Golf Course Architecture - Issue 65, July 2021

23 The hole is ringed by eleven bunkers of all shapes and sizes, but a large fairway allows for a long, running approach. The green is bisected by a large central hump with a little shelf in the back-right corner and a deep fall-off along the left side. There is a great variety of hole locations that can each favour a different shot and those that miss the green will face a wide array of recovery scenarios.” A huge new tee, shared with the fifth, has been built to offer more options in angle and length. The club has also restored a tunnel through a large berm that separates the seventeenth green from the eighteenth tee. “It looks like it’s been here all this time,” said Schneider. “It’s highly unusual but also wonderfully distinctive and will go a long way in re-establishing the unique character of the property.” Photo: LinksGems