Triple Jack National (Rookie Design Contest S9)
Jan 30, 2023 13:54:35 GMT -5
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Post by leckner43 on Jan 30, 2023 13:54:35 GMT -5
Triple Jack National was established by a former member of Augusta who was controversially disqualified from the club for speaking out at a member meeting about design changes at the course. Frustrated by the big course's loss of width, Triple Jack was developed as a tribute to a specific point in Augusta National's existence in the mid-1980's when the course featured fairway-length turf from corner to corner and shaved slopes to test a player's accuracy and short game. TJN's developer cited Fred Couples' ball famously hanging on the slope on Augusta's 12th in 1992 as the final straw that required action.
The course includes a mix of long and drivable par-4's, par 5's that afford eagle opportunities, and a closing stretch that can provide low-scoring fireworks (or bring double bogey into play). The course embraces massive width in the fairway, but rewards strategic lines to encourage players to challenge tree lines and hazards and consider different angles into the four available pin locations. The owner likes the black tees and pin set 1 the best, but encourages play on all tee and pin combinations.
Overhead of the layout:
A view of the 11th green showcases one of the property's green complexes. When the pin is right, players will be rewarded by challenging the left side of the fairway. On the approach, players can challenge the pin directly or use the saddle in the middle of the green to funnel the ball right.
This view above the 4th tee shows how players are rewarded for the ability to work the ball either direction. A straight tee shot brings trouble into play, while a power fade opens up the landing area.
One of the signature holes is the par-4 12th. Players drive into a massive fairway but will need to choose their preferred angle of approach carefully depending on the pin position. A drive up the right side provides more green to play to when the pin is cut left. When the pin is cut right the opposite holds true. If you catch the hole downwind it is possible to hug the left side and drive the green, but many rounds have come to grief in the effort.
Triple Jack's par-3 fifth hole stands as a direct homage to Augusta's 12th, where Triple Jack's owner was said to score an ace during a late evening round in 1987. The achievement went unacknowledged by the club due to unproven allegations the owner did not check in with Augusta's starter appropriately before play.
The closing hole at Triple Jack opens up for bold players who take an aggressive line left along the creek. Challenging the green in two can be done by players who bail right off the tee, but will require fades or draws around the pines set in islands on the right side of the hole.
Thanks and have fun! I've enjoyed playing everyone's courses so far and learned a lot.
The course includes a mix of long and drivable par-4's, par 5's that afford eagle opportunities, and a closing stretch that can provide low-scoring fireworks (or bring double bogey into play). The course embraces massive width in the fairway, but rewards strategic lines to encourage players to challenge tree lines and hazards and consider different angles into the four available pin locations. The owner likes the black tees and pin set 1 the best, but encourages play on all tee and pin combinations.
Overhead of the layout:
A view of the 11th green showcases one of the property's green complexes. When the pin is right, players will be rewarded by challenging the left side of the fairway. On the approach, players can challenge the pin directly or use the saddle in the middle of the green to funnel the ball right.
This view above the 4th tee shows how players are rewarded for the ability to work the ball either direction. A straight tee shot brings trouble into play, while a power fade opens up the landing area.
One of the signature holes is the par-4 12th. Players drive into a massive fairway but will need to choose their preferred angle of approach carefully depending on the pin position. A drive up the right side provides more green to play to when the pin is cut left. When the pin is cut right the opposite holds true. If you catch the hole downwind it is possible to hug the left side and drive the green, but many rounds have come to grief in the effort.
Triple Jack's par-3 fifth hole stands as a direct homage to Augusta's 12th, where Triple Jack's owner was said to score an ace during a late evening round in 1987. The achievement went unacknowledged by the club due to unproven allegations the owner did not check in with Augusta's starter appropriately before play.
The closing hole at Triple Jack opens up for bold players who take an aggressive line left along the creek. Challenging the green in two can be done by players who bail right off the tee, but will require fades or draws around the pines set in islands on the right side of the hole.
Thanks and have fun! I've enjoyed playing everyone's courses so far and learned a lot.