The 17th at Shinnecock Hills is an almost-Eden in many ways. The hole was refined during Macdonald’s time at the course. The hole plays like an angled Eden, with the three bunkers to the left playing like the Hill, Strath and Cockleshell bunkers, while the green also slopes in that direction.
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Nov 18, 2019 · Design: SP19 HCS 2270 - Hist Golf Design (30289) The Hill and Strath bunkers are associated with what golf course? National Golf Links Royal Troon St. Andrews Correct! Correct!
Feb 18, 2017 · At The Everglades, the typical “Strath” pot bunker found front right of Eden greens is replaced by water that juts inward. The bunker on the left, called “Hill,” creates a back-to-front slope behind it on a green that overall slopes from back to front. Another interesting feature of this Eden is the “thumb print” right in the middle.
Jun 14, 2010 · From the massive Sahara bunker inspired by the Prestwick Golf Club (Scotland) to the tiny pot bunkers inspired by the royal and ancient St. Andrews Golf Club, commonly referred to as “the coffins,” Bunker Hill Golf Club will be a feast for your golfing desires.
Bunker Hills is a premier golf destination nestled in beautiful Bunker Hills Regional Park in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It has been recognized as one of the top 25 public courses in the country by Golf Digest. This challenging course is characterized by large greens, tree-lined fairways and the unique character of seventy-five bunkers.
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Location | St Andrews, Scotland |
Established | 1552 (469 years ago) |
Type | Public |
Owned by | Fife Council |
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Type | Public |
Operated by | St Andrews Links Trust |
Tournaments hosted | The Open Championship Alfred Dunhill Links Championship St Andrews Links Trophy |
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Owned by | St Andrews Golf Club Limited |
Website | thestandrewsgolfclub.co.uk |
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Notice, in the picture below, how narrow the landing zone seems to be. However, the first bunker is only 150 yards off the tee and not in play. The second bunker is what’s actually in play, and the third bunker is out of reach for all players. This depth perception technique was mastered by Golden Age architects, Raynor being one of the best.
Seth Raynor designed 100 courses in 20 years. He died at the age of 51 in West Palm Beach. Compare that to Donald Ross’ 400 courses in 48 years, and you realize that playing a Raynor design (and being a member of one) is a rare treat. This also means that there are far fewer Raynor-expert architects who have seen his work and understand his tendencies.
Seth Raynor’s greenside bunkering is unmistakable. He was very bold with bunkering around greens, creating a “pushed-up” infinity look. More often than not, his green edges sloped into those bunkers. His original bunker designs had very steep and sharp-angled faces, again with no mounding on the back sides or green surrounds. Below is a great example of a sharp-looking bunker with no surround mounding around the green complex. This creates a sense of infinity that makes the green look harder to hit with your approach shot.
On most par-4s and par-5s, Raynor placed strategic fairway bunkers. Some of them don’t come into play–but they weren’t designed to. Collectively, they create a challenge for players to feel comfortable with placing their shots in landing zones. Raynor was well known for this style of bunkering. Unfortunately, a lot of his courses either never constructed the fairway bunkers from the original design or removed most of them during efforts to reduce maintenance costs during World War II. Unfortunately, Midland Hills did both. You will also see a significant difference in the size of Midland’s bunkers, both fairway and green-side, compared to what Everglades and Mountain Lake have today. The bunker’s original size was restored by Brian Silva at Everglades in 2003 when he undertook a complete restoration.
The most interesting aspect of The Everglades Club design is how Raynor routed the course to interact with the natural water features, as well as to create interest on a completely flat piece of land. The fairway bunkering (which created hesitation off the tee), the large and bold bunkering, the Template holes and, of course, the par 3s were all very interesting, strategic and fun. This is no boring golf course and credit goes to Raynor for creating that interest without moving a lot of dirt to design it. It was designed on a fairly small piece of property, so at times the playing corridors are very tight; it lacks the scale that a property like Midland has.
The Eden at The Everglades again uses the water as a hazard in place of bunkers. Midland’s 7th hole Eden has two of the three bunkers, modeled after the original Eden hole at St. Andrews. At The Everglades, the typical “Strath” pot bunker found front right of Eden greens is replaced by water that juts inward. The bunker on the left, called “Hill,” creates a back-to-front slope behind it on a green that overall slopes from back to front.
On my recent trip a few weeks ago, I had a chance to play two Raynors: The Everglades Club in Palm Beach and Mountain Lake in Lake Wales, Florida. The Everglades Club was established in 1919. It’s designed on a peninsula on the island of Palm Beach in a true oasis setting. Raynor designed three courses in Florida, and only Everglades and Mountain Lake remain today.
The above photograph is from the Greenbrier in West Virginia designed by Seth Raynor. The bunkering shown in the foreground is Mr. Raynor's version of what type of bunkers?
Biarritz Hole: a green that geatures a deep gully bisecting its middle.
Alps Hole: Simplest form is a blind shot to the green blocked by a hill or large mound. Behind the mound the green is normally protected by a cross bunker. Usually there is an alternative route around the mound. Leven Hole: The original is believed to be the 7th hole of old Levon Links is Levon, Scotland.
Punch Bowl Green: Generic term used to describe many of the early golf greens that were built in natural hollows where grass grew better due to moisture retention.
The deepest bunker in golf is named after a mountain range, and for good reason. It’s called the Himalayas or Himalayan bunker, and it’s a 40-foot-deep, 25-foot-wide bunker at Royal St. George’s, a regular host of the British Open Championship. It sits on the par-4 fourth hole at the Sandwich club and is lined on three side with wood planks to keep it shape.
Open host Chambers Bay in Washington, which is a 10-foot-deep bunker in the middle of the fairway at the par-5 18th hole, just shy of the 100-yard mark.
The deepest bunker in the United States, however, may be on the par-5 16th at PGA West's TPC Stadium Course. It's 19 feet deep, and it comes into play regularly during the PGA Tour's CareerBuilder Challenge in Palm Springs, Calif. The most famous victim of this bunker is former House Speaker Tip O'Neill, who gave up trying to hit out of the bunker one year during the former Bob Hope Classic.