Seeing the course concentration thread got me thinking a little. It hurts when i think so i stopped. Before i stopped i was curious as to how far is the farthest course from your zip code that is also in the same state you reside in?

I live in 76040 and would have to travel 543 miles to play El Paso's Album Park (79925)

This means that ALL of the courses in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Arkansas, and Mississippi are closer to my house than El Paso's! :D

The course directory will help: http://www.pdga.com/course/index.php

It's 680 miles from here (Amarillo) to Port Arthur, TX. At least that was the mileage when I went for Worlds in '94.

Looking for course directory miles. But you are WAY away from Port Arthur! :D

http://www.pdga.com/course/index.php

21 miles to the closest course not in Minnesota and 272 miles to the farthest from me in Minnesota and there are 377 total courses in seven states in that 272 mile radius around me.

3 miles to the closest and 560 miles to the furtherst in the same state - El Paso, TX - Album Park

and there was a course in Florida only 12 miles further :)

This is the Farthest from my zip

Tauranga, NEW ZEALAND, New Zealand
Otumoetai 16644 miles (26787 km)

John, I know this isn't what you asked but I wanted to know...I'm 200 seconds from Z-Boaz

660 miles from Redding to San Diego. Fortunately I live in the middle of the state.

It's 4 miles from my house to Montiel Park DGC, in San Marcos, CA. We just installed the course last week.

It's 856 miles from my house to Joe Hamilton Elementary DGC in Crescent City, CA. Now I guess I gotta go there just so I can say I've been there. And there are quite a few golfers farther south in San Diego County who could add 30 or so miles to that.

I wonder how far it is from Texarkana, Tx to El Paso, Tx?

4 miles from Kingwood

681 from Album Park in El Paso TX

90 ft. from Cowden Park Midland, Tx.
499 miles to Port Arthur

I wonder how far it is from Texarkana, Tx to El Paso, Tx?



I think we've got the record so far...its about 812 miles /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

It's 4 miles from my house to Montiel Park DGC, in San Marcos, CA. We just installed the course last week.

It's 856 miles from my house to Joe Hamilton Elementary DGC in Crescent City, CA. Now I guess I gotta go there just so I can say I've been there. And there are quite a few golfers farther south in San Diego County who could add 30 or so miles to that.


Somehow I overlooked Cresent City. There used to be a 9 hole course in Chula Vista which is right on the Mexican border. But it's not listed and I don't know if it's there anymore.

course directory gives 742 from el paso to port arthur courses (both in texas). (really 100 miles longer)

course directory is either off or it uses "as the crow flies" mileage, because google maps gives me 834 miles from el paso to port arthur. i know going on I-10 the whole way it's over 900 miles from one border of texas to the other.

el paso is closer to los angeles than louisiana.

When I lived in Orange on the Louisiana border, I seem to recall the last little green mileage marker on I-10 was 896.

When I lived in Orange on the Louisiana border, I seem to recall the last little green mileage marker on I-10 was 896.



The largest exit number on I-10 in Texas is 880, and it's probably a mile or so from the Sabine River (the state line).

Chap

I lived there in 1977. Shrinkage???

From 67002 the farthest course in kansas from me would be Tribune, Kansas 67879, United States
Jackrabbit DGC 259 miles (417 km)

The closest course is a 9 hole pitch and putt 12 miles away.

Chula Vista's course is gone, as far as I know.

course directory is either off or it uses "as the crow flies" mileage,



I'm pretty sure it's straight line distance.

I believe for the search, it's from the center of the zip code to zip code, not the actual course lat/lon if it's been entered. That could easily change distances 5 to 10 miles.

I've got courses in 7 other states closer to me than Emory VA, and I'm only in central VA. Someone in Arlington VA could hit more.

The winner of that one is probably Matmoras, PA where you cover ME, NH, VT, NY, CT, MA, RI, NJ, MD, DE, VA, WV, and plus Ontario and Quebec.

And if there were a course in SW PA, you could add OH to the list...

A fun search for number of states inbetween two courses within the same state...

79101 - Amarillo, Thompson Park.

667 miles away is Harlingen's Dixieland Park.


But closer than that are courses in:
NM, OK, KS, CO, LA, NE (closer than Waco), AR, MO, WY (closer than College Station), UT (closer than Houston), AZ, MS, SD, TN. -- 14 states.

And at 672 miles is the closest course in MN.
At 675 miles is the closest course in IL.

:eek: :D

I live in San Diego 92106. Crescent City is 746 according to PDGA.com
There are courses in Idaho, Colorado, and even Oregon that are closer to me than that... Phew.

Just saw tonight that Brownsville TX to Guatamala was closer than Brownsville to the top of TX panhandle :)

Just saw tonight that Brownsville TX to Guatamala was closer than Brownsville to the top of TX panhandle :)



theres a course in Guatamala?! :eek:

Regarding TX... my state map has a grid that indicates city to city distance. The longest listed is 801 miles... from Orange to El Paso.

30 seconds from Veteran's and 609.7 miles from Album Park in El Paso! But once I get there, I'm staying only 2 minutes from the park. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Its cheating but how about Barrow, Alaska.

The closest course is 687 miles!!! and the furthest in Alaska is 1019 miles.

Or you could live on Eareckson Air Base also in Alaska and you'd be more likely to throw 150 class plastic than max weight :)