This hole used to be a par-5 version of the Road Hole. Today, I'd say the green complex is a variant of the Road Hole complex, but the tee-shot does not require clearing an obstacle on the right to shorten the line, but hopefully Mr. DeVries will add some color. I'm getting repetitive but this green really is great fun. Front bowl is benign birdie postion, though I saw some Met Amateur qualifiers make a mess of it when they were here. Back pins can be wild, especially when placed right above the ridge.
Player's view from back tee, which faces player towards woods - a bit unsettling - but there is more room than it appears. 6th fairway on left. Also, back tee is lower than members' tee.
View in the landing area in front of two cross bunkers. (One on right is mostly cut off.)
Closeup of right bunker built into ridge.
View from right side, about 110 yds. from green.
View from just below "road hole bunker." The stone structure is old base for a water tower. Highest point on the golf course. Unfortunately, roof was positioned mid-span, detracting from the beauty of the arches. We will move the roof to the top of the structure eventually.
Green lies on 45 degree angle to line of play. Balls hit sightly left will feed into bunker from previous image.
View from front right approach. Image shows front bowl and larger rear shelf with cool "thumb-print" on left just above rise.
From rear of green looking back down fairway.
Looking back towards 5th green from 7th green.
