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[golferjoey3]

hazeltine national gc

including once like 2 wweeks before pga which was insane.

[MBuckler]

golferjoey3, on Aug 21 2009, 05:10 PM, said:

hazeltine national gc

including once like 2 wweeks before pga which was insane.

oh yea, forgot about that one.  but i played it maybe half a dozen times for junior tourneys

[manicgolf]

I can't tell you the name of it, or else I would have to kill you.

[AJ*]

Few that I've worked at like Shinnecock and Reflection Bay (dunno if working there counts )

[callykid20]

The Blessings in Fayetteville Arkansas for me as well. It was neat to go through where the razorbacks practice and their indoor facility. Plus the course was amazing........ly hard.

[yankeeboy644]

Riviera CC and Los Angeles CC

[bjackson]

Olympic Club (Lake)

[jaskanski]

This one...

http://www.telegraph...hip-of-one.html

[mattsam]

Point O'Woods Benton Harbor MI

[weten2]

Rich Harvest Sugar Grove, IL where the Solheim Cup is currently going on. When I played there a few years ago it had 35 members and cost $35,000 fee each and every year. My friend recently said the actual cost to him with the food/drinks for him and his guests was about $50,000/yr (and that is based on almost 6 months play).  The conditions were the ultimate with the lack of traffic they have. Th last time there on a weekday they came out to the hole we were on and took our ordr for food and came back two holes later with it. We sat on the hole and ate with no concerns about delaying anyone. Jerry Rich also has a out-of-the-world car museum which any one can tour after the round
Next on the list would be Chicago CC in Wheaton, IL. It looks like Ireland and also has very low traffic.

[Señor Rafa]

The two most notable courses I've played are the Brabazon course at The Belfry and the Championship course at Trevose CC. Of course, most will know that the Brabazon has played host to the Ryder Cup on several occasions as well as hosting the British Masters. Trevose - not as well known to golfers over the 'pond', but all golfers in England will have heard of this beautiful links course. I think it's an Open qualifyer course and it hosted the English Amateur Championships last year.

Both courses are completely different in their own right but equally fantastic courses but I found Trevose more of a tougher test compared to the Brabazon when the wind was blowing heavily making me think more how to play the shots I was faced with. I posted a score of 83 with which I was pretty pleased about.

[fccgolfer]

Well I've played the South Course at Firestone a ton but that's not that hard to get onto.  The most exclusive I've played would have to be The Golf Club in Columbus, OH.  This winter I will be in Florida and will be playing Adios Golf Club, Golf Club of the Everglades, and Olde Florida Golf Club, all of which are decently exclusive. However, to be honest, the club I work at is one of the most exclusive I know of.

[DoggedVictim]

Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson, KS.

[ghromas]

Garden City Mens, Baltusrol, Plainfield, Shinnecock, Deepdale, Winged Foot, Westchester, Sleepy Hollow, Wykagyl, Quaker Ridge, Brae Burn, Glen Arbor, Stanwich, Fenway, Woodway, Hudson National, Bayonne etc... all nice and exclusive, but none of them can top Cypress Point (never played Augusta or Pine Valley, but would give anything to do so).

[AP2 712]

ghromas, on Aug 22 2009, 06:46 PM, said:

Garden City Mens, Baltusrol, Plainfield, Shinnecock, Deepdale, Winged Foot, Westchester, Sleepy Hollow, Wykagyl, Quaker Ridge, Brae Burn, Glen Arbor, Stanwich, Fenway, Woodway, Hudson National, Bayonne etc... all nice and exclusive, but none of them can top Cypress Point (never played Augusta or Pine Valley, but would give anything to do so).

All I can say to that list is WOW... How did you get so lucky to get on all of those courses?
As I posted before, I have played Hamilton Farm, Westchester and Due Process. I thought that was impressive for the NY area but your list TRUMPS mine. I am very jealous of your list!!!           

[jwfgolfpro]

Pine Valley and Merion same weekend.
Crystal Downs about 10 times
Seminole

JWF

[AltusBeliever]

Exclusive would be Gator Creek in Sarasota mainly because it is men's only and golf only. Country Club of North Carolina is fairly exclusive. Tomorrow I am to play Yeaman's Hall in Charleston SC , a Seth Raynor design, and it will probably vault to most exclusive.

[jaham]

Pebble Beach
Player's Stadium at TPC
all of The Greenbriar courses
Blue Monster at Doral

[TWB0038]

Shady Oaks CC in Fort Worth, TX
TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas in Irving, TX
Colonial CC in Fort Worth, TX

I was most impressed with Shady Oaks. The greens were rolling around a 12 on stimpmeter the day I played and the whole course was amazing. The clubhouse was the nicest clubhouse and I have ever been in and the service was top notch. The best part was we never had to wait on a hole, never had anyone behind us, and we could take as long as we wanted on every hole. Overall I have never seen or played a better Club.

[JayLefty]

Adios (FL.)
Pinetree (FL.)
Kittansett (MA.)

[zmforged23]

I was very fortunate to know someone who works at  Garden City Men's Club which held a major championship that Walter Hagen won and does playing 9 holes of the Charger course at bayhill count for anything? Thats the best I have been able to do, very fortunate though to how such great golf courses open to public near me.

[youraway2]

For me - Stonebrae CC

http://www.stonebrae.com/


North River Y and CC, Tuskloosa, AL

Edited by youraway2, 25 August 2009 - 04:57 PM.

[muddawg1]

We hit from private tees on the course I used to work at! Stretched the course over 8200 yards with blind tee shots. A whole lot of fun but no one scored too well. Our varsity #1 shot 78 & that was really good. These tees where in weird places out of boredom. We had a 300 yard par 3 with no view of the green from any angle. That little punk hits it to 7 feet & makes par. No one else found their ball! So exclusive no one before or since has played it.

[tjewell1994]

butler national
chicago, IL

[Australian_Blade]

Gaza Ranch in Idaho

Madison Club in Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage

The Bridges in Rancho Santa Fe

All courses were insane from Club House to the course. Great to know there are such great courses that we as "normal" people can get out and play with a great hook up!

[UCRgolfer11]

I have played Big Horn a couple times. That was a treat to say the least. Hit balls next to Michelle Wie on the range.

[leoh923]

Country Club of Fairfeild, Fairfeild, CT a few years ago.

[randomhero1090]

If the weather holds off i'm playing Huntingdon Valley CC this weekend.  Jack Connelly is the head pro there (ex-PGA of America President).

[spro]

Augusta National

[Jake0331]

Oakland Hills S. Course

The private courses on Kiawah Island

Cherokee Plantation in Yemassee, SC.

Looking to find a way onto Yeaman's Hall in Hanahan S.C.

There might be some other's but those come to mind.