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From: Frank Ketchum on 11 Mar 2010 18:50 I will be traveling to the Atlanta area in a couple weeks for work but I am bringing my sticks with me:) I will be in the Conyers area at first and then in the Newnan area after that. Are there any courses that you guys down there would recommend? I'd like to find a good value course to play one day to shake the cobwebs off (haven't played since October) and then maybe a nicer course to play a day or two later. Thanks for any input. Frank
From: Moderate on 12 Mar 2010 05:49 "Frank Ketchum" <nospam(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote in message news:pffmn.6045$ao7.1661(a)newsfe21.iad... >I will be traveling to the Atlanta area in a couple weeks for work but I am >bringing my sticks with me:) > > I will be in the Conyers area at first and then in the Newnan area after > that. Are there any courses that you guys down there would recommend? > I'd like to find a good value course to play one day to shake the cobwebs > off (haven't played since October) and then maybe a nicer course to play a > day or two later. > > Thanks for any input. > > Frank I played the Bobby Jones Course on my last business trip to Atlanta. I got paired up with some locals and had a lot of fun.
From: R&B on 12 Mar 2010 15:16 On 2010-03-12 05:49:22 -0500, Moderate said: > "Frank Ketchum" <nospam(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote in message > news:pffmn.6045$ao7.1661(a)newsfe21.iad... >> I will be traveling to the Atlanta area in a couple weeks for work but >> I am >bringing my sticks with me:) >> >> I will be in the Conyers area at first and then in the Newnan area >> after > that. Are there any courses that you guys down there would >> recommend? > I'd like to find a good value course to play one day to >> shake the cobwebs > off (haven't played since October) and then maybe a >> nicer course to play a > day or two later. >> >> Thanks for any input. >> >> Frank > > I played the Bobby Jones Course on my last business trip to Atlanta. I > got paired up with some locals and had a lot of fun. I have played hundreds of rounds at Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta. I'm not particularly proud of that fact. But it is a fact. I also shot my three career best scores there --- all in a stretch of one week. A 1-under-par 70, followed by two identical rounds of 2-over-par 73. (Summer of '97, I went on a tear within two weeks of reading my coach's instruction book.) That said, it bears noting that Bobby Jones GC is listed in John Garity's book, "America's Worst Golf Courses." And while Bobby Jones GC, or as my friends and I like to call it, "the Little National," has been through a few design updates in its years, they really haven't improved the course much. In fact, one could argue they've only made it worse. The 17th hole, for instance, is an atrocity. The green on this par four was originally designed to accept shots from a par three tee box that is 90 degrees off axis from the fairway that now serves as the launch point from which balls must find this green. The green simply wasn't designed to accept shots from this angle, and it's a horrible hole. Elsewhere on the back nine, what is now a par three (the 13th) used to be the green of a par five hole, with the approach shot coming from the top of the cliff. And while the old design simply wouldn't ever work (and there were probably a few people killed from this blind shot), the result of the redesign leaves players with a stupid little 85-yard flip wedge as the tee shot on this ridiculous par three. The 15th hole, ostensibly a par five, is, in fact, only 420 yards, and is easily reachable even by short knocks like me. I won't call Bobby Jones GC a "pitch 'n putt," as it does have a few demanding holes -- moreso for demands on accuracy, but one or two holes are long enough that you'd better hit a solid tee shot. But even from the tips, this urban course only stretches out to around 6100 yards. I have fond memories of playing there 3 or 4 times a week about 12 or 13 years ago when I was playing all the time. But it's not the kind of course I would ever recommend to someone who's traveling to Atlanta. I mean, if I wanted to show off Atlanta's fine selection of golf courses to a visitor, this is about the last place I'd send them. That said, if you're staying downtown or in Midtown Atlanta and working in and around that area, Bobby Jones is probably your best bet to sneak in nine holes before dark. There really aren't any other options in the immediate area. Randy
From: Frank Ketchum on 12 Mar 2010 18:57 "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message news:2010031215164550073-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom... > On 2010-03-12 05:49:22 -0500, Moderate said: > >> "Frank Ketchum" <nospam(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote in message >> news:pffmn.6045$ao7.1661(a)newsfe21.iad... >>> I will be traveling to the Atlanta area in a couple weeks for work but I >>> am >bringing my sticks with me:) >>> >>> I will be in the Conyers area at first and then in the Newnan area after >>> > that. Are there any courses that you guys down there would recommend? >>> > I'd like to find a good value course to play one day to shake the >>> cobwebs > off (haven't played since October) and then maybe a nicer >>> course to play a > day or two later. >>> >>> Thanks for any input. >>> >>> Frank >> >> I played the Bobby Jones Course on my last business trip to Atlanta. I >> got paired up with some locals and had a lot of fun. > > I have played hundreds of rounds at Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta. > I'm not particularly proud of that fact. But it is a fact. > > I also shot my three career best scores there --- all in a stretch of one > week. A 1-under-par 70, followed by two identical rounds of 2-over-par > 73. (Summer of '97, I went on a tear within two weeks of reading my > coach's instruction book.) > > That said, it bears noting that Bobby Jones GC is listed in John Garity's > book, "America's Worst Golf Courses." And while Bobby Jones GC, or as my > friends and I like to call it, "the Little National," has been through a > few design updates in its years, they really haven't improved the course > much. In fact, one could argue they've only made it worse. > > The 17th hole, for instance, is an atrocity. The green on this par four > was originally designed to accept shots from a par three tee box that is > 90 degrees off axis from the fairway that now serves as the launch point > from which balls must find this green. The green simply wasn't designed > to accept shots from this angle, and it's a horrible hole. > > Elsewhere on the back nine, what is now a par three (the 13th) used to be > the green of a par five hole, with the approach shot coming from the top > of the cliff. And while the old design simply wouldn't ever work (and > there were probably a few people killed from this blind shot), the result > of the redesign leaves players with a stupid little 85-yard flip wedge as > the tee shot on this ridiculous par three. > > The 15th hole, ostensibly a par five, is, in fact, only 420 yards, and is > easily reachable even by short knocks like me. > > I won't call Bobby Jones GC a "pitch 'n putt," as it does have a few > demanding holes -- moreso for demands on accuracy, but one or two holes > are long enough that you'd better hit a solid tee shot. But even from the > tips, this urban course only stretches out to around 6100 yards. > > I have fond memories of playing there 3 or 4 times a week about 12 or 13 > years ago when I was playing all the time. But it's not the kind of > course I would ever recommend to someone who's traveling to Atlanta. I > mean, if I wanted to show off Atlanta's fine selection of golf courses to > a visitor, this is about the last place I'd send them. > > That said, if you're staying downtown or in Midtown Atlanta and working in > and around that area, Bobby Jones is probably your best bet to sneak in > nine holes before dark. There really aren't any other options in the > immediate area. Thanks for the advice. I had looked at this one's website and thought it looked worth a visit. Not after reading your post though. I dislike courses laid out as you describe it. I will probably play Cherokee Run and/or Hard Labor Creek.
From: Moderate on 12 Mar 2010 19:54
"R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message news:2010031215164550073-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom... > On 2010-03-12 05:49:22 -0500, Moderate said: > >> "Frank Ketchum" <nospam(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote in message >> news:pffmn.6045$ao7.1661(a)newsfe21.iad... >>> I will be traveling to the Atlanta area in a couple weeks for work but I >>> am >bringing my sticks with me:) >>> >>> I will be in the Conyers area at first and then in the Newnan area after >>> > that. Are there any courses that you guys down there would recommend? >>> > I'd like to find a good value course to play one day to shake the >>> cobwebs > off (haven't played since October) and then maybe a nicer >>> course to play a > day or two later. >>> >>> Thanks for any input. >>> >>> Frank >> >> I played the Bobby Jones Course on my last business trip to Atlanta. I >> got paired up with some locals and had a lot of fun. > > I have played hundreds of rounds at Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta. > I'm not particularly proud of that fact. But it is a fact. > > I also shot my three career best scores there --- all in a stretch of one > week. A 1-under-par 70, followed by two identical rounds of 2-over-par > 73. (Summer of '97, I went on a tear within two weeks of reading my > coach's instruction book.) > > That said, it bears noting that Bobby Jones GC is listed in John Garity's > book, "America's Worst Golf Courses." And while Bobby Jones GC, or as my > friends and I like to call it, "the Little National," has been through a > few design updates in its years, they really haven't improved the course > much. In fact, one could argue they've only made it worse. > > The 17th hole, for instance, is an atrocity. The green on this par four > was originally designed to accept shots from a par three tee box that is > 90 degrees off axis from the fairway that now serves as the launch point > from which balls must find this green. The green simply wasn't designed > to accept shots from this angle, and it's a horrible hole. > > Elsewhere on the back nine, what is now a par three (the 13th) used to be > the green of a par five hole, with the approach shot coming from the top > of the cliff. And while the old design simply wouldn't ever work (and > there were probably a few people killed from this blind shot), the result > of the redesign leaves players with a stupid little 85-yard flip wedge as > the tee shot on this ridiculous par three. > > The 15th hole, ostensibly a par five, is, in fact, only 420 yards, and is > easily reachable even by short knocks like me. > > I won't call Bobby Jones GC a "pitch 'n putt," as it does have a few > demanding holes -- moreso for demands on accuracy, but one or two holes > are long enough that you'd better hit a solid tee shot. But even from the > tips, this urban course only stretches out to around 6100 yards. > > I have fond memories of playing there 3 or 4 times a week about 12 or 13 > years ago when I was playing all the time. But it's not the kind of > course I would ever recommend to someone who's traveling to Atlanta. I > mean, if I wanted to show off Atlanta's fine selection of golf courses to > a visitor, this is about the last place I'd send them. > > That said, if you're staying downtown or in Midtown Atlanta and working in > and around that area, Bobby Jones is probably your best bet to sneak in > nine holes before dark. There really aren't any other options in the > immediate area. > > Randy Bobby Jones is the only course I played in Georgia and I had a good time. It was close to the hotel and quite a treat. I don't remember having a problem with number 17, but I do remember skulling my ball in the water on an easy approach to 18. I showed up as a single and was quickly paired up. The fairways were wide which suits my game and it was an easy walk with some easy going people. |