Most Ridiculous Name for a Golf Course

[MikeB]

I would like to nominate Banty's Roost with honourable mention to Royal Hoot and Royal Toot.

[the_GREEN_Hornet]

I would like to nominate Banty's Roost with honourable mention to Royal Hoot and Royal Toot.

I gotta go with either Bushwood or Coppinwood!

tGH

[justinn]

Lochness links?

[Guynick]

E-I-E-I-O

http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/article/0,28136,1588374,00.html

(That said, it'll probably be a heck of a golf course)

[ontario]

Lowville. The place is rock bottom as far as golf courses go too.

Then there's The Country Club. Very imaginative.

[Frank101]

Spread Eagle Golf Course in Wisconsin :eek:

and a few other states :confused:

[Big Shooter]

Heritage Hills (sounds like a cemetery?)
Saw-Whet (saw what?)
Lochness Links (Hunters Pointe didn't sound appealing?)
Tam O'Shanter (who?)

[bilinguru]

Check out this link...
http://www.sports-wired.com/golf/course_fun.asp

Some samples:

Hanging Tree
Useless Bay

BTW
Tam o' Shanter was written by Robert Burns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns) in 1790, and first published in 1791. It is known as one of Burns' finest poems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poem). It is told using a mixture of Scots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_language) and English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language). Many consider it one of the best examples of the narrative poem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_poem) in modern European literature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_literature). It tells the story of a man who stays too long at the pub (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub) and witnesses a disturbing vision on the way home.

From the home of Golf! Disturbing Vision indeed!!

[iyell4]

"The Club" .... sounds like an anti-auto-theft consumer product.:)


BTW
Tam o' Shanter was written by Robert Burns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns) in 1790, and first published in 1791. It is known as one of Burns' finest poems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poem). It is told using a mixture of Scots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_language) and English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language). Many consider it one of the best examples of the narrative poem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_poem) in modern European literature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_literature). It tells the story of a man who stays too long at the pub (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub) and witnesses a disturbing vision on the way home.

From the home of Golf! Disturbing Vision indeed!!

thanks for the education!
when i moved to toronto and heard the name, i too was a bit confused. first, my friends kept calling it "Tam-O''" .... I thought it was called "Tamil" given the demographics of the neighborhoods in and around this muni.:)

[MikeB]

E-I-E-I-O

http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/article/0,28136,1588374,00.html

(That said, it'll probably be a heck of a golf course)

lets hope its not a cow pasture ;)

[luv2golow]

I would like to nominate Banty's Roost with honourable mention to Royal Hoot and Royal Toot.

Actually, they're just the hoot and toot now, they dropped the "royal" in the first year of play.... but no less silly. With courses that good, you can call them whatever you like.....:rofl:

[Jeffc]

Possum Trot in Myrtle. Also Robber's Roost in Myrtle (now closed)

a few dumb ones down there.

[3whack]

http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061021.wsptrube20/GSStory/GlobeSportsGolf/home

[RCCHGA]

I gotta go with either Bushwood or Coppinwood!

tGH

Its a combination of Coppins Corners and Goodwood, as it sits equadistant from these two communities. What you have preferred, Hornet's Haven....?

[b_kim777]

Gotta go with "Diamond in the Ruff"... unless there is some magic dust in the sand draps that are going to turn my bogeys into birdies... this name is just way too corny for me...

Also, does this name not imply that they are a nice golf course in a crappy area??? I'd be offended if I lived in the area...

[MikeB]

There is a golf course in BC called 18 Pastures. Aren't pastures where the cows roam? What were they thinking?

I gotta go with either Bushwood or Coppinwood!

tGH

Bushwood = Bush League

[Big Shooter]

Gotta go with "Diamond in the Ruff"... unless there is some magic dust in the sand draps that are going to turn my bogeys into birdies... this name is just way too corny for me......

Yes, I forgot about that one! :$

[TourIQ]

Spread Eagle Golf Course :eek:
This would be absolutely terrible if it was a male only private club :rofl:

[Big Shooter]

This would be absolutely terrible if it was a male only private club :rofl:

How so Harry!? :confused: :D

[landlord]

Who is this Banty and why would he want to roost there anyway? :cool: He'd stand a better chance at Bushwood, where there is apparently lots of bush, and wood.

No offence to anyone personally, but I can't stand faux-Scottish names like Piper's Heath, and the word "Royal" as a prefix could be dropped from any and all golf courses using it without any complaint from me.

And faux-Arizona names like Diamondback. And completely stupid names like Taboo.

There are some cutesy/clever names that I don't mind, for some reason -- Pheasant Run, Lionhead, Eagle's Nest, Devil's Pulpit come to mind -- so I suppose you can get used to the silliness after a while.

[51Phantom]

[, and the word "Royal" as a prefix could be dropped from any and all golf courses using it without any complaint from me.

It thought you could only use the word Royal in your name if you had some sort of designation from the Queen or something like that. Clearly that is not the case.

[mizuno_mp37]

[, and the word "Royal" as a prefix could be dropped from any and all golf courses using it without any complaint from me.

It thought you could only use the word Royal in your name if you had some sort of designation from the Queen or something like that. Clearly that is not the case.

Certainly in the UK, the only courses that use "Royal" do so with a patronage from the Monarchy e.g. Birkdale Golf Club was founded in 1889 and received a Royal Command from The King in 1951 that turned it into The Royal Birkdale Golf Club.

[Big Shooter]

[, and the word "Royal" as a prefix could be dropped from any and all golf courses using it without any complaint from me.

It thought you could only use the word Royal in your name if you had some sort of designation from the Queen or something like that. Clearly that is not the case.

so, you wouldn't find it strange/confusing if I told you I was playing at

1. Ontario :rolleyes:
2. Niagara :rolleyes:
3. Woodbine :rolleyes:

...better to change the WHOLE name, or KEEP the 'Royal' ;)

[TourIQ]

How so Harry!? :confused: :D
Do I need to spell it out for ya Big Shooter? :eek: :rofl: :D

[Grass Roots Tour]

Can someone explain to me where the "woods" are at Copetown?

[MikeB]

Can someone explain to me where the "woods" are at Copetown?

I think they are disguised as Hydro Towers.... should be Copetown Towers!