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Oldgolfdawg flanked by good friends Roger Heinl, right, and John Heinl on third hole tee box at Torrey Pines South in 2004. Photos by Bob Martin
Third hole at Torrey Pines South
This blog is a sounding board for Oldgolfdawg, a veteran chaser of the little white pea. It will be used to share his thoughts about golf in general, but it will concentrate largely on topics of interest to central Ohio golfers.
About Oldgolfdawg
- Dan Demaree
- Columbus, Ohio
- A print media professional who enjoyed stints on the sports copy desks of The Ashtabula Star-Beacon, The Syracuse Post-Standard, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Dallas Times Herald, The Memphis Commercial Appeal and The Columbus Dispatch during a 30-year newspaper career.
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Oldgolfdawg's best places to play in central Ohio
- 5 dog biscuits: Longaberger (the alpha dog)
- 4 1/2 dog biscuits: East Golf Club
- 4 dog biscuits: Cooks Creek, Cumberland Trail, EagleSticks, Deer Ridge, Golf Club of Dublin, The Players Club at Foxfire
- 3 1/2 dog biscuits: *Apple Valley, Bent Tree, Blacklick Woods, Chapel Hill, Champions, Darby Creek, Granville, Indian Springs, New Albany Links, The Links at Echo Springs, Royal American Links
- 3 dog biscuits: Glenross, Mill Creek, Turnberry, Westchester
- 2 1/2 dog biscuits: Blackhawk, Crystal Springs Golf Club, Mentel Memorial, National Golf Links, *Licking Springs, Raymond Memorial, Safari Golf Club, *St. Albans, *Table Rock, The Links at Groveport
- 2 dog biscuits: *Airport, *Oakhaven, *Bridgeview, Marysville Golf Club, *Minerva Lake
- 1 1/2 dog biscuits: *Wilson Road, *Big Walnut (executive courses)
- 1 dog biscuit: Let's not go there
- * Indicates Oldgolfdawg has not played the course in more than five years and needs feedback from others to adjust any ranking.
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A Dawg's take on central Ohio's Elegant Eighteen
- No. 1: The second hole at Royal American Links, a 324-yard par 4 with a demanding second shot.
- No. 2: The seventh hole at Chapel Hill Golf Course, a 411-yard par 4 that can easily become a trail of tears.
- No. 3: No. 13 at Champions, a 394-yard par 4 with an intimidating tee shot.
- No 4: No. 14 at The Players Club at Foxfire, a tight 547-yard par 5 requiring three well-placed shots to reach a well-protected green.
- No. 5: The seventh hole at Deer Ridge Golf Club, a 156-yard par 3 requiring an accurate uphill tee shot and a steely putting stroke.
- No. 6: No. 10 at Eagle Sticks Golf Club, a 193-yard par 3 with a demanding tee shot from an elevated tee box.
- No. 7: No. 12 at Darby Creek, a 411-yard par 4 that includes a touch of Augusta.
- No. 8: No. 12 at New Albany Links, a 406-yard par 4 best seen in one's rearview mirror.
- No. 9: The fifth hole at Bent Tree Golf Club, a 412-yard par 4 that asks the question: "Am I feeling lucky?"
- No. 10: No. 18 at Cooks Creek, a 474-yard par 4 that makes finishing strong a tall order.
- No. 11: No. 17 at Turnberry Golf Course, a 384-yard par 4 with a flashing yellow traffic light.
- No. 12: No. 11 at The Players Club at Foxfire, a 165-yard par 3 that always delivers an anxious moment.
- No. 13: No. 12 at Cumberland Trail, a 529-yard par 5 requiring a well-placed tee shot.
- No. 14: The third hole at Blackhawk Golf Club, a 431-yard par 4 requiring a well-struck shot from a downhill lie.
- No. 15: No. 11 at Chapel Hill, a 399-yard par 4 that makes one want to muscle the second shot even when they know it's a bad idea.
- No. 16: The fourth hole at Indian Springs Golf Club, a 432-yard par 4 that doesn't need any tricks to trip you up.
- No. 17: The fifth hole at East Golf Club, a 155-yard par 3 protected by water and a devilish green.
- No. 18: No. 16 at The Players Club at Foxfire, a 426-yard uphill par 4 with a blind second shot to a narrow and dangerous green.
High-fun-factor holes in central Ohio
- No. 18 at Granville Golf Course, a 340-yard par 4 featuring a great view and an elevated tee box some 300 feet above the fairway.
Oldgolfdawg's trophy case of top courses played
- Pebble Beach
- Muirfield Village Golf Club
- Spyglass Hill
- Firestone CC South
- Double Eagle
- Torrey Pines South
- Scioto CC
- Ohio State Scarlet
- Longaberger
- Poppy Hills
- Golden Horseshoe
- The Links at Spanish Bay
- Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
- Eagles Club
- Tidewater
- True Blue
- Tartan Fields
- Treesdale CC
- Diamond Run
- Silver Lake CC
- Westfield Country Club
- Portage CC
- Heritage
- East Golf Club
- Ford's Colony
- Cook's Creek
- Oyster Bay
- Marsh Harbor
- Glen Dornoch
Oldgolfdawg at Torrey
Oldgolfdawg flanked by good friends Roger Heinl, right, and John Heinl on third hole tee box at Torrey Pines South in 2004. Photos by Bob Martin
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Third hole at Torrey Pines South
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