What is Hazeltine like? Do you belong there?
I had friends who were members, so I got to play it several times. Such a great course.
I loved Honey Creek, I hope that is still a gem. Veenker sucks, not a fan of that track.
What is Hazeltine like? Do you belong there?
Doesn't seem like they'd have the ability to have that nice layout/elevation like they do now had they done it there.This is what always made me SMH. If they had built it between Bondurant and Ankeny, it would have been comparable to Glen Oaks, but instead they put it where they did.
You're right. It wouldn't have been the same type of course. It may have had to have been styled a bit more like a links course.Doesn't seem like they'd have the ability to have that nice layout/elevation like they do now had they done it there.
I heard rumor that Albaugh (spelling?) was trying to buy Briarwood.Anyone know how Briarwood is doing? I lived in Ankeny when they went private and played a ton of golf there, so I was pretty disappointed when they made the switch. I heard they were struggling their first couple of years but I was just curious if the switch is working out for them. It sucks that Otter is the only public option up there.
Yeah, I agree.You're right. It wouldn't have been the same type of course. It may have had to have been styled a bit more like a links course.
I just think it was a real stretch for them to assume that people would want to drive 50 minutes to pay $150 to play a that course. It's an even bigger stretch to think people will want to shell out the money for a membership.
That would be interesting. Might give him a course to give the public a bit more access too than Talons of Tuscany.I heard rumor that Albaugh (spelling?) was trying to buy Briarwood.
This is all rumor, but I heard that he was going to make them both public. Totally rumor from my somewhat connected dadThat would be interesting. Might give him a course to give the public a bit more access too than Talons of Tuscany.
Heck, I'd take just one of the two.This is all rumor, but I heard that he was going to make them both public. Totally rumor from my somewhat connected dad
This is all rumor, but I heard that he was going to make them both public. Totally rumor from my somewhat connected dad
I also played Coldwater for the first time last summer and it was in much better shape than I expected. But you're right, tough course.Completely unrelated to this discussion, but Coldwater near JTS was very hard IMO
never played it, but have heard that is an extremely narrow course and you better plan on losing some golf balls, correct?Completely unrelated to this discussion, but Coldwater near JTS was very hard IMO
never played it, but have heard that is an extremely narrow course and you better plan on losing some golf balls, correct?
never played it, but have heard that is an extremely narrow course and you better plan on losing some golf balls, correct?