The Malibu Club (Malibu, CA)(WORLD CUP OF DESIGN ENTRY)
Dec 15, 2019 23:52:41 GMT -5
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Post by TannerBronson on Dec 15, 2019 23:52:41 GMT -5
The Malibu Club
Malibu, Ca
BEFORE PLAYING READ THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
• I recommend EVERYONE to play the BLUE tees no matter your skill.
The only reason I have BLACK tees is for tournament play. PLEASE LISTEN.
The only reason I have BLACK tees is for tournament play. PLEASE LISTEN.
• Do NOT change green speeds.
• Only play pin 4 if you want to die.
• Hole 17 is a constant d*ck punch, sorry not sorry.
• Pro club users play WHITE tees.
The Malibu Club should be known for its dramatic cliffs, rolling sands, towering trees, roaring barrancas and tumbling fairways. Welcome to something new and exciting. The course opened in 1931 and was designed by famous architects Alister MacKenzie and A.V. Macan (not really). The club didn’t get lots of attention until the California Gold Rush in 1949. The 30’s is when The Malibu Club was in its hay day. But ever since people became poor and discouraged by the rush and not striking it rich. People ultimately left the club and the course was mostly forgotten until Dylan Bronson restored the masterpiece. The Malibu Club since the unofficial shut down lost some of its MacKenzie characteristics including dunes and cliff sides from erosion. Now in 2019 the course is the closest it’s ever been to its original routing and layout.
Designer Note:
This is easily my best design ever and it’s going to be hard to follow up with something better. I totally believe I put my heart and soul into this one and I hope it shows. The course is inspired by multiple Alister MacKenzie course including California Golf Club and Cypress Point. I tried to capture the style of California by connecting all my fairways and I did the same with cypress by implementing the dunes on multiple holes. I cannot believe myself that I even made this and I can’t wait to hear from you players. Hope the contestants of the contest had a great time and wish you guys luck! Cheers!
Here are pics below of my inspiration.
Here are pics below of my inspiration.
Scorecard:
Hole No. 1
“Freedom Dive”
The opening hole at Malibu is deceiving in many ways. You can either lay up before the narrowing of the fairway or carry the barranca. The barranca on the left is a hazard that reappears throughout the course and plays as a lateral hazard on this hole. The green is well contoured rewarding the player that takes the risk of going over the barranca and being left with a 90-100 pitch shot. Play this hole carefully and think before you hit your tee shot.
Hole No. 2
“Blue Moon”
This par 3 sits between the corridors of many other holes at the Malibu Club. Playing uphill, this holes difficulty shows with its green. The green has a swale on the right side, repelling any ball that drifts in that area on the green. Players get their first glimpse of the dunes awaiting them on future holes. Coming out with a par on this hole is a great score.
Hole No. 3
“Amethyst Glenning”
The dramatic drivable par 4 is guarded by the barranca on the right and bunkers on the back and left side. This lions mouth green slopes from back to front and can easily hod a drive that’s well executed. The dunes of The Malibu Club ride the right side of the entire hole. As you play this hole, you get a view of the Par 3 6th hole. The par 4 5th hole’s green is shared with the 3rd holes fairway on the left side.
Hole No. 4
“Yearling’s Crevasse”
The first par 5 at The Malibu Club is something special. The fairway is one of the widest at the player should be thinking about their placement and not how far down the hole they should be. The hole rides the cliffs the entire hole and ends with the green settling in the towering dunes. The contours in the green are severe due to the length of this short par 5. The hole is designed for the player to lay up short of the green to have a good angle into the back left section of the green. Truly scenic, truly strategic.
Hole No. 5
“Casket Corner”
One of the longer par 4’s on the corse sets up one of the more interesting tee shots at The Malibu Club. The hole sits alongside the wall of dunes on the right side and a cliff on the left. The barranca creeps into the landing area but carrying the hazard is completely possible. If the player decides to play his drive safe by hitting toward the right side of the fairway, they will have a hard angle into the green that slopes severely from right to left guarded by the dune on the left as well. If the player goes more aggressive line carrying the barranca, the green is much easier to hit.The green slopes off harshly on the back and left sides and will penalize the player greatly. Beware.
Hole No. 6
“Aqua Greetings”
The second par 3 at The Malibu Club is the first real greeting to the Pacific Ocean. The green falls off on all sides with a bunker on the left. The green is the true challenge as well as playing the right club due to the elevation change. This is the first hole that say “Welcome to Malibu”. Putting a 3 on your scorecard for this hole is superb.
Hole No. 7
“Angel’s Ascending”
This hole climbs the cliffs of Malibu and is one of the best holes on the course. This incredibly short par 5 plays severely uphill and gets narrower each step closer to the green. The green is one of the calmer ones on the course but holding it might be the challenge due to the incline of the hole. The cliff plays up the entire right side and plays as a lateral hazard. The player must make sure that their tee shot is lower down the fairway than they think.
Hole No. 8
“Gouging Barranca”
This somewhat short par 4 plays downhill and to the left surrounded by a deep barranca on all sides. The tree near the green on the left plays a huge role in to where you should put your tee shot. To avoid having that tree come into play, the player must lay up significantly. Warning, driver is not the play on this hole.
Hole No. 9
“Purgatory Allegiance”
The 9th hole at Malibu presents the player with a fairly easy tee shot that played through somewhat of a valley uphill. The second shot is well guarded by bunkers and is framed nicely into the hillside. The player should be extra aware of what club they are hitting depending on where the tee shot might end up. The green slopes off in multiple areas so be cautious.
Hole No. 10
“Mesosphere”
This hole plays much shorter than the yardage but more strategic than the the player might think. The bunkers can be carried but it takes a well struck shot down the left side of the fairway to do so which is a tight landing area. The green has a row of bunkers on the left and back side, framing the hole into the hill. The green has a hollow on the left that feeds off and severely below the green. Making a chip shot from there is no easy task as well as chipping from the bunker.
Hole No. 11
“Distorted Illusions”
The dunes stunner at Malibu Club is one of the best holes on the course. This dramatic uphill short par 4 sits in the valley of gigantic dunes. The fairway is wide and is fairly easy and is simply just a hole to enjoy the views. The green however can be a bit narrow and challenge you club selecting skills.
Hole No. 12
“Sandfull Wishes”
The first par 3 on the back 9 sits in the middle of the dunes. This shorter par 3 has a slope on the left side that slips into the hallow. This hole is definitely deceiving and keep an eye on where the ball is going to roll.
Hole No. 13
“Himalayan Roads”
This hole is one of the more difficult holes on the course. The drive is again very important. The player can wither choose to hit to the left side where there is a large open section of the fairway with no threats. But hitting a shot there will provide no good angle into the green as well as a larger elevation change than going on the right side. The right side of the fairway is definitely favored and the angle from that side provides a clear angle.
Hole No. 14
“Noonan Entropy”
Designed after a lost par 5 on the St. Bonaventure College Course designed by great grandfather John Noonan while on his trip to the USA. The hole was removed as well as the rest of the back 9 at the St Bonaventure Course. This par 5 presents the barranca on both sides with the fairway cambered into the bunker. The green is a tabletop green and needs a perfect shot. But this par 5 is short and fairly easy.
Hole No. 15
“Emerald Anesthesia”
This cliff side par 4 showcases Malibu Dr. on the right side with mansions. The dunes line the right side of the fairway with barranca on the left. The green does slope primarily from front to back. Be very much aware of club selection coming into this green.
Hole No. 16
“Dimensional Heaven”
The stunner at Malibu. This hole difficult, however it is the most picturesque hole on the property. The player is encouraged to hit over the cliff on the right side and aim at the centerline bunker to have the ball bounce down to have about 120 yards to the pin. If not, the hole will play much longer. The green is guarded by bunkers on the front and back of the green making the approach shot, again very difficult. This starts the three hole stretch of tough holes.
Hole No. 17
“Screw up hole lmao”
Joke of a hole, move on.
Hole No. 18
“Homeland”
Another tough hole to finish your round. This long par 4 has no bunkers in the fairway but dunes left and barranca right. The green plays like a Biarritz. Make sure you have a good angle into the green depending on the pin. The fairway is spit into to shelves and could easily throw a good tee shot off. Finish your round strong and climb the stairs to the clubhouse.
I want to dedicate this course to my loving Grandmother. Always bright and smiling. Miss you.
I want to thank @ Mattf27 and @vctrylnspts for the encouragemet. Also jivesinator for being an amazing design friend also arielatom for staying on late night streams with me! And thank you to all the future judges and the people running the contests.
Let’s hope it’s a good one! Cheers!
Let’s hope it’s a good one! Cheers!
I want to apologize for the d*ck punch that is the 17th hole.
Next Project: Restoring my great grandfather Noonan’s design.
Good luck man
