But the holes would definitely be easy puts. Dave On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:26:22 -0400 "nharamija" <[email protected]> writes: > Dave ; I understand there still land mines in the ground, would that > be a > hazard or a bunker. > Nick :-)) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dave mothkovich" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 1:19 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Croatian restaurant > > > Nick and Andy- > Love the game, and the walk, except when the ball goes in the drink. > I > think it would be great to go to Croatia and start up Golf courses > if > they don't already have some. > Dave > On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 13:54:43 -0700 "Dr. Andrew Nixon" > <[email protected]> writes: > > Nick, > > > > Yes, subdivisions are built around some of them. As for me, like > > you, I > > never took up the game. We must be in the distinct minority. I > used > > to enjoy > > the walk occasionally when accompanying friends, but now I > > understand, > > nearly all courses require golf carts. > > > > Andy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nharamija [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 12:29 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Croatian restaurant > > > > No Andy; > > I "Mean subdivisions" are built and a Golf course are built > around > > them. > > Heard several golfers talking in the line next to me when I was > > checking in > > last year. > > I don't golf, never learned to chase a little ball. > > Nick > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dr. Andrew Nixon" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 7:31 PM > > Subject: RE: [CROATIA-L] Croatian restaurant > > > > > > Hello Nick, > > > > Back in the days when I was teaching school all day and driving > taxi > > much of > > the night to keep body and soul together (remember when we could > do > > that?) > > there were about six golf courses in town - one Municipal, and the > > Dunes > > (current site of the Bellagio), Tropicana (current site of the > MGM > > Grand), > > and Desert Inn, now site of the soon to open Wynn Las Vegas. > Those > > are gone > > but the other few still remain; Sahara (about 1.5 miles from the > > hotel), the > > Showboat (located way out in Henderson - now part of Green > Valley), > > and > > Louis Prima's Fairway to the Stars south of town that eventually > > fell into > > disrepair. > > > > The phone book currently lists 14 private courses and 44 (that is > > no > > misprint) public courses. They include Badlands, which as its > name > > implies, > > is built in concert with the harsh desert environment, Tournament > > Player's > > Club, which is a world class course, and one so exclusive that it > is > > by > > invitation only. And yes, many of the communities are built > around > > courses. > > > > Andy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nharamija [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:06 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Croatian restaurant > > > > Andy ; Is it true that they build Golf courses "Around" > communities > > out > > there? > > Nick > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dr. Andrew Nixon" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >