Top Ranked Courses in TWO States in ONE day

[KenanFlagler01]

I'm curious if anyone has attempted to bag the top ranked courses for two different states in a single day.

I have to travel through Virginia to DC next month and I'm thinking about attempting to play Hawk Hollow (#1 in Virginia) and Seneca Creek State Park (#1 in Maryland) on the same day. They're only 2.5 hours apart (unless DC traffic crushes me).

There's a good chance I'll be in New England for work next year. Maple Hill (#1 in Massachusetts) and Nichols Field (#1 in Connecticut) are only 1.5 hours away.

There must be some other two-for-one state #1's with potential.

And now that I've written this, I can't NOT do it. So, I'll report back...

 

[Sethamphetamine]

Scratch that, different states

 

[biscoe]

Easiest is probably Iron Hill (DE) and Stafford Woods (NJ). Seneca and Iron Hill would be easy as well. With an early enough start you could probably get all 3 of these in one day during the longer days of the year.

HH and Seneca is plenty doable as long as traffic cooperates.

 

[CrowLegs]

Idlewild (KY) and Mt. Airy (OH) would be really easy to do in one day.... logistically at least....

 

[Monocacy]

Could probably do Seneca Creek (MD), Iron Hill (DE), and Stafford Woods (NJ) in a day if you started early.

But you'd be driving past a bunch of worthwhile courses to do so.

 

[jjtwinnova]

Idlewild (KY) and Mt. Airy (OH) would be really easy to do in one day.... logistically at least....

Mt. Airy is number two in Ohio. Deis Hill is number one. (My. Airy is the better course imo)

I have done Maple Hill (#1) and Wickham (#2) in CT. I then played VT's #1 the next day, at Brewster Ridge. I've also done the Mt. Airy and Idlewild for number one and two of different states.

I've played Stafford and Iron Hill I'm back to back days, and then PA's number 3 the same as Delaware.

I'm so close!! This seems pretty easy for us East Coasters. I have played the number one course in 9 different states, at least one of the top three in a couple more, and even more in the top five.

 

[KenanFlagler01]

All great stuff. I've gotta make this happen with Hawk Hollow + Seneca Creek. Does anyone have the number for the Guinness Book of DG Records? ;-)

 

[KenanFlagler01]

Wickam was #1 in CT until Nichols Field recently overtook it. (I know this because I'm in the initial stages of planning my NE trip next year.) So you may the the first to pull it off!

 

[biscoe]

All great stuff. I've gotta make this happen with Hawk Hollow + Seneca Creek. Does anyone have the number for the Guinness Book of DG Records? ;-)

when's your trip?

 

[KenanFlagler01]

September 9

 

[blazerico]

Interesting idea. Nichols has cool rock outcrops, but Wickham is a much better course overall. A skyline view, varied terrain, open and wooded holes, onsite aviary and snack bar...compared to all heavily-wooded holes with tight fairways and tons of rocks, no amenities and tons of bugs makes it an easy choice for me.

 

[discNDav]

Wichham is better than Nichols in CT since it has more variety and cut grass, Nichols is totally wooded. I played 501 in MA and Nichols in CT within 24 hrs of each other recently. 501 might not be rated as high as Maple Hill but I liked it just as much. They were about 75 minutes apart.

 

[KenanFlagler01]

Now I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to bag the two state #1's (Hawk Hollow in VA and Seneca Creek in MD) when the Blockhouse is right next door and has three unique courses. Has anyone tried to play Hawk Hollow plus the three Blockhouse courses in the same day? Is that insane?

Logistically, if I give myself two hours to play Seneca Creek vs. four hours to play the three Blockhouse courses, I'd arrive at my destination in DC about 1.5 hours later if I play the Blockhouse (after accounting for travel time).

I have no idea if my timing on this is realistic or if these courses will just whip me and have me laying on the ground in the fetal position.

 

[Discette]

I have played two top ranked courses in two states on the same day, twice.

Back before Sugaree was extinct, I played Sugaree, NC and Harmon Hill, Tennesse on the same day.

I played Willow Valley, Rhode Island and Brakewell Steel/Warwick, NY on the same day. While they are not top 25 courses, each course is the number one ranked course in each state.

I also played three courses in one day, almost got four. I played Iron Hill, Delaware, Poor House Farm, West Virginia and Jim Barnett Park, Virginia. The fourth was going to be Ditto Farms, Maryland, but I ran out of daylight.


Have fun!

 

[biscoe]

Now I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to bag the two state #1's (Hawk Hollow in VA and Seneca Creek in MD) when the Blockhouse is right next door and has three unique courses. Has anyone tried to play Hawk Hollow plus the three Blockhouse courses in the same day? Is that insane?

Logistically, if I give myself two hours to play Seneca Creek vs. four hours to play the three Blockhouse courses, I'd arrive at my destination in DC about 1.5 hours later if I play the Blockhouse (after accounting for travel time).

I have no idea if my timing on this is realistic or if these courses will just whip me and have me laying on the ground in the fetal position.

Tiki at the Blockhouse will take about 20 minutes. IMO you are much better off trying to play HH and Blockhouse all in one day than counting on traffic from Fredericksburg to Seneca to allow you to accomplish that. it's more golf than I would care to play in one day but if you are in the course bagging mode may as well go for it. The potential ****tiness of DC area traffic is impossible to overstate. Also the courses here in Spotsy will all be in pretty much their best shape ever with USWDGC on the horizon.

 

[KenanFlagler01]

Thanks, John! Yeah, the USWDGC (as a plus for Spotsy courses) and DC traffic (as a negative for Seneca Creek) definitely entered my mind. Worst case scenario, I wear myself out at Blockhouse and skip one of those courses.

As you can see, I can't wait for this trip!

 

[Monocacy]

Seneca Creek is worth DC traffic. Just avoid rush "hour", which lasts at least 3 hours on weekdays.

Also keep in mind that Seneca Creek is 27 holes, so allot at least 2.5 hours, depending how fast you play and short vs. long tees.

And I strongly recommend hitting Clark's Run on your way to MD.

Edit: Concur with biscoe's advice re combining Hawk Hollow and the Blockhouse courses.

 

[kenjiac]

You could add willow valley in RI and hit up 3 in 1 day on that New England loop

 

[puttlikeablowfly]

You could potentially get Rollin Ridge and Flip City (2 of top 5 overall) on the same day, especially if the car ferry had a better schedule (and was on time). RR is only about 30 minutes from the dock in Manitowoc, and Flip City is about 45 minutes from Ludington. In late June, you could play Flip City at sunrise (6am) in less than 2 hours, then hustle to make the 9am EDT departure. Ferry is scheduled to arrive in Manitowoc at noon CDT, so you'd have no problem getting Rollin Ridge even if the ferry was late.

Going the other way, the ferry leaves Manitowoc at 2pm CDT, so again, no problem on the WI side. Arrival is scheduled for 7pm EDT in Ludington, with sunset at 9:30 EDT and twilight around 10pm. In this direction, however, you'd be in trouble if the ferry ran late.

 

[whitefedora]

About a week ago a group of friends and I played Salmon Falls (#1 in NH) and 501 (#1 in Massachusetts) in the same day. Along with Devens - the general, pyramids, and pyramids pink. 'Twas a great day. Then we played maple hill the next day (now #2 in Massachusetts)

I've also done Stafford Woods in NJ and Iron Hill in Delaware on the same day. New England definitely makes this much more achievable with small states n'at