I think Ian Andrew on his "Caddyshack" website put it best in reference to Ross' work.
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Plus i like the fact that you're often one of only a handful of groups out on the course. i'll tell you i've played augusta and while augusta is a far superior course in design, you can feel where bobby drew a lot of his inspiration from. when the trees are lush and green and the georgia heat causes you to take an hour lunch (read drink) break. the trees on islands of pine needles, the shimmering lake, never being more than a hole and a half from the clubhouse. I was lucky enough a few years ago to be able to play there anytime i wanted for a whole year, and you should experience it in the summer when the grass isn't dormant as it was when you went. as you say it's hard to not think about bobby walking the fairways. but atmosphere and history play a part in making the course what it is. it's not a great course based on design alone. It's not a groundbreaking course, but east lake is good partly because it's simple, classic and old fashioned in it's design. I am a fan of golf clubs like Peachtree.Īn interesting historical note is that the Union General William Tecumseh Sherman slept in one of the clubhouse buildings at Peachtree, which at the time was a private residence, on his march through the South. Peachtree is a decidedly low key affair, the clubhouse is understated, the grill room is understated and the membership is both low key and low profile. Several of the vistas a Peachtree could be mistaken for those at Augusta. The course also has an ever-present creek that winds itss way around the course and is always ready to catch a wayward shot or to penalize those that should have hit three wood off the tee but through their hubris take the driver.Ĭomparisons between Peachtree and Augusta are inevitable because Bobby had a hand in designing both their respective topographies are very similar and Peachtree, like Augusta, was previously a nursery. I have encountered only two courses with faster greens than Peachtree: Merion and Oakmont. Many of the approach shots are to elevated greens, thus the course plays longer than the card indicates. It is not an exaggeration to say that the only flat lies you are likely to get all day are on the tee boxes. The terrain is some of the hilliest I've played thus far (although the Olympic Club Lake course is hillier). Peachtree only has 225 members and on the beautiful Spring day I played it we saw only two other group all day. Bobby designed the course with Robert Trent Jones Sr. The story goes that Jones and a group of his friends grew frustrated at slow play at East Lake and thus founded Peachtree. Jones grew up playing golf at East Lake Country Club. Golf in Atlanta and Bobby Jones are inseparable. Peachtree (ranked #87 in the world) is the better of the two courses, East Lake being the other. I have always liked Atlanta for its Southern charm, weather and respect for tradition that is part of the culture. It was one of those places that people would always say “Oh, you’re going to have a tough time getting a game at Peachtree", so after hearing that a dozen or more times I must admit I was beginning to get a little concerned.I recently returned from Atlanta where I had an opportunity to played the two top 100 courses located there. I knew that Peachtree was going to be tough - I had been told so by numerous people, numerous times.
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One of those courses is Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta which at the time of my visit was ranked 60. Generally speaking the Top 10 are among the most difficult, but every once in a while there is a sleeper course that might be ranked between 50 and 100 that turns out to be a very tough nut to crack. Certainly there are a number of standouts that far exceed the others in their difficulty. The few public courses on the list are the only bona fide easy ones, and the rest vary in degree of difficulty when it comes to arranging play. One of the questions that I get asked regularly is “What are the toughest courses to gain access to".
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The low hanging fruit is starting to vanish and I’m beginning to see just how difficult a challenge I have set myself up for. things are beginning to get a little more interesting.
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Now that I’m nearing the halfway point on my quest to play the Top 100 golf courses in the U.S.