The Classic Club

I've yet to see a review of "The Classic Club," the new host course for the Bob Hope-Relegated-To-The-Golf-Channel-In-2007-Classic.

You can take this tour on the Classic web site, but there aren't any course photos yet. Just overhead drawings. 

Comments

[Scott S]

"4,800 trees planted. All specimen pine trees, no palms"

Meaning...? Are pines native? Kinda wonder what the landscape was like before. Of course, pine needles might be preferable to cacti. Ouch.

[JohnV]

I always love the fact that all courses hire the same marketing person to write the hole descriptions. #1 is always a "relatively straight forward par 4". There is "first of the 4 par 3s" and the first of the 4 par 5s" Why wasn't #1 the "First of the 10 par 4s"?

[steve]

The actual website for this course is not up yet. I understand that prime season rates will be $250!!!! Ante up. This course makes about as much sense as The Raven at South Mountain in PHX-another course in the desert with imported pine trees.

www.classicclubgolf.com

[JPB]

Distance AND direction is important on 2.

[steve]

Take a look at Larry Bohannon's story on this course:

www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060117/EVENTS02/601170316/1032/sports05

[sodface]

...because in order to create a true Classic, you must move 3 million cubic yards of earth.....AT LEAST, I say!!! Back in the '20s, all the architects wanted to use the name "The Classic Club", but out of good taste, fellow-feeling and full awareness of their puny earthmoving might, they chose to leave the mantle of "Classic" to the men who could truly exert dominance over a landscape. For that, we can thank them....