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Jason Topp

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Pinching fairways with bunkers at an angle
« on: March 06, 2014, 10:54:05 AM »
At Doral, Hanse employed an approach of pinching fairways at an angle to provide incentive to the player to shape his shot in one direction or another.  Here is a hole by hole graphic tour.  Holes, 2, 6, 7 and 17 provide the best illustration of what I am talking about although it appears many others employ a similar approach:

http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/cadillac-championship/news/2014/03/03/gallery--blue-monster-at-trump-national-doral.html

I like the idea of rewarding a particular shot shape.  If positioned correctly, these features will pose interesting choices between laying up short of the pinch point, shaping the shot as the bunkers suggest, or squeezing in a player's normal shot shape if it is opposite of the direction of the pinch.

I am not sure how well it works for member play.  It seems a bit penal.  It will be interesting to see how it works out.

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