Greg, I practically lived on that course from 1945 until I moved to Tennessee in 1970...after I got married, actually lived a block away from what was then (1960s) a practice fairway that ran along the New Holland Pike. Worked on the course for at least 4 years in high school and college, mostly mowing tees and greens (push mowers for greens)....and they were the best greens I've ever seen. Bill Mellon, the greenskeeper and President of the PA Greenskeepers Association, was also in charge of Dwight Eisenhower's green at his Gettsburg home. Last time I played it was about 1975, when dad and I won the member guest...personally shot a 69 in the final round, a nice way to finish on a tough course.
How is the LCC now? Don't expect that I'll ever get back since parents are gone. Still have a lot of friends there, though. Played Overlook (where I played my first round of golf in 1941 at age 7) a couple of years ago with an ex-Shoptalker, Bill Swingler and a couple of high school classmates. That course has been improved a lot....but still about the same public muni type layout it was in the 1950s. Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Courtnay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: The game is ruined; was Definitely Switching to Titleist > Bernie, > Bring yourself on up here, I know this course........ > Greg > > > > > > > >From: "Bernie Baymiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: ShopTalk: The game is ruined; was Definitely Switching to > >Titleist > >Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 14:50:31 -0500 > > > >Ha! I mentioned this once before on ST...several years ago... > > > >On winter days when I was much younger and playing on the Lancaster CC (#44 > >ranked course in country in those days), I often got my warmest clothes on > >and would play nine holes regardless of the temperature. Our 7th hole was a > >510 yard par-5 which began with a diagonal drive across the Conestoga > >River, backed up by the Lancaster Waterworks to about 150 feet across at > >that point. Carry on the drive to reach dry land was about 150 yards and > >the whole left side of the fairway was a steep wooded hill. This day there > >was a about a 20 mph wind going right down the river. Hit a high solid > >drive, the wind got the ball and pushed it just beyond the bank on the > >clear ice. Big bounce...and another...and another, etc. Disappeared from > >sight. So, I walked up along the river bank watching for it and finally > >spotted it in the hazard about pin high (in the middle of the river). Nice > >510 yard drive, wind aided. :-) Wind must have blown the ball along the > >clear ice at least 200 yards. Walked out and played it, just for the heck > >of it (real spikes in those days were pretty good on the ice)...over the > >pump house, some willow trees and a pond next to the green. Nice little > >half wedge shot. Ball hit the frozen green and bounced over, hit the bank > >and bounced straight up, came down and rolled back on the green. Two putts > >for a "bird." > > > >Bernie > >Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Original Message ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 2:24 PM > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: The game is ruined; was Definitely Switching to > >Titleist > > > > > > In a message dated 1/13/03 1:24:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > > > Ernie Els just hit a 398 yd drive on 18 at the Mercedes, I'm > > > switching tomorrow. > > > > > > > > I do this easily and consistently! Downhill on ice with a 45 MPH > >tailwind. GET YA CLUBS HERE! > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > >
