

Not to be dramatic but I remember thinking would be fine if I keeled over and died (hopefully of old age..) walking on the grounds there. 

I must be the only one who doesn't like any of the Streamsong courses.  

[GolfLug]

14 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

I must be the only one who doesn't like any of the Streamsong courses.  

Yah, I think mentioned being less than impressed with the courses, especially the greens IIRC. 

My caddie read the greens for me and he read them well so it didn't hurt me much. 

[phillyk]

I would choose Gamble Sands in WA. I liked Kapalua but not enough to play every day. 

[jsgolfer]

18 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

Yah, I think mentioned being less than impressed with the courses, especially the greens IIRC. 

My caddie read the greens for me and he read them well so it didn't hurt me much. 

I was thinking, if they had clown mouths and windmills, it would've been more enjoyable.