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Post by alejandroacantilado on Aug 20, 2021 18:49:22 GMT -5
I went to the Northern Trust today, and though I am lukewarm (at best) about the design of Liberty National, I noticed a few things about its setup I really liked. They have cut the bunkers directly into the greens (a la Royal Melbourne) and fairways, so shots really do end up in the hazards more often than usual. I really like this and hope more tour courses follow suit. I am not approving this course: the bunkers cross multiple surfaces (JK). Bubba cameo here too. Bunkers cut directly into fairways- someone tell the greenskeeper at Bethpage Black.
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Post by blueblood1995 on Aug 20, 2021 20:22:12 GMT -5
Having played, walked at tournament time and caddied at Royal Melbourne back in my youth that course is a masterclass in the use of natural contours and sculpting primarily around the green sites. To see it in the flesh is a thing of golfing beauty. The fairway bunkering across multiple surfaces and esp. cutting into the fairway as shown in the last photo confounds me also but aren't some of the traditional links courses set up like this? Perhaps not exactly like that but I recall when watching The Open Championship over the years that some courses have bunkering where the front is flanked by fairway and the back of the bunker by rough. Hard to describe in words but I recall a course designed by hallzballz6908 called Rossmackowen where he had what I considered very authentic fairway bunkering for a links course.
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Post by blueblood1995 on Aug 20, 2021 22:59:59 GMT -5
Here we go. 18th at Royal St. Georges. Bunkers with fairway at front face and rough at rear. This is essentially what I was referring to above.
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Post by cd06 on Aug 21, 2021 0:49:46 GMT -5
Here we go. 18th at Royal St. Georges. Bunkers with fairway at front face and rough at rear. This is essentially to what I was referring. Can confirm. Was there for the Open earlier this year.
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