Comments on: Taconic Golf Club http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html Dedicated to Golf's Greatest Architecture Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: William Grous http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html#comment-462 William Grous Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:42:21 +0000 http://www.epicgolf.com/?p=54#comment-462 The true neutralizer in US OPEN style courses are the greens. In 1996, when Payne Stewart was 4 feet to the right of the hole on 18 at Olympic, he rimmed the putt and it ended up rolling 30 feet to the front of the green, and commentators were saying this was "unfair". My feeling is that for a 350 yard hole, the pro player should know to keep the ball below the hole for an uphill putt. The same is true for the 17th at Taconic. The green is so severe, there was no need to extend the tee to 246 yards. I understand the young guns were hitting 6 irons from the previous 220 yards back tee marker. But here, lengthening the hole adds nothing to its quality. Let's go to the other extreme - let's make the hole 150 yards from the back tee. How many birdies do you think will result? Not many -the green takes care of that. The green is so complex that the lengthing of the hole is actually a detriment. The true neutralizer in US OPEN style courses are the greens. In 1996, when Payne Stewart was 4 feet to the right of the hole on 18 at Olympic, he rimmed the putt and it ended up rolling 30 feet to the front of the green, and commentators were saying this was “unfair”. My feeling is that for a 350 yard hole, the pro player should know to keep the ball below the hole for an uphill putt.
The same is true for the 17th at Taconic.
The green is so severe, there was no need to extend the tee to 246 yards. I understand the young guns were hitting 6 irons from the previous 220 yards back tee marker. But here, lengthening the hole adds nothing to its quality. Let’s go to the other extreme – let’s make the hole 150 yards from the back tee. How many birdies do you think will result? Not many -the green takes care of that. The green is so complex that the lengthing of the hole is actually a detriment.

]]> By: David Mihm http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html#comment-71 David Mihm Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:54:12 +0000 http://www.epicgolf.com/?p=54#comment-71 Thanks, Lucc. As you know, it's one of my all-time favorites. Looking forward to getting back sometime this year! Thanks, Lucc. As you know, it’s one of my all-time favorites. Looking forward to getting back sometime this year!

]]> By: Jeff Polucci http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html#comment-69 Jeff Polucci Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:19:30 +0000 http://www.epicgolf.com/?p=54#comment-69 David, One of the best overviews of TGC of ever seen. Certainly done by someone that learned to play the course and its subtleties! Time for you to get back to play Gil's changes. There are some new issues you need to become familiar with :) PS The tree on the left of #12 is one of the few Elms still alive David,
One of the best overviews of TGC of ever seen. Certainly done by someone that learned to play the course and its subtleties! Time for you to get back to play Gil’s changes. There are some new issues you need to become familiar with :)

PS The tree on the left of #12 is one of the few Elms still alive

]]> By: Z-mac http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html#comment-43 Z-mac Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:41:27 +0000 http://www.epicgolf.com/?p=54#comment-43 nice review, Mihmer. #12 is unbelievable from the lower tee - even better than before if possible. how goes life on the West Coast? you ever read my massachusetts golf reviews? (got on a fad last spring, maybe i will add a few more one of these days....) http://massachusettsgolf.blogspot.com/2009/02/5-taconic-golf-club.html nice review, Mihmer. #12 is unbelievable from the lower tee – even better than before if possible. how goes life on the West Coast? you ever read my massachusetts golf reviews? (got on a fad last spring, maybe i will add a few more one of these days….)

http://massachusettsgolf.blogspot.com/2009/02/5-taconic-golf-club.html

]]> By: David Mihm http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html#comment-5 David Mihm Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:52:51 +0000 http://www.epicgolf.com/?p=54#comment-5 Hey Dan, Taconic is actually in Massachusetts so maybe a *little* closer to you, but not by much. I hope to get some photos up in the very near future but most of them need to be scanned as I played this course in an era before my digital camera :) Thanks for stopping by (you too, Canadian Golfer!). Hey Dan,

Taconic is actually in Massachusetts so maybe a *little* closer to you, but not by much. I hope to get some photos up in the very near future but most of them need to be scanned as I played this course in an era before my digital camera :)

Thanks for stopping by (you too, Canadian Golfer!).

]]> By: Canadian Golfer http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html#comment-4 Canadian Golfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:44:36 +0000 http://www.epicgolf.com/?p=54#comment-4 Great looking site and I agree the layout is clean and crisp. Reviewing courses in this much detail is impressive. I'll watch with interest, keep it up. Great looking site and I agree the layout is clean and crisp.

Reviewing courses in this much detail is impressive. I’ll watch with interest, keep it up.

]]> By: Dan Perry http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html#comment-3 Dan Perry Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:32:40 +0000 http://www.epicgolf.com/?p=54#comment-3 Not only is the review impressive (MUST get to the Pacific NW), but I absolutely LOVE the layout. Clearly it was thoroughly researched, and it shows. Talk about raising the bar. :) Really Dave, I'm blown away. Not only is the review impressive (MUST get to the Pacific NW), but I absolutely LOVE the layout. Clearly it was thoroughly researched, and it shows. Talk about raising the bar. :)

Really Dave, I’m blown away.

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