5th hole:
Work is progressing as you can see from these pictures. Nick has been using the digger to shape the new designs and I like the look of the all-important lip and face of the new fairway bunker albeit at an early stage; which will be visible from the tee. Again, the previous bunker had evolved into a strange shape over the years and the lip lacked any real shape, and it was certainly not recognisable that Alister MacKenzie had once designed it. As per Ken Moodie’s design, the bunker is being enlarged to more like its original size, coming further to the left which will tighten the drive for longer hitter. The position and shape of the new right hand greenside bunker is also visible, in this case two bunkers have become one. The new bunker is further back than the previous bunkering, this will widen the mouth of the green and create a gap so there are more options such as being able to play a running shot into the green. To remind yourself of the proposed changes to the 5th hole have a look at the plan for the 5th created by Ken Moodie. |