Continuing from yesterday with holes 4, 5 and 6.
Hole 4:
Although only 355 meters long from the tips, this hole usually plays much longer in the prevailing wind. The small green being severely guarded by a deep front right bunker, the smart play from the tee is to aim at the left part of the fairway. We added a bunker just in the landing area to challenge the better players going for the ideal line.
View from the 4th tee prior to renovation. Note the trees on the left and the absence of fairway bunker.
Same place now.
New fairway bunker. One of our own additions to the original design.
The 4th green sits diagonally between 2 deep bunkers. Depending on the Wind, this hole can rank from 3rd easiest to 3rd toughest on the course.
Same view before renovation.
Hole 5:
This hole was our trial hole 2 years ago.
What used to be an easy short par 3 has now much more fear factor from the tee.
Green extension has enabled to recover a lost sucker pin position on the right side, just behind the front hump.
Before renovation, any pin right of the green had to be played over the pine tree. The right green bunker was hardly visible.
Same hole now.
The 5th green seen from behind.
Hole 6:
The 6th green/7th tee complex has been dramatically redesigned in order to improve the agronomy of the 6 green and build a larger tee complex for the short 7.
To do that, we cut approximately 50 pine trees and bulldozed about 10 meters of dune left of the putting surface. The green can now breathe normally and is defended on the left by 2 new bunkers. This operation also enabled us to reroute the cart path left of the green, saving room to the right for a larger approach zone.
Long hitters may play their 2nd shot into the green from this spot. But driver is not a safe option from the narrow tees.
The green itself was left untouched but the surroundings were significantly modified.
Before work, note how close the trees came to the left an the unesthetic 7th tee platform in the background
To be continued...