Comments on: What Jack Nicklaus Taught Me on My Birthday

By: GolferWriterGuy

GolferWriterGuy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:56:05 +0000

I think it was a 92, but that includes the par-3 19th hole (insert alcohol jokes here), so a 90. I felt good about it. Regardless, was a fun day and I’m interested to play more of his courses.

By: Mrs. Speaking of Golf

Mrs. Speaking of Golf — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:21:19 +0000

We’ll pass on your comments on the course at Westin Bear Mountain to Jack when we see him in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the 2009 Asian Pacific Golf Summit next month. Tom is sitting down with Jack for a fireside chat along with Spencer Robinson & Dave Seanor of Asian Golf Monthly. You’ll hear more about this soon & you can always catch up on what’s going on in golf by tuning into Speaking of Golf, streaming live every Saturday 9-11AM. http://www.speakingofgolf.com.

By: Galladan

Galladan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:24:41 +0000

Happy birthday, Corey! Looks like a great Nicklaus course…nice visual. I played a Nicklaus course in LA (Angeles National Golf Club). All I remember is a beautiful layout (lots of green and desert contrast), a high score and many lost balls–no spraying allowed.
What did you end up shooting?

By: court

court — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:14:14 +0000

First off – happy birthday !

Second – that is a spectacular picture. looks like it’s a visually stunning course.

Ok – back to the question – I’ve played several Nicklaus courses. Didn’t like them initially. As I found out later, his early designs were built to play the way he likes to play – mostly left to right – and I was almost exclusvely a right to left player. (Thanks Jack – just make me pay a lot of money to be miserable)

Later on, as I learned to move the ball around a little better, I started liking his courses better. Around here, we have Bear’s Best – a collection of some of his favorite holes – a lot of fun to play except for one that is a very long par 4, but was built at high altitude. Not a problem to play a long par 4 a mile up – but he is a stickler for details and copied that hole at our lower altitude and higher humidity – so it is a beast of a hole.

Way up in North Georgia is Achasta Golf Club (formerly Birch River) – a nearly flat course built in the mountains. Pretty amazing. He mixes in his short holes and finds a lot of interesting ways to challenge your shot making skills.

I’m a big fan of Nicklaus courses these days.