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Course Architecture

Course Architecture Fan?

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Golfers Anonymous

Golfers Anonymous

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Are you a fan of course architecture or not, is there a specific style of course design and layout you favor or never gave it a second thought. Do you have any favorite designers even just a course that really stood out. How’s your “home” courses layout (memorable or meh) any other thoughts?
 
I'm not sure if I have a favorite one but one I always perk up to see his designs are Mike Strantz. An article in The Golfers Journal about how Tobacco Road came to be and how he built a course from what was around instead of moving a lot of earth was just fascinating to me. Haven't read up on a ton after that but it was a great read.

Regarding my home course, it's very middle of the road but it's a cool layout with the front nine blending around the boarders of the course and a neighborhood. Has some challenging holes but the back is essentially hit the ball straight nine times.
 
Personally I’m really interested in course designs. Really enjoy Coores and Crenshaws style along with David Kidd, Doak, Ross and MacKenzie. A trip to Banden would be incredible or any dunes style courses, big fan of the pine hurst #2 as well as the Streamsong designs.
 
Muchmore18 said:
I'm not sure if I have a favorite one but one I always perk up to see his designs are Mike Strantz. An article in The Golfers Journal about how Tobacco Road came to be and how he built a course from what was around instead of moving a lot of earth was just fascinating to me. Haven't read up on a ton after that but it was a great read.

Regarding my home course, it's very middle of the road but it's a cool layout with the front nine blending around the boarders of the course and a neighborhood. Has some challenging holes but the back is essentially hit the ball straight nine times.
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Really enjoy the minimalist styles of courses especially if it looks like it has always been there or flows seamlessly not where it looks as if every part was “built”.
 
No favorites really, but a course that has hazards in the right places and not just there because is good and challenging.
Dye courses are fun.
 
Golfers Anonymous said:
Really enjoy the minimalist styles of courses especially if it looks like it has always been there or flows seamlessly not where it looks as if every part was “built”.
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Played a course in Idaho called Circling Raven. It's on Indian land and besides a casino and hotel, the course looks exactly like that. It flows over a large area that looks very natural. There were some holes in the woods, some holes in what looked a little like swamp land and then there were a couple holes that looked like we were in the middle of nowhere. You couldn't even see any other holes at times and I loved it. Course was constructed with the land completely in mind
 
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