Easier Real Life Courses

[Brent628]

Hi All. I have a winter league for myself and about 20 of my buddies. We range from scratch all the way up to 25+ handicaps. Looking to fill some weeks with some easier courses for some of the not-so-good golfers. Anyone have any good suggestions on courses on TGC 2019. Prefer real life courses that at least look good while playing them. We plan on playing Pinehurst #2, Pebble, Friar's Head, St. Andrews, and a few local courses I've designed.. Just looking for a handful of courses to fill in with. Thanks in advance!

[ExplorNH]

Hintlesham Golf Club is a good option for high handicappers. Almost every hole can be played from other fairways and would really have to try hard to go ob. I have also been trying to find easier courses for people who don’t play well so will update if I find anymore.

[Brent628]

Thank you. Mammoth Sands seems like a good one as well. I've not played it, but I've been going through a bunch of courses and it looks like a good one. Wide open (other than sand) and big greens with small elevation changes.

[JBIER04]

I’m a designer strictly of the local courses I play on the regular. I’m in the STL area. They are all Lidar and real I like to think I build to a fine detail. The friendliest track around is Far Oaks GC (L). Big fairways and short, your high HCP players can play safe and short and low HCP will have a ton of risk/reward holes. It’s a great scramble track but it’s short and friendly and greens are fair. The other track that’s has wide open fairways is Gateway National GC (L)…. It’s links style and hitting in the tall grass doesn’t hurt you in the game. Nothing special just real local tracks. Not on PGA circuit

[Brent628]

Awesome. Thanks. We will give them a try

[kolky]

JBIER04 Do you have a full list of courses you've designed. Would like to try them out as I'm in the STL area too. I'll give Far Oaks and Gateway a try as those are two of my favorite local courses.

[JBIER04]

kolky once you find 1 track of mine you can click other courses from same user. I’ve done Far Oaks, StoneWolf, Annbriar, Spencer T, Gateway, Orchards, Tamarack, Clinton Hill and Locust Hills. All IL side STL tracks

[MadMax2021]

@JBIERO04 and kolky. Has anyone done (or is doing) Forest Park, Boone Valley, Log Cabin/Bogey, Missouri Bluffs, Westwood, Tapawingo, Algonquin, or Fox Run? Several of these would fit in the easy to play camp.

[JBIER04]

have a low detailed Crystal Highlands ready if you want to test it. I’ve only played it once and need to take pictures next time so I can plant flowers etc. This will probably be my last build but I do love Missouri Bluffs so maybe I’ll build that.

[MadMax2021]

Thanks. Maybe I'll have to try designing one of these others myself. It looks like a ton of work to get right!

[JBIER04]

Have you played Crystal Highlands yet down in Festus?

[Scotty B]

Try these courses:

Bass Rocks GC 2019
Wintonbury Hills2 (LiDAR)
Owls Nest 1-9 (L) v1
Owls Nest 10-13 (L) v1
Larry’s Verrado
Wolf Creek Nevada 2K21

[Chuck]

Cresent Hill KY (L) 9 is a good beginner course. Its 9 holes so you would need to double up. Seneca GC KY (L) 18 is long but wide open.

[Hickory James]

Chuck is modest - play Cherokee my golf course and Seneca BTW is the first course Gary Player won his first PGA at in 1955 The KY Derby Open.

[MadMax2021]

Have you played Crystal Highlands yet down in Festus?

Unfortunately, I haven't. I grew up in St. Louis County but haven't lived there in 25 years. I miss a lot of the courses though including some of the ones you put together that I only played once or twice like Spencer T.