MyBluC4
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- Jan 23, 2008
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A forum member on another site posed an interesting question: Is it possible to have a course with 18 perfect holes? No weak holes. Anyone want to take a shot at this?
I'll start:
I would say Quaker Ridge Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. is about as close to having 18 perfect holes as I've ever seen. Bethpage Black, the venue for the 2009 U.S. Open and Sandhills, Crenshaw's design in Nebraska would be close 2nds. While I've never played it, many would argue that Pine Valley, ranked the most difficult course in the U.S. would take the top spot.
Two-time PGA Champion Paul Runyon, who played the 1936 Metropolitan Open at Quaker, said, that Quaker Ridge, “is the greatest golf course in the world.” Two-time Masters’ Champion Ben Crenshaw, recently said of Quaker Ridge, “It is so much of a treat to play. There is such a beautiful mix of holes at Quaker Ridge; it is truly a Tillinghast Gem. I am sure the membership is very proud of their course.”
The golf course continues to stand the test of time. Jack Nicklaus, when asked during the 1974 U.S. Open at Winged Foot if he thought Winged Foot was the greatest course in the world, replied, “That may be, but there is quite a golf course down the street.”
I'll start:
I would say Quaker Ridge Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. is about as close to having 18 perfect holes as I've ever seen. Bethpage Black, the venue for the 2009 U.S. Open and Sandhills, Crenshaw's design in Nebraska would be close 2nds. While I've never played it, many would argue that Pine Valley, ranked the most difficult course in the U.S. would take the top spot.
Two-time PGA Champion Paul Runyon, who played the 1936 Metropolitan Open at Quaker, said, that Quaker Ridge, “is the greatest golf course in the world.” Two-time Masters’ Champion Ben Crenshaw, recently said of Quaker Ridge, “It is so much of a treat to play. There is such a beautiful mix of holes at Quaker Ridge; it is truly a Tillinghast Gem. I am sure the membership is very proud of their course.”
The golf course continues to stand the test of time. Jack Nicklaus, when asked during the 1974 U.S. Open at Winged Foot if he thought Winged Foot was the greatest course in the world, replied, “That may be, but there is quite a golf course down the street.”