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Dream 18s
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 December 2000 |
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Pete Dye By THE EDITORS
GOLF MAGAZINE The course is arranged in two loops of nine holes. The front plays in a clockwise routing, while the back nine is played in a counter-clockwise rotation. There is a balance of left-to-right and right-to-left tee shots, and approaches and angles into the prevailing wind. Each nine contains holes of equal difficulty, with the back nine culminating in a strong par-five, par-three, par-four finish that emulates Donald Ross's Pinehurst conclusion.
PETE DYE, INC.
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The lead-off holes of each nine -- number one and number 10 -- are both par fours of relatively equal length and approximate difficulty. All par threes play in different directions, with the final par three of each nine -- number eight and number 17 -- playing over water.
This routing illustrates many lessons of the great golf courses of the past.
ROLLING GREENS PHOTOGRAPHY |
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| Hole
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Golf Course
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Par
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Yardage
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| 1 |
Shinnecock Hills No. 14 |
4 |
447 |
| 2 |
Royal Melbourne (West) No. 6 |
4 |
450 |
| 3 |
Durban No. 3 |
5 |
513 |
| 4 |
Banff Springs No. 4 |
3 |
171 |
| 5 |
Royal County Down No. 9 |
4 |
431 |
| 6 |
Mid Ocean No. 5 |
4 |
433 |
| 7 |
Pine Valley No. 13 |
4 |
448 |
| 8 |
Cypress Point No. 15 |
3 |
139 |
| 9 |
Augusta National No. 13 |
5 |
485 |
| OUT |
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36 |
3,517 |
| 10 |
Ballybunion (Old) No. 11 |
4 |
453 |
| 11 |
Merion (East) No. 16 |
4 |
428 |
| 12 |
Carnoustie No. 6 |
5 |
575 |
| 13 |
National GL No. 4 |
3 |
197 |
| 14 |
Southern Hills No. 12 |
4 |
445 |
| 15 |
Bethpage State Park (Black) No. 5 |
4 |
455 |
| 16 |
Pebble Beach No. 18 |
5 |
548 |
| 17 |
TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium) No. 17 |
3 |
132 |
| 18 |
St. Andrews (Old) No. 17 |
4 |
461 |
| IN |
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36 |
3,694 |
| TOTAL |
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72 |
7,211 |
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