Where did MacDonald get his "short" hole template from?

[Patrick_Mucci]

Are we saying that Sleepy Hollow had the first horseshoe green feature ever produced by either Macdonald/Raynor/Banks?  Certainly it would be cool to recreate that feature, I hope it will be part of George and Gil's suggestions to the club.

Last week we improved the first reverse redan produced by any of the trio on the 7th hole.

Corey,

The "horseshoe" feature may have been a compromise or softened version of the "donut" on the 6th at NGLA.

The "donut" with its pronounced ridge may have been too extreme for subsequent clientele, with the "horseshoe" being a reasonable compromise.

[George_Bahto]

Pat, I agree

[Patrick_Mucci]

George Bahto,

It, the "horseshoe" certainly became a popular feature that had an enormous impact on play for very little in the way of construction and maintainance costs.

I like what the "horseshoe" does to the green, the approach, recovery and putting.

It inserts great variety.