RSG-Hershey
2008 Information
Schedule & Courses
I'm
going to deal with directions to the courses a little differently from
the usual RSG event. Each course has directions on its own web site, so
I won't try to duplicate that. But I tend to be visually-oriented, so I
have given you links to maps (copied from Google Maps); that should
help you to visualize what the directions are saying. I also have a scanned map of the Harrisburg area that you may prefer.
Here are my own editorial impressions of the courses. As always, YMMV:
Sunset
(the Friday afternoon course) is a funky course tucked into the hills
next to the Susquehanna River. The front nine has the occasional tower
with a blinking strobe light --
indicating the landing path for Harrisburg Int'l Airport. And, when the
wind is right, your golf ball is competing for air space with much
bigger solid objects. On the back nine, the par-3 #11 is almost in
the shadow of one of the Three Mile Island cooling stacks. It's a
fun course, with a very different tenth hole; it drops down the cliff
that separates the front nine from the back. And yes, you have to walk
back up after the eighteenth.
BTW, go to their web site and print out their price-break coupon page, and bring the coupon print with you.
Armitage
(the two Saturday rounds) is the least challenging of the three
courses, but still fun. I chose it for the 36-hole day because it has
the least climbing -- so us walkers won't be completely exhausted at
the end of the day. The back nine starts with tight, back-and-forth
parallel par-fours. Holes #15 through #17 do indeed present a
challenge. #15 is a long, rolling par-5 with a blind, uphill approach.
#16 is a par-4 whose fairway slopes sharply left-to-right... with OB right;
double-bogey often wins a skin here. #17 is a par-3 that I can barely
reach with my best 3-wood shot.
Groff's Farm (the
Sunday morning course) is a very interesting course: hilly, with each
hole its own experience. A couple of very funky, different holes. For
instance, #8 is a short, downhill par-3 that plays a lot shorter than
the yardage -- and you mustn't miss long or you'll be in the river. #9
is a short par-4 where placement of the tee shot is essential so that
the only problem with the second shot is the water hazard in front of
the green. There are other "interesting" holes, as well as more
conventional and a few "power" holes. I really enjoy this course.
Roster
| Who | Friday | Saturday
AM | Saturday
PM | Sunday |
| Guy Cooper | Yes | Either... | ...Or | Yes |
| Fred Stluka | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dave Tutelman | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mark Georg | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Roger Georg | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Chuck Bernard | Yes | Yes | Maybe | Yes |
| Jon Green | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Food
Friday night: to be decided.
Saturday Night: Appalachian Brewing Company in Camp Hill
All three golf courses are OK for lunch. Armitage, which is the place we have to have lunch, is outstanding.
Last modified 6/17/2008
