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re: Top 5 courses in BR area
Posted on 3/31/22 at 12:51 pm to PhiTiger1764
Posted on 3/31/22 at 12:51 pm to PhiTiger1764
Mine were in no order. I’d never put Carter or The Island in the list. Beaver is BARELY on mine as it’s mediocre overall but fun to play. BR CC is 3rd at best behind CCL and Santa Maria. Condition aside of course.
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Posted on 3/31/22 at 1:22 pm to zippyputt
quote:No one in their right mind would have SM as the second best course in the area. You sure you’re thinking of the right place?
’d never put Carter or The Island in the list. Beaver is BARELY on mine as it’s mediocre overall but fun to play. BR CC is 3rd at best behind CCL and Santa Maria. Condition aside of course.
Posted on 3/31/22 at 3:07 pm to mikedatyger
BRCC /thread
Posted on 3/31/22 at 9:45 pm to ell_13
It’s an RTJ golf course. Arguably one of the greatest designers ever. It’s a great course and layout. Obviously condition may be suffering due to BREC.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:31 am to zippyputt
I’m not so sure how a designers name on a course is making it better than the best conditioned course in the state (or surrounding area, I’ve never played Squire) - BRCC. Also a very fun and challenging park style course.
Also not sure how a designers name on a course is making it better than U Club, which is in better shape and has a better and challenging layout.
You must live in the BREC neighborhood, carry on
Edit: Santa, at this moment, arguably isn’t better than Beaver condition or layout wise. Carry on, again.
Also not sure how a designers name on a course is making it better than U Club, which is in better shape and has a better and challenging layout.
You must live in the BREC neighborhood, carry on
Edit: Santa, at this moment, arguably isn’t better than Beaver condition or layout wise. Carry on, again.
This post was edited on 4/1/22 at 8:35 am
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:52 am to FlockUp225
SM is a much better layout than BC. BC has some poa creeping into their greens and their fairway grass is tight!
Posted on 4/1/22 at 11:14 am to FlockUp225
BRCC is great condition wise due to high costs. Layout is fun. Old school. I don’t live on a course but was a member for years at UC. UC sucks now. Too gimmicky. Beaver is a fun play but high handicap golfers love it because it’s easy. A designers name means it was designed by someone that knew what they were doing. Not like Carter or Beaver by lord knows who. There’s a lot that goes into the designs that most folks don’t see. I know several designers including former tour players and it’s a tough thing to do. To each his own though according to level of play I guess. I just need to get out and play more! Enjoy folks!
Posted on 4/1/22 at 5:12 pm to zippyputt
BRCC - best conditioned- terrible layout
CCL- best combination of the two
UClub- decent layout. Gets too much play
CCL- best combination of the two
UClub- decent layout. Gets too much play
Posted on 4/1/22 at 10:31 pm to zippyputt
Carter was designed by some dude named David Toms.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 10:45 pm to ell_13
At the nicer country clubs, can a guest play once or twice a year?
Posted on 4/1/22 at 10:55 pm to Shingo
You make my point that its not good.
Posted on 4/2/22 at 6:24 am to BRsundog
I’m not sure about BRCC but at UClub and CCL, they don’t seem to apply that rule. I’ve played both course many times in the same year as a guest.
Posted on 4/2/22 at 9:10 am to BRsundog
Ccl says 5 times a year I believe but doesn’t really enforce it
Posted on 4/2/22 at 9:20 am to ell_13
quote:
BRCC
4 times per year
Posted on 4/3/22 at 12:04 am to MNCscripper
Pelican point is dogshit right now. I have never played on concrete but I imagine that's what it's like. You can't even hit ordinary shots around the green.
Posted on 4/4/22 at 9:04 am to zippyputt
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I don’t live on a course but was a member for years at UC. UC sucks now. Too gimmicky
UC had some really good par fours. All but 15 go together. 15 is a bad hole in that it was designed as a driveable four, but they built the green out of all the leftover dirt and crested a small mountain.
I don’t think the par fives go together. Three green is a bad green, six is a circus hole and 11 is just OK when it could have been better, 17 is a better golf hole.
The par threes don’t really mesh either. Five is good, eight could have been a better hole, 13 is nothing special, while 16 is very tough.
All in all the greens are too tricked up.
Posted on 4/4/22 at 10:20 am to doubleb
If you think UC has tricky greens, you must not travel much for golf. Green complexes can be much more interesting and difficult (what you call tricky) where it’s important where you hit the green and where you miss the green. Almost every great course is known for this, and by comparison, UC is boring. Multiple tiers, harsh slopes, raised greens, false fronts, and small greens with no place to miss are essential on tour caliber courses. Size and omplexity is one of the few, simple ways to create variety on a 4-day tournament. And it’s what you want out of your home course so you don’t get that redundancy and monotony.
This post was edited on 4/4/22 at 10:23 am
Posted on 4/4/22 at 10:31 am to ell_13
quote:
If you think UC has tricky greens, you must not travel much for golf. Green complexes can be much more interesting and difficult (what you call tricky) where it’s important where you hit the green and where you miss the green. Almost every great course is known for this, and by comparison, UC is boring. Multiple tiers, harsh slopes, raised greens, false fronts, and small greens with no place to miss are essential on tour caliber courses. Size and omplexity is one of the few, simple ways to create variety on a 4-day tournament. And it’s what you want out of your home course so you don’t get that redundancy and monotony.
People in Louisiana have a weird relationship with golf. They think BREC is primo stuff, for instance. They long for the glory days of LSU golf course. Webb in great condition is all they dream about.
This post was edited on 4/4/22 at 10:32 am
Posted on 4/5/22 at 3:45 am to zippyputt
Idk how much Tom's was involved in the design and build at Carter.
But RTJ isn't arguably the greatest architect.
But RTJ isn't arguably the greatest architect.
Posted on 4/5/22 at 5:02 pm to ell_13
quote:
If you think UC has tricky greens, you must not travel much for golf. Green complexes can be much more interesting and difficult (what you call tricky) where it’s important where you hit the green and where you miss the green. Almost every great course is known for this, and by comparison, UC is boring. Multiple tiers, harsh slopes, raised greens, false fronts, and small greens with no place to miss are essential on tour caliber courses. Size and omplexity is one of the few, simple ways to create variety on a 4-day tournament. And it’s what you want out of your home course so you don’t get that redundancy and monotony.
Who equated UC to a our caliber course? I didn’t. The greens st UC are more complex than most courses in the BR area and isn’t that what the topic is?
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