[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

By American standards the Olde Course looks pretty plain and dreary (have only seen it on TV, so may not be fair), but to play it would be most every golfer's dream come true.

I think from the air or on TV it's not much to look at. But playing it is something else. Basically, what looks to be a good line of play isn't, and what looks like a disaster waiting to happen may not be so bad after all. There's a lot of "Hit it at that steeple." Can't wait to go back and try it again.

[hedoman]

IMHO Pine Valley in NJ........ but I may be the only one on TOTV who has played it...very private, no women allowed (except after 12 on Sunday) and never on TV. Have played Doral, Oakmont, Pebble Beach, and many other top100's............ NOTHING compares to Pine Valley

[Mudder]

tHE NO WOMEN ALLOWED IS A REASON TO DISLIKE THAT COURSE.......IT'S NOT JUST THE ACTUAL COURSE BUT THE OVERALL GOLF EXPERIENCE AND THEIR POLICY STINKS.....THEY NEED TO GET OUT OF THE DARK AGES !!

[batman911]

Koolau Golf Course on Oahu. The best deal is you can play it in shorts all year long. Bring plenty of balls, the course is not easy.

http://golfcoursepics.com/southwest/...ourse_674.html

[spk7951]

I guess it all depends upon how you define spectacular.

Played Bay Hill a couple of years ago and we had the pleasure of watching Arnold Palmer playing a few groups behind us with his grandson Sam Saunders. Even got to meet Arnold briefly and chat with him. For the four us that was definitely spectacular.

[Irish Rover]

Mid Ocean, Bermuda - spectacular!

[Jhooman]

Princeville on Kauai, Hawaii and Pacific Grove in Pacific Grove, California also known as poor mans Pebble Beach. Dang, life is good.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by Jhooman

Princeville on Kauai, Hawaii and Pacific Grove in Pacific Grove, California also known as poor mans Pebble Beach. Dang, life is good.

Yeah, to quote Joe Walsh, Life's been good to me so far!!

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by Jhooman

Princeville on Kauai, Hawaii and Pacific Grove in Pacific Grove, California also known as poor mans Pebble Beach. Dang, life is good.

I used to play Pacific Grove whenever I traveled from Mountain View down to Monterey. But they changed the rotation and it spoiled it for me. I used to just play nine and the first nine was the one along the coast. But they must have figured out what people were doing and changed so the front nine is the inland nine. Darn. That was the closest I got to links golf until I actually went to Scotland. The Ft. Ord courses were pretty nice until they gave them to Seaside and the rates went through the roof.