Colonial, Winged Foot West, Riviera, maybe more...
Posted: February 25th, 2020, 4:47 pm
Hey all, I thought I would post to fill everyone in on some important courses ya'll might be wondering about that are coming up. Last year I met Dan DeShaney when I stopped by LC to check on the latest courses for the 1st time in years. I discovered he was working up my beloved Wakonda, a course I've played and been to many times growing up in Iowa playing High school and college golf - I was blown away by his dedication to the course, it's an amazing place and has a famous reputation for being brutally hard. I even bartended there in college for a few months! I got to play every Monday, it was awesome. So I asked him if he would take my neglected projects and finish them off, a big ask.
My old laptop barely runs the APCD, it crashes constantly. I'm a photographer for the NBA and my new iMac just kills it with the pics, but it doesn't run the APCD. I'm not dedicated or smart enough to figure out the work arounds, so I just gave up after a brief renewed interest in the APCD - it's just so archaic. This was the reason for me just giving up, and my 3 kids and life too.
Anyways, after hrs of searching for my old un-locked courses, I finally found them and sent him Colonial and Riviera CC, another of my favorite courses and one I've been to on assignment for photography. The great news is Riviera was coming along great, I thought I had a great set of textures I made, and even managed to wrangle the 1" CONTOURS FOR THE GREENS at Riviera, how I'll keep secret, but this is huge having the exact green contours as the greens are amazing at Riviera.
Colonial, Dan will be working with some guys, probably Adelade to be one for correct pin placements, I'm sure they will find the exact spots the PGA Tour uses. I have 3 greens from Colonial with 1" green contours, one is #9, which causes lots of controversy. I've been there dozens of times and you can spin a wedge in the water so easily there. these green contours will solve the controversy once and for all I would think. The lines represent 1" contours, 43 lines give this green about 3-1/2' of drop from back-front. the numbers with arrows represent the degree of slope, NOT in feet or inches
Winged Foot West, Rospen gave me his blessing last year to update his old Winged Foot, he did a great job on this. It needs fresh grass, it needs a clubhouse, and it needs lengthened and bunkers need moved and adjusted as Gil Hanse renovated the course a couple years ago. I will try to do these on my old laptop. Dan will step in to help and give it a final look come May for the US Open there in mid-June of this year.
Would everyone be willing to pitch in $2-$3 each for 1" laser green contours from Strackaline? it is $100, I will buy it if I can get some help here. If so, that will be great as Winged Foot West has legendary green slopes and these will be exact! If so, I will use a Paypal for donations.
more projects were started but not finished...
Harding Park - had a great start but didn't finish. I think someone put one out, but if anyone wants it, let me know.
LaCosta Resort and Spa- have a good start and topo overlayed I believe. 3D clubhouse almost done to it, started a long time ago.
Seminole, which I'm keeping for myself
Southern Hills CC - Rospen's design, can't give out
Old Head GL - available if someone wants it
email me at dorse72@gmail.com
My old laptop barely runs the APCD, it crashes constantly. I'm a photographer for the NBA and my new iMac just kills it with the pics, but it doesn't run the APCD. I'm not dedicated or smart enough to figure out the work arounds, so I just gave up after a brief renewed interest in the APCD - it's just so archaic. This was the reason for me just giving up, and my 3 kids and life too.
Anyways, after hrs of searching for my old un-locked courses, I finally found them and sent him Colonial and Riviera CC, another of my favorite courses and one I've been to on assignment for photography. The great news is Riviera was coming along great, I thought I had a great set of textures I made, and even managed to wrangle the 1" CONTOURS FOR THE GREENS at Riviera, how I'll keep secret, but this is huge having the exact green contours as the greens are amazing at Riviera.
Colonial, Dan will be working with some guys, probably Adelade to be one for correct pin placements, I'm sure they will find the exact spots the PGA Tour uses. I have 3 greens from Colonial with 1" green contours, one is #9, which causes lots of controversy. I've been there dozens of times and you can spin a wedge in the water so easily there. these green contours will solve the controversy once and for all I would think. The lines represent 1" contours, 43 lines give this green about 3-1/2' of drop from back-front. the numbers with arrows represent the degree of slope, NOT in feet or inches
Winged Foot West, Rospen gave me his blessing last year to update his old Winged Foot, he did a great job on this. It needs fresh grass, it needs a clubhouse, and it needs lengthened and bunkers need moved and adjusted as Gil Hanse renovated the course a couple years ago. I will try to do these on my old laptop. Dan will step in to help and give it a final look come May for the US Open there in mid-June of this year.
Would everyone be willing to pitch in $2-$3 each for 1" laser green contours from Strackaline? it is $100, I will buy it if I can get some help here. If so, that will be great as Winged Foot West has legendary green slopes and these will be exact! If so, I will use a Paypal for donations.
more projects were started but not finished...
Harding Park - had a great start but didn't finish. I think someone put one out, but if anyone wants it, let me know.
LaCosta Resort and Spa- have a good start and topo overlayed I believe. 3D clubhouse almost done to it, started a long time ago.
Seminole, which I'm keeping for myself
Southern Hills CC - Rospen's design, can't give out
Old Head GL - available if someone wants it
email me at dorse72@gmail.com