Comments on: U.S. Open http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/16/us-open/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:18:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Chris http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/16/us-open/#comment-5514 Chris Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:44:20 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=311#comment-5514 I live right near there. Unfortunately I'm in the green fuzzy area just north of the map of #2 that James Adams posted. As for the number of golf courses around here, there are 8 pinehurst courses and dozens of other private and pbulic courses all within about 15-30 minutes drive. If you golf it's a great place to be. I live right near there. Unfortunately I’m in the green fuzzy area just north of the map of #2 that James Adams posted. As for the number of golf courses around here, there are 8 pinehurst courses and dozens of other private and pbulic courses all within about 15-30 minutes drive. If you golf it’s a great place to be.

]]> By: James Adams http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/16/us-open/#comment-3068 James Adams Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:35:51 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=311#comment-3068 Looks like this sandy area is little ways south of the 18th hole. The clubhouse is actually to the north-west. Here is the link to the center of the 18th green. I confirmed it by looking at a fly-over video on the US Open's web site. you'll notice the clubhouse is directly to the west of the 18th green. Link to the 18th: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.189627,-79.467351&spn=0.007553,0.006427&t=k&hl=en Link to the 18th flyover: http://www.usopen.com/course/fly-overs.html Looks like this sandy area is little ways south of the 18th hole. The clubhouse is actually to the north-west. Here is the link to the center of the 18th green. I confirmed it by looking at a fly-over video on the US Open’s web site. you’ll notice the clubhouse is directly to the west of the 18th green. Link to the 18th: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Link to the 18th flyover: http://www.usopen.com/course/fly-overs.html

]]> By: Esquif http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/16/us-open/#comment-3014 Esquif Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:27:20 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=311#comment-3014 Just a little bit south, I think there is a new golf course under construction http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.153074,-79.457996&spn=0.013883,0.018518&t=k&hl=en Just a little bit south, I think there is a new golf course under construction

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Pudge44 http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/16/us-open/#comment-3002 Pudge44 Fri, 17 Jun 2005 01:19:28 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=311#comment-3002 The Pinehurst resort has eight 18-hole course altogether. The Open is being played on Pinehurst No. 2, by far the most famous at the complex, The Pinehurst resort has eight 18-hole course altogether. The Open is being played on Pinehurst No. 2, by far the most famous at the complex,

]]> By: Luke http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/16/us-open/#comment-2998 Luke Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:20:41 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=311#comment-2998 Damn!!! How many golf courses are there there? Damn!!! How many golf courses are there there?

]]> By: xXx http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/16/us-open/#comment-2997 xXx Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:43:28 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=311#comment-2997 NASA World Wind has that area completly covered: http://img193.echo.cx/img193/7278/pinehurst8hw.jpg NASA World Wind has that area completly covered:

http://img193.echo.cx/img193/7278/pinehurst8hw.jpg

]]> By: Keith http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/16/us-open/#comment-2994 Keith Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=311#comment-2994 Wow, look at all those golf courses! Wow, look at all those golf courses!

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