a thin approach to golf courses
Below is a quick hit on everything I’ve posted regarding Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Just a heads up that there are pictures and links so give it a second to load.
As new stuff is pushed out, I’ll do my best to keep this updated.
Below are a few image comparison aerials showing the progression of the two holes. While these images do not tell the complete story, they show some of the changes that one hole has gone through.
For reference, the 2010 aerial is the color image in the second slider comparison. The aerials used are from Lake County, IL, the USGS and the Illinois Geological Survey.
The next three images show the grading of the 17th green. The contours and grading used to direct the ball towards the left part of the green. The first two images use 1-foot contours to depict the slope of the green. The third image uses 1/2 foot contours to show extra detail.
As always, thanks for stopping by and feel free to ask any questions.
Shoreacres has been on the short list from day one. Anyone that I have ever spoke to regarding Shoreacres has nothing but good things to say about it.
I’ve driven past the course a few times, but the tree-lined course makes it difficult to sneak a peek of this Top 100 golf course.
The Fishers Island Club was on my short list when I started The Bottom Groove. I’ve always been interested in how a historic course such as this was constructed during the time period.
After reading the write up Andy did at The Fried Egg and taking a closer look at the pictures Jon Cavalier did that were included in the write up, I became a little more intrigued as to how the course was not only routed, but how elevation played a role in the design.
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As a follow up to Bandon Dunes, I wanted to take a look at Pacific Dunes. This course neighbors Bandon Dunes to the north and from what I have been told has a similar amount of fine grading leading up to and around the green complexes.
Another brief touch on history –
Designed by Tom Doak and the Renaissance Golf Design group and opened in 2001. This was the second course in the series of courses that make up the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort experience.
Talking to people who have visited, many say Pacific Dunes is easily their favorite of all the Bandon Courses.
So this one was kind of fun for me to look at. I’ve never had the chance to experience Bandon, Oregon and all the golf that comes with it. Instead I did what I could to experience it from my desktop.
A brief touch on history –
Designed by David McLay Kidd and opened in 1999. This was the first course in the series of courses that make up the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort experience.
Interested in what the NCAA golf championships have to deal with? I put together a few images to show the elevations changes and course layout that many have been talking about over the past week.
If you’re interested in the course, The Fried Egg put together his thoughts here.
I wanted to throw out some of the topography and color ramps I created for Erin Hills. Like the other golf courses I looked at, I took a look at 10-foot, 5-foot and 2-foot contour interval in addition to a transparent and non-transparent color ramp with and without contours.
Erin Hills, host of the 2008 US Women’s Public Links, 2011 US Amateur and 2017 US Open. I’ve been lucky enough to get out and play this one and I can assure you that it is quite the walk. You wouldn’t think much of the elevation on this chunk of land would be natural in the middle of Wisconsin. I got lucky to get this data since much of Wisconsin can be spotty when it comes to Lidar data.
Established in 1891 has gone through a few renovations over the years.
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