34935 DGCR Number

New Orleans, LA Location

Ray Real Name

6.6 Years Years Playing

RHBH Main Throwing Style

915 DGCR Player Rating

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Parc des Familles DGC

Rutgers, Douglass College

Renaissance Park - Gold

North Strabane Township Park

Ravens Ridge

The Admiral

Dunham Rec. Center

Lemon Lake County Park - Gold/Silver

Hornets Nest Park

Pinewood Elementary

Meeman-Shelby State Park - East

Meeman-Shelby State Park - West

Highland Park

MRAG DGC

        

When rating courses, I consider tiers to begin at each whole number. 4/4.5 courses are must-plays, 3/3.5 are solid courses and well worth a visit, 2/2.5 have some drawbacks that diminish the experience but aren't time wasters, 1/1.5 have some serious problems, and 0/.5 courses are hardly courses at all. Generally, there's a bigger difference for me between a 3.5 and a 4.0 than there is a 3.0 and a 3.5. A 5 is reserved for the truly transcendent.

Variety is hugely important to how I rate a course. I think a mix of hole lengths, levels of woodedness, pars, and shots is essential to make a top tier course. Consistency is also a key factor: I tend to rate courses higher that have evenly-distributed quality than ones that have some amazing holes and some duds. Finally, challenge factor plays an important part in my ratings. I'm not a particularly good player, but I seem to be a glutton for punishment. Being able to challenge a wide range of skill levels and having an involved mental game is to me part of what makes a great course.

I value design above all else. Elements such as grooming and tees are only truly important to me insofar as they allow a course to be playable. A beautiful, pristine setting is nice, unique atmosphere is great, but at the end of the day I'm fixated on the experience of playing through a layout, i.e. the golf itself.

I use my wish list to mark courses I may have the opportunity to visit in the near future as well as ideals. Hence the eclectic mix.

Personal Top 25 (which seems like an increasingly ridiculous concept):

1) Harmony Bends
2) Selah Ranch - Lakeside
3) Sugaree
4) Idlewild
5) Whippin' Post
6) Moraine State Park
7) Renaissance Park - Gold
8) Parc des Familles
9) Orange Crush
10) Harmon Hills
11) Trey Texas Ranch - Texas Twist
12) Friends of Punderson
13) Hornets Nest Park
14) Selah Ranch - Creekside
15) Knob Hill Park
16) Nevin Park DGC
17) Silver Fox DGC
18) Deer Lakes Park
19) The Black Course
20) Bud Hill - Original
21) Fairfield Park
22) Trey Texas Ranch - Trey Deuce
23) The Canyons
24) Highland Park
25) Linbrook

 

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(3)	(6)	(11)	(13)	(15)	(13)	(20)	(21)	(21)	(10)	(6)
0.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0

Stats:	Reviews: 139	Votes: 1018 56	Average:	Countries Played: 3	States Played: 24

 

 

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