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Re: Courses.....A Different Look

• SGTBilko 1,686 Posts

  Sat, Oct 30 2010 2:32 AM

  All to often I see WGT and it members focusing on the great courses. While I agree many of them would be great to play on I am quite sure the negotiations process can be tormenting at best just because of who they are. My suggestion has always been that WGT should continue to work them but also focus on the 2nd tier courses that are probably a lot more willing to let you digitize their courses because of the free press. Here is a list of courses in no particular order that are worth that look

  Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes Resort
  Clog Hill
  Mauna Kea
  Forest Dunes
  French Lick Resort
  Southern Dunes Golf Club
  Tobacco Road Golf Club
  Pacific Dunes
  Bandon Dunes
  Blackwolf Run
  Chambers Bay Golf Course 
  Brandon Trails 
  World Woods
  Four Seasons Resort-Lanai
  Whistling Straits
  The Greenbrier 

  Just a thought..........

   

   

• zagraniczniak 1,984 Posts

  Sat, Oct 30 2010 3:27 AM

  And a good one. It seems that WGT stresses the championship courses, which is great, but frankly there would seem to be more in it for the resort courses, like the ones we have here only in CTTH and some of the others you mention. Win/win.

  Nice to have Oakmont, for example, but it is hard to see what is in it for the club itself, which is strictly private and not seeking to drum up any custom. Bethpage is public but turns away vast numbers of hopeful players.

• bluescouse 1,185 Posts

  Sat, Oct 30 2010 3:32 AM

  Bootle municipal, Liverpool.

  If you can play that, you can play anything!

  Sean

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Sat, Oct 30 2010 3:39 AM

  bluescouse:

  Bootle municipal, Liverpool.

  If you can play that, you can play anything!

  Sean

   

  I played Blackpool municipal once. Great view of the tower.

   

• SGTBilko 1,686 Posts

  Sat, Oct 30 2010 3:59 AM

  zagraniczniak:

  And a good one. It seems that WGT stresses the championship courses, which is great, but frankly there would seem to be more in it for the resort courses, like the ones we have here only in CTTH and some of the others you mention. Win/win.

  Nice to have Oakmont, for example, but it is hard to see what is in it for the club itself, which is strictly private and not seeking to drum up any custom. Bethpage is public but turns away vast numbers of hopeful players.

  That was thought. All of those above are open to the public and the resorts are always looking for avenues of advertisement. Offer them a free banner ad when they run specials and WGT could ask the resort to put an ad about WGT on the back of the course score card. Lots of great creative ideas out there. I would personally love to see them digitize the greenbrier in fall with all the leaves in awesome colors. 

  Again Just a thought from someone with a business background! 

  Couldn't resist the sarcasm!