Over the past year or so, I have played about a dozen Donald Ross golf courses. I noticed about half of them have long cross-bunkered par-3s.
Is this a Ross template? I don't have Brad's book with me and cannot recall if he talks about this.
Did Ross ever write about this type of par-3? What is the purpose of the cross-bunker? Do any other architects do this often?
Of the holes I have seen, the cross-bunkers were used quite differently, but in all cases, they were at least 15 yards short of the green.
Any info and any other examples?
Here are the ones I have noticed:
Aronimink's 14th:Biltmore's 8thCarolina GC's 3rdCC of Buffalo's 8th - this one requires some imagination as a meddlesome greens committee has removed the cross-bunkering which was on top of the hill
Charlotte CC's 3rdRosedale's 4th