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| 1677.1 | Triggs | BRAT::BRADSHAW | | Tue Apr 20 1993 17:59 | 6 |
| Triggs is a Donald Ross designed municipal course and I believe it held a pro event back
in the 30's. I've played it during the early spring and it is a good
layout but it doesn't appear to have been well maintained during recent
years.
Larry
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| 1677.2 | | POWDML::VARLEY | | Wed Apr 21 1993 09:54 | 8 |
| I've heard about it too. Sounds like a George Wright - the kind of
course that folks who appreciate smatterings of architectural genius
might like, but a place that has fallen somewhat into disrepair. I felt
that way about Ponkapoag #2, which I played years ago when I lived in
Canton. Condition was so awful that I only played it once, but you
could see Ross's hand in it...
__Jack
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| 1677.3 | Any More Info? | CTHQ::OCONNOR | | Wed Apr 21 1993 11:34 | 17 |
| Larry
Could you send me directions to get there? From 95 south. Is it a 70,
72? Slope? Rating? Total yardage? Anything else you might think of.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Jack
George Wright is in decent shape. Played there regularly the past
couple of years. Gotta hit'em straight there. Par 70, great layout.
You are right. Ponky is a disaster as far as maintenance. The MDC has
had two people to maintain the 36 holes there for the past half dozen
years. The No. 1 course is an absolutely fantastic layout. What a shame.
Rich
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| 1677.4 | Not all of it is Ross | EMASS::MURPHY | | Wed Apr 21 1993 17:55 | 14 |
| re: Ponky
I heard (from a worker at Geo. Wright) that only 9 of the 36 holes at
Ponky were Ross designed. He said they were intermixed on the #1 and
#2 course.
I also like the layout of the #1 better than the #2. I sure wish the
MDC would give the course to someone who would take care of it.
Dan
(I wonder what holes are the Ross holes? Course #1 17 & 18?)
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| 1677.5 | My Guess Is..... | CTHQ::OCONNOR | | Thu Apr 22 1993 10:10 | 10 |
| Dan,
I am not sure, but I would guess that it might be as follows:
Hole: 1 2 1 9 10 11 16 17 18
Course: 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
I will stop by one of these days and find out if anyone knows.
Rich
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| 1677.6 | Directions to Triggs | BRAT::BRADSHAW | | Thu Apr 22 1993 17:06 | 7 |
| Take rt.95 into Providence and get off at exit 21 (Atwells Road) and
take a right off the ramp; go approx. 1 1/2 miles to Mt. Pleasant Rd.
and take a right; then take your first left at the light.
The course probably measures around 6500 yds from the whites with a
slope of around 121 and it is a par 72.
Larry
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| 1677.7 | Planning to Go There | CTHQ::OCONNOR | | Thu Apr 22 1993 17:21 | 7 |
| Larry
Thanks. I am planning to go there some Sunday afternoon within a month
or so. Care to join me?
Anyone else?
Rich
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| 1677.8 | The Front Nine of One | CTHQ::OCONNOR | | Fri Apr 23 1993 10:17 | 8 |
| I was way off with my guess. I talked to someone in the pro shop who
has played at Ponky since 1946. The original 9 holes that Ross designed
was the front nine of the number one course. Ross came back later and
designed the back nine of the number one course. The number two course
was added later. The number one course is the one to the right as you
stand with your back to the clubhouse.
Rich
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| 1677.9 | leave your fade/slice home | ICS::SOMERS | | Fri Apr 23 1993 12:36 | 5 |
| Regarding those original front nine holes at Ponky...five of them
dogleg to the left. On the back nine, four of them do. Can you say
"draw"?
Gary
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| 1677.10 | Say What? | CTHQ::OCONNOR | | Fri Apr 23 1993 16:22 | 6 |
| Gary
Draw is not in my golf vocabulary, more like duck hook, especially
lately.
Rich
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| 1677.11 | Triggs Memorial Info. | RICKS::DEVERELL | | Fri Apr 23 1993 18:40 | 41 |
|
Triggs Memorial is a par 72 with a course rating
of 71.0 and slope of 124 (from the whites).
The Providence Open once drew the likes of Snead
and Hogan back in the 30's I believe. More recently
the Providence Open, which was revived two years ago,
draws local New England pros and some pros from the
Hogan tour. A guy named Elliot set the course record
of 63 a few years ago in the Open.
The RI Public Links is held there every year during
the week off July 4th.
The course was not well maintainted for quite a few
years and some less than qualified operators removed
some bunkers and modified some of the greens over the
years but Donald Ross is written all over this design.
If been told by the elders of the club that the present
design is much more forgiving than the original design.
The present operators (who lease from the city of Providence)
have made significant improvements to the course and
promise to make more. The greens at Triggs are, in my
opinion, quite good for a public course. They are
generally on the firm side.
Greens fees are $22 on the weekend and I think $18 during
the week. I would suggest that you call ahead for a
tee-time, the inner-club ties the tees up on weekend
mornings and leagues are of plenty on weekday afternoons.
There are some fairly difficult par fours at Triggs and
the par threes are not gimmies either, but the par fives
are all reachable in two, although you may pay a price
if you take that chance and hit it offline. All in all
it's a fair but challenging layout.
The pro shop phone is 401-521-8460
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| 1677.12 | Still some ggod days left here in N.E. | INDEV1::SMITH | I need two of everything... | Wed Oct 13 1993 16:57 | 24 |
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Thanks for the directions in this note, I would never have found
Triggs without them.
I played last Friday, beautiful day almost 80, little wind, sun
shine! We called for tee-times, but the pro said ' you won' need
them this time of year'. Well, we got there about 8:30 and there
were about 10 4-somes ahead of us! We told him the story and because
8 guys were in the lot getting ready, he got us in front on them.
The course was nice, not great shape but very good shape. Large, *fast*
greens. Many greens have severe slopes around the edges. On one of the
par 5's (this was my first time playing), I went over some trees on
my second shot and put it on the fringe! Well, I followed my best shot
of the day up with my worst. The pin was on the other side of the
green. I tapped, or so I thought, my ball with my putter towards the
hole. It KEPT ROLLING, and went past the pin, down the slope of the
green and OFF the green. I was chipping back on and too a SIX!
It was a great day. Good match, we all took the day out of work,
weather couldn't be better. I'll play there again for sure. Green
fee $17.50.
Jerry
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