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RE: Northern Storm 12 - 05/25/12 5:01:35 PM
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LowPost42
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That'd be Copper Creek. Best greens (condition-wise) we've played this side of Royal Ashburn.
For the $$ I'd take Ballantrae over Osprey; unless Osprey is Tour quality. I've got high expectations of expensive courses having played Forest Dunes in Roscommon, MI. For $60 including range, cart, and greens that ran at 11.5.
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RE: Northern Storm 12 - 05/25/12 7:06:13 PM
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LowPost42
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That'd be Copper Creek. Best greens (condition-wise) we've played this side of Royal Ashburn.
For the $$ I'd take Ballantrae over Osprey; unless Osprey is Tour quality. I've got high expectations of expensive courses having played Forest Dunes in Roscommon, MI. For $60 including range, cart, and greens that ran at 11.5.
just played a private Pete Dye trac yesterday here in South Carolina...greens were running 12.5 and played 2nd from back at 6925, so hard to hold hitting 5 and 6 irons into most par 4's
I actually prefer the faster greens for putting, only 2 three putts, 7 -1 putts, including a 2 incher for bird on a par 3, rolled off the pin 
Osprey is nice but for that price we might as well play Copper Creek again
Forest Dunes was incredible. Cleaning up 4 footers, because you just had to keep the face square and rock the putter a little. No huge swing or trying to bang the ball into the cup - you could just stroke it. I made putts from 16 and 20 feet, because I didn't have to set my wrists just to putt the ball that far.
I think if I putted on greens like that, I'd be 4 strokes better than I am. I played my new home course when I got back and left a half dozen putts out there because of shaggy, slow, bumpy greens.
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RE: Northern Storm 12 - 05/28/12 6:55:34 AM
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Some other Friday options:
Silver Lakes - $94.36 with Cart for Friday, no restrictions on start time
*if we play here we'd recreate NS '07, the first year I came out. I only actually played Silver Lakes though. RA was the other course that year 
St. Andrew's Valley - $94.36 with cart, Friday after 11am. Replay option $38.42, "standby only..."
Thoughts, preferences...Chime in please and thanks.
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RE: Northern Storm 12 - 05/28/12 8:21:01 PM
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Well, update...
Looks like I won't make it after all.
It seems that we just sold our house. we accepted an offer and the closing date is....you guessed it...July 27. Sucks that I can't come...(again)....****.
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RE: Northern Storm 12 - 05/28/12 8:26:03 PM
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Well, update...
Looks like I won't make it after all.
It seems that we just sold our house. we accepted an offer and the closing date is....you guessed it...July 27. Sucks that I can't come...(again)....****.
Congrats on selling your home. Too bad you can't make it again this year...if you can make it down later in the summer, I'm sure myself, spuzzard and a couple others will make some time for you...
Sorry, LP42...not sure who'll be buying you drinks now.
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RE: Northern Storm 12 - 05/29/12 5:26:20 AM
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Weirfan
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too bad Lee,
good luck with the move
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