What new courses did you play in 2022?

[AUTIGER07]

Black Sheep was far and away my favorite round of the year (a -2 round helped that ranking) at a new course with TPC and Birck Boilmaker coming in behind it.

 

Total rounds = 12

Rounds at new courses = 10

 

Arizona

TPC Scottsdale

Grayhawk Raptor

Grayhawk Talon

 

Illinois

Arrowhead

Black Sheep

Bolingbrook

 

Indiana

Birck Boilermaker Kampen

Purgatory

The Fort

 

Wisconsin

Odana Hills

[James the Hogan Fan]

18 hours ago, lazyjk said:

 

Tell me about it! I live in Montana which has a low density of courses (~110 total) and a large area to cover. Minimum I'm driving 100 miles one way to play a new course here now. 

 

I'm at the point that within the SF Bay Area, the only public courses I haven't played are:

 

SJ Muni, Coyote Creek Nicklaus, Santa Teresa, Moffett Field;

HMB Ocean, Harding/Lincoln Park;

Poppy Ridge;

Franklin Canyon, Lone Tree, some others in Brentwood;

Blue Rock Springs, Paradise, Rancho Solano.

 

Every course on that list is more than an hour away, and after I play those 20something courses I guess I'm just done at that point?

 

Montana sounds like the same thing with all the distances doubled. I've only ever played Fairmont Hot Springs in Anaconda.

[Kurtis4K]

Rustic Canyon in Moorpark was my favorite of 2022

[njlam]

Courses that were new to me in 2022 included:
Ballybunion

Waterville
Lahinch

County Sligo
Portstewart
Royal Portrush
Royal County Down
Baltusrol Lower
Aronimink

Mauna Kea
Mauna Lani South

Union League Liberty Hill

Union League National

Notable courses in 2022 that have been played before
Bandon Dunes
Bandon Trails
Old Mac
Sheep Ranch

Pacific Dunes
The Preserve
Chambers Bay
Bethpage Black
Union League Torresdale
Portland Golf Club
Columbia Edgewater
Pumpkin Ridge Witch Hollow

 

As good as 2022 was, 2023 is scheduled to be better, with first time rounds scheduled at these courses:
Nanea (played last week)

Pasatiempo (March)
Philly Cricket (April)
Turnberry (July)
Troon (July)
Preswick (July)

North Berwick  (July)
Muirfield  (July)
TOC  (July)
Carnoustie  (July)

Bulls Bridge (TBD)
Yale (TBD)

Edited January 27, 2023 by njlam

[golfday]

19 new ones in total. I didn't realize how great a year it had been before thinking about all of this! A couple of these were so long ago I only remembered them from scrolling through my GHIN.

 

3 new courses on a Pinehurst resort trip (previously I'd only played #2):

Pinehurst #4

Pinehurst #8

Pinehurst #3

 

4 new courses kind of near home:

Chevy Chase CC

Kinloch GC

Suburban Club

Woodholme CC

 

10 new courses on my first Scotland trip:

Dunbar

Gullane 1

St. Andrews Old

St. Andrews New

Castle Stuart

Royal Dornach

Cruden Bay

Carnoustie

Kingsbarns

North Berwick

 

2 new courses while at the beach:

Dunes Club (Myrtle Beach)

Cape Fear CC (Wilmington)

[nutmegchoi]

2022

 

May: Turning Stone

Shenendoah

Kaluhyat

Atunyote

 

June: New York

Summit Club at Armonk

 

July: Ireland

The Island

The European

Old Head

Waterville

Dooks

Tralee

Castlegregory

Ballybunion (Old)

Doonbeg

Lahinch (Old)

 

August: New Jersey & Connecticut

Yale Golf Course

Crystal Springs Golf Club

 

September: The Greenbrier

The Old White

The Meadows

The Greenbrier

 

September: New Jersey

Trump National Golf Club Bedminster

 

October: New York

Whippoorwill Club

 

October: Massachusetts 

Olde Scotland Links

Crosswind Golf Club Ouimet/Zaharias

 

October: Connecticut

The Ranch Golf Club

Edited January 31, 2023 by nutmegchoi

[stevopagolf]

The Ridge at Back Brook

Country Club of Harrisburg

Spring Ford Country Club

Rolling Green Golf Club

Union League National

 

plus some nice repeats like Philly Cricket, Saucon Valley, Lookaway

[sabram]

1 hour ago, nutmegchoi said:

August: New Jersey & New York

Yale Golf Course

Crystal Springs Golf Club

Yale is in CT

[nutmegchoi]

1 hour ago, sabram said:

Yale is in CT

 

You are right.

Fixed!

[BoomShakalaka5]

On 1/5/2023 at 12:12 PM, MD58 said:

Belmont (Richmond, VA)

Caledonia

True Blue

University of Michigan (MacKenzie)

Stoatin Brae

The Mines

Kirtland CC

Firestone West

Leatherstocking

Wm Devine (Franklin Park)

Essex County Club

George Wright

Marion (George Thomas)

Triggs Memorial 

Keney Park

Wintonbury Hills

 

2022 was a great year for new tracks.

 

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I loved True Blue and Caledonia.  Played them 20+ years ago.  Still in credit shape?

[MD58]

On 1/31/2023 at 8:28 PM, BoomShakalaka5 said:

I loved True Blue and Caledonia.  Played them 20+ years ago.  Still in credit shape?

True Blue was excellent and I’d return anytime I’m in the area.  Caledonia was disappointing after all the great things I’d heard and read.  The greens were in embarrassing condition for the peak rate they charged in that end of March timeframe.  

 

The routing was superb on what could feel like a cramped site if not done in a very thoughtful manner.  The aesthetic and vibe on property were very cool, but also made the putting surface shortcomings all the more glaring.
 

Literally 3 of the greens were worse than my worst local muni.  Not conscionable when you’re charging $240 for greens fees.

Edited February 12, 2023 by MD58

[SBH9458]

20 minutes ago, MD58 said:

True Blue was excellent and I’d return anytime I’m in the area.  Caledonia was disappointing after all the great things I’d heard and read.  The greens were in embarrassing condition for the peak rate they charged in that end of March timeframe.  

 

The routing was superb on would could feel like a cramped site if not done in a very thoughtful manner.  The aesthetic and vibe on property were very cool, but also made the putting surface shortcomings all the more glaring.
 

Literally 3 of the greens were worse than my worst local muni.  Not conscionable when you’re charging $240 for greens fees.

Headed down there next month. I hope it is a great shape for 2023!

[sgolf711]

8 hours ago, SBH9458 said:

Headed down there next month. I hope it is a great shape for 2023!

I was just down there this past week and played both… for the time of year, they were both in incredible condition. Greens were rolling true.

[MD58]

1 hour ago, sgolf711 said:

I was just down there this past week and played both… for the time of year, they were both in incredible condition. Greens were rolling true.

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I’m glad to hear the conditions have improved and my experience last spring was an anomaly.

 

I really wanted to love Caledonia based on my admiration for Tobacco Road and I was floored by how Strantz wove 18 compelling holes around that small property.

 

The Southern charm starts on the ride up the mossy oak lined driveway and never stopped.

[AndyKRDU]

Bedens Brook NJ

Vero Beach CC FL

Farmlinks AL

Capitol Hill AL

Oxmoor Valley AL

Silver Lakes AL

Dove Mountain AZ

Starr Pass AZ

Ventana Canyon AZ

Water's Edge VA

[moony_12]

2022 was a solid year in NZ

Tara Iti

Te Arai

The Kinloch 

St Andrews Hamilton

Tieke 

Lakes Resort Pauanui 

 

2023 will include a little more international travel 

New Zealand GC, UK

Walton Heath Old and New, UK

New South Wales / The Australian / Royal Sydney (AUS)

Rotorua (NZ) 

Arrowtown (NZ)

Jacks Point (NZ) 

Millbrook (NZ)

The Hills (NZ)

 

[SurfDuffer]

Bethpage Black

 

 

[BoomShakalaka5]

On 2/27/2023 at 4:31 PM, SurfDuffer said:

Bethpage Black

 

 

Never looked like that when I was a kid.  The sign was more worn, course wasn’t as green.  But it still kicked your a**.  

[Ironcovers]

Northwood Club in Dallas. Redesign is sick!

[Ironcovers]

1) Northwood Club

2) Sleepy Hollow CC

3) Liberty National

4) Whippoorwill Club

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

I was hoping to get in 65 NEW courses in 2022. I was cut short at 48 NEW courses due to Covid 19 and an elbow injury!

 

February: (2)

1. Charleston Municipal (SC) [510]
2. Wild Dunes Links (SC)

 

March: (5)

1. Mossy Oak  (MS)
2. Mississippi State Univ (MS)
3. Pilot Knob (NC)
4. Stryker (NC)
5. Wilmington Muni (NC)

 

April: (8)

1. Southern Dunes (IN)
2. Hickory Stick (IN)
3. Sewanee (TN)
4. Links Redstone (AL) [520]
5. Fighting Joe (AL)
6. Schoolmaster (AL)
7. Shelby GC (TN)
8. Widow's Watch (KY)

 

May: (7)

1. Lancaster CC (OH)
2. Pfau GC IU (IN)
3. Sahm GC (IN)
4. South Grove GC (IN)
5. Fernbank GC (OH)
6. Culver Academy (IN) [530]
7. Rock Hollow GC (IN)

 

June: (11)

1. Cedarbrook Red GC (PA)
2. Architects GC (NJ)
3. Yale GC (CT)
4. Fenwick GC (CT)
5. Copake CC (NY)
6. Hotchkiss School (CT)
7. PB Dye Golf Club (MD)
8. Columbus CC (OH)
9. Streamsong Blue (FL) [540]
10. Crandon GC (FL)
11. Mid Carolina Club (SC)

 

July: (8)

1. Connemara GC (KY)
2. Links of Lawsonia (WI)
3. Dakota Winds (ND)
4. Hawktree (ND)
5. Links of North Dakota (ND)
6. Bully Pulpit (ND)
7. Elkhorn Ridge (SD)
8. Trout Club (OH) [550]

 

August: (3)

1. Covered Bridge (IN)
2. Donald Ross Course (IN)
3. Maysville CC (KY)

 

September: (0)

 

October: (4)

1. Dayton CC (OH)
2. Urbana CC (OH)
3. Thoroughbred GC (KY)
4. Old Toccoa Farm (GA)

 

 

[Chanceman]

On 4/11/2023 at 9:29 PM, BEND OF THE RIVER GC said:

I was hoping to get in 65 NEW courses in 2022. I was cut short at 48 NEW courses due to Covid 19 and an elbow injury!

 

February: (2)

1. Charleston Municipal (SC) [510]
2. Wild Dunes Links (SC)

 

March: (5)

1. Mossy Oak  (MS)
2. Mississippi State Univ (MS)
3. Pilot Knob (NC)
4. Stryker (NC)
5. Wilmington Muni (NC)

 

April: (8)

1. Southern Dunes (IN)
2. Hickory Stick (IN)
3. Sewanee (TN)
4. Links Redstone (AL) [520]
5. Fighting Joe (AL)
6. Schoolmaster (AL)
7. Shelby GC (TN)
8. Widow's Watch (KY)

 

May: (7)

1. Lancaster CC (OH)
2. Pfau GC IU (IN)
3. Sahm GC (IN)
4. South Grove GC (IN)
5. Fernbank GC (OH)
6. Culver Academy (IN) [530]
7. Rock Hollow GC (IN)

 

June: (11)

1. Cedarbrook Red GC (PA)
2. Architects GC (NJ)
3. Yale GC (CT)
4. Fenwick GC (CT)
5. Copake CC (NY)
6. Hotchkiss School (CT)
7. PB Dye Golf Club (MD)
8. Columbus CC (OH)
9. Streamsong Blue (FL) [540]
10. Crandon GC (FL)
11. Mid Carolina Club (SC)

 

July: (8)

1. Connemara GC (KY)
2. Links of Lawsonia (WI)
3. Dakota Winds (ND)
4. Hawktree (ND)
5. Links of North Dakota (ND)
6. Bully Pulpit (ND)
7. Elkhorn Ridge (SD)
8. Trout Club (OH) [550]

 

August: (3)

1. Covered Bridge (IN)
2. Donald Ross Course (IN)
3. Maysville CC (KY)

 

September: (0)

 

October: (4)

1. Dayton CC (OH)
2. Urbana CC (OH)
3. Thoroughbred GC (KY)
4. Old Toccoa Farm (GA)

 

 

How do you fit all that into your life?

[Scootre]

On 1/5/2023 at 2:51 PM, Steel Ninja said:

My favorite new course played was Copper Rock in Hurricane, UT.

 

 

I played Copper Rock for the 1st time in early March this year. Would definitely take a different approach into 5 or 6 of those holes. Fun course though. 

I also played the 2 Oasis courses in Mesquite for the first time. Liked the Palmer much more than the Canyons. The day we played the Canyons it was blowing 25-35 though and about 50 degrees out. 

[ALo314]

New to me courses in 2022

 

Landmand (NE)

Troubadour (TN)

Stone Canyon (MO)

Old Dane (IA)

 

Edited April 14, 2023 by ALo314