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The World Greatest Golf Course is now entering the Final Four.
We are down to the FOUR best golf courses voted by you at THP
Here is the thread to show the full pool and all the results. You decide on which is the World's Greatest Golf Course.
https://www.thehackersparadise.com/...ss-greatest-golf-course-in-the-world.8916364/
This is a matchup of History and Nostalgia vs the picturesque look of a golf course.
(1) St. Andrews Old Course
Here's what makes the Old Course, the "Home of Golf," so special.
It's almost impossible to think about the Open Championship without thinking about the history of the game. After all, this championship has been played longer than any other tournament and at courses that have been around as long as the game itself. This year's venue, The Old Course at St. Andrews, is the most famous of them all and is considered the "Home of Golf."
The game was first played at the Old Course sometime in the 1400s. There are very few things in the world of sports that have as much history as the Old Course and the Open Championship. Here are a few of the features that make the Old Course a unique venue.
Shared Greens:
One unique feature of the Old Course is its shared greens. Most golf courses in the world consist of 18 separate putting surfaces, but not the Old Course. There are just 11 large greens here and they are huge. In fact, on average, the shared greens at the Old Course measure a mammoth 22,000 square feet.
Swilcan Bridge:
Have I mentioned that the Old Course is really old? Well so is the Swilcan Bridge, which spans the Swilcan Burn between the first and 18th fairways. In fact, it has been there for at least 700 years. Its initial purpose was to help livestock cross the burn but now has become an opportunity for one hell of a photo-op. It's almost a requirement to take a picture here while playing the Old Course and you will see the Champion Golfer of the Year taking pictures here with his Claret Jug.
Bunkers:
Are you one of those people that always seems to be in a bunker? Well, playing the Old Course might be a terrifying proposition for you. There are 112 bunkers scattered all over the legendary course and to add a taunting element, most of them have names. With names like Coffin and Hell, it's no surprise that players will want to avoid these bunkers that are essentially a one-stroke penalty.
Another St. Andrews Fact:
The 10th hole is named for Bobby Jones, who apparently hated the course at first. As he played the Old a few more times, he fell in love with it. In 1958, the town of St. Andrews gave him the key to the city.
Twitter: @TheHomeofGolf
Website: https://www.standrews.com/Play/Courses/Old-Course
(9) Cabot Cliffs
Spectacular, diverse land
There were at least 10 parcels of property that needed to be purchased to build what became Cabot Cliffs, which includes dunesland and coastland that seemingly begged to be a golf hole. The inland holes are almost as interesting and dramatic as the holes that run along or near the coast. The views throughout the round are hypnotizing. Where most great courses can take a few holes before you walk onto a “Wow!” tee box, Cliffs hits you in the chin on the second hole and doesn't let up until you're walking off the 18th green.
There are forced carries (Nos. 2 and 7), but nothing too difficult for the highest handicapper. There's plenty of room off the tee, big greens, a wide variety of looks to the par 3s and reachable par 5s. There are multiple cape holes (Nos. 5 and 17), and a Biarritz green (no. 8).
The greatest debates will revolve around which is the better nine, front or back? I like the back, but others will disagree. Which is the best par 3? I like no. 9, but 16 is ridiculous and tremendous and spectacular and so much fun. Which is the better cape hole? The fifth is fantastic, and as you walk off the lower green of the fourth hole, you will be pulled into one of the more memorable tee shots on a course full of tee-box euphoria. Which is the best par 5? My vote is the fifteenth.
The par-72 Cliffs feature six par 3s, six par 4s, and six par 5s. From the sixth to the 10th hole, pars are 3-5-5-3-5. A fun mix of reachable and birdie holes that start on the coast, goes inland, and then back to the coast.
Before I left Cabot, a few of us sat around a table and played course match play, going hole-by-hole, Pebble Beach vs. Cliffs. Cliffs won holes 1 through 5. Pebble won holes 6 through 10. It was 5 to 5 going to the 11th tee. Cliffs won 11 through 17 and Pebble took the 18th. Cliffs win 12-6.
Twitter: @cabotcliffs
Website: https://www.cabotlinks.com/golf/cabot-cliffs/
We are down to the FOUR best golf courses voted by you at THP
Here is the thread to show the full pool and all the results. You decide on which is the World's Greatest Golf Course.
https://www.thehackersparadise.com/...ss-greatest-golf-course-in-the-world.8916364/
This is a matchup of History and Nostalgia vs the picturesque look of a golf course.
(1) St. Andrews Old Course
Here's what makes the Old Course, the "Home of Golf," so special.
It's almost impossible to think about the Open Championship without thinking about the history of the game. After all, this championship has been played longer than any other tournament and at courses that have been around as long as the game itself. This year's venue, The Old Course at St. Andrews, is the most famous of them all and is considered the "Home of Golf."
The game was first played at the Old Course sometime in the 1400s. There are very few things in the world of sports that have as much history as the Old Course and the Open Championship. Here are a few of the features that make the Old Course a unique venue.
Shared Greens:
One unique feature of the Old Course is its shared greens. Most golf courses in the world consist of 18 separate putting surfaces, but not the Old Course. There are just 11 large greens here and they are huge. In fact, on average, the shared greens at the Old Course measure a mammoth 22,000 square feet.
Swilcan Bridge:
Have I mentioned that the Old Course is really old? Well so is the Swilcan Bridge, which spans the Swilcan Burn between the first and 18th fairways. In fact, it has been there for at least 700 years. Its initial purpose was to help livestock cross the burn but now has become an opportunity for one hell of a photo-op. It's almost a requirement to take a picture here while playing the Old Course and you will see the Champion Golfer of the Year taking pictures here with his Claret Jug.
Bunkers:
Are you one of those people that always seems to be in a bunker? Well, playing the Old Course might be a terrifying proposition for you. There are 112 bunkers scattered all over the legendary course and to add a taunting element, most of them have names. With names like Coffin and Hell, it's no surprise that players will want to avoid these bunkers that are essentially a one-stroke penalty.
Another St. Andrews Fact:
The 10th hole is named for Bobby Jones, who apparently hated the course at first. As he played the Old a few more times, he fell in love with it. In 1958, the town of St. Andrews gave him the key to the city.
Twitter: @TheHomeofGolf
Website: https://www.standrews.com/Play/Courses/Old-Course
(9) Cabot Cliffs
Spectacular, diverse land
There were at least 10 parcels of property that needed to be purchased to build what became Cabot Cliffs, which includes dunesland and coastland that seemingly begged to be a golf hole. The inland holes are almost as interesting and dramatic as the holes that run along or near the coast. The views throughout the round are hypnotizing. Where most great courses can take a few holes before you walk onto a “Wow!” tee box, Cliffs hits you in the chin on the second hole and doesn't let up until you're walking off the 18th green.
There are forced carries (Nos. 2 and 7), but nothing too difficult for the highest handicapper. There's plenty of room off the tee, big greens, a wide variety of looks to the par 3s and reachable par 5s. There are multiple cape holes (Nos. 5 and 17), and a Biarritz green (no. 8).
The greatest debates will revolve around which is the better nine, front or back? I like the back, but others will disagree. Which is the best par 3? I like no. 9, but 16 is ridiculous and tremendous and spectacular and so much fun. Which is the better cape hole? The fifth is fantastic, and as you walk off the lower green of the fourth hole, you will be pulled into one of the more memorable tee shots on a course full of tee-box euphoria. Which is the best par 5? My vote is the fifteenth.
The par-72 Cliffs feature six par 3s, six par 4s, and six par 5s. From the sixth to the 10th hole, pars are 3-5-5-3-5. A fun mix of reachable and birdie holes that start on the coast, goes inland, and then back to the coast.
Before I left Cabot, a few of us sat around a table and played course match play, going hole-by-hole, Pebble Beach vs. Cliffs. Cliffs won holes 1 through 5. Pebble won holes 6 through 10. It was 5 to 5 going to the 11th tee. Cliffs won 11 through 17 and Pebble took the 18th. Cliffs win 12-6.
Twitter: @cabotcliffs
Website: https://www.cabotlinks.com/golf/cabot-cliffs/