In Memory: The Best Extinct Courses

[wolfhaley]

Originally Posted by Surge5

Jones East and West in Emporia have gone extinct. Both great courses that will be missed.

Any reason why? That's a surprise.

[InnocentCrook]

Originally Posted by wolfhaley

Any reason why? That's a surprise.

East/West are RIP'd to make way for the "Supreme 18" which will be used for DDO later this month and Worlds later this summer.

https://visitemporia.com/place/jones-park/

[ChrisWoj]

Originally Posted by InnocentCrook

East/West are RIP'd to make way for the "Supreme 18" which will be used for DDO later this month and Worlds later this summer.

https://visitemporia.com/place/jones-park/

That page puts it in terms of:

Originally Posted by Emporia Website

The course will take the place of both Jones East and Jones West. To make up for the loss of the East and West courses during most of 2022, a shorter version of the new course has also been installed, which incorporates some of the new features from the new Supreme 18 course and some of the pads and baskets from Jones East and West.

The phrasing of this makes me think that Jones East and West are only gone for 2022?

[Cgkdisc]

Originally Posted by ChrisWoj

The phrasing of this makes me think that Jones East and West are only gone for 2022?

Sounds permanent, perhaps so there's a public gold level course they have more flexibility to tweak and improve than the Country Club. Thought I read they were adding back a shorter 9 or 18 course in the remaining property.

[Surge5]

Originally Posted by ChrisWoj

That page puts it in terms of:

The phrasing of this makes me think that Jones East and West are only gone for 2022?

I was just there on Friday and they were backfilling the old basket's holes. Poured all new tees and set many new pins. I did confirm with EMac that those layouts are extinct before I reported it.

Originally Posted by Cgkdisc

Sounds permanent, perhaps so there's a public gold level course they have more flexibility to tweak and improve than the Country Club. Thought I read they were adding back a shorter 9 or 18 course in the remaining property.

Yep! Didn't have time to play it but it knocks about 4,000ft off the big course: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=13045

[wolfhaley]

I never even considered the obvious, logical reason for those 2 going extinct

Makes total sense now. Excellent review and course updates Surge5.

[Surge5]

Originally Posted by wolfhaley

I never even considered the obvious, logical reason for those 2 going extinct

Makes total sense now. Excellent review and course updates Surge5.

Thanks! Looking forward to attending Worlds out there and I wanted to get a feel for the level of "new pro-level course" that was coming. I shot +11 and I felt good about that.

[wolfhaley]

Originally Posted by Surge5

Thanks! Looking forward to attending Worlds out there and I wanted to get a feel for the level of "new pro-level course" that was coming. I shot +11 and I felt good about that.

I seen the last round live in 2019 at Lake Eureka. It was a good time. Played Northwood Gold the next day. I'd have been ecstatic with an 11 over round . It's fun playing these top level courses, it makes you appreciate how good these players are getting. It also highlights all the weak spots in my game

[Surge5]

Originally Posted by ChrisWoj

That page puts it in terms of:

The phrasing of this makes me think that Jones East and West are only gone for 2022?

Hey, Chris I actually took the time to read the link and I figured it out. Their phrasing on the website is bad. Should read "To make up for the loss of the East and West courses, a shorter version of the new course has also been installed which will be available for most of 2022." They have to pull the short baskets 4 days before each major (DDO and Worlds) but I think they're gonna do it for a little longer.