Was so happy to get a quick tour of some new goings on architecturally at my favorite spot , PINE VALLEY !
Didn't have time to see everything as it was late in the day , but what I did see was way cool. More sand visible all over the place , waste areas on 6, 7 ( hells half acre) look really nice . Subtle but highly effective .
New tee on # 6.
New tee stretches a short par four that was arguably the easiest on the front nine. Now the tee shot from the tips is really challenging in that the angle is changed . Looks so much tighter , a visual deception that works superbly. The carry in the far corner has gone from approximately 230 to 280 , and it works. The club actually tore down a house to affect this change. Golf comes first here!
Some mixed emotions here as to build this tee they took down what was known as Ewing House. . Alec Ewing was a mentor to me , a part of the firmament ! His home was full of golf and good karma but perhaps it's best with his passing no one takes his place there.
Just golf now, he just might like that!
On number nine they have taken many trees down behind the left green . Many here have wished for this and it's great . When you stand on the back of the green you feel like you are on top of a little mountain . Awesome improvement to one of the best holes! The green is so hard to read , it's one of the best.
Just a start but more was done , some subtle changes to 16 and 17. All good. I was impressed.
Sound like a sycophant , but those who know me .......lol. I've been to Pine Valley perhaps close to 1500 times , yet when I saw it yesterday , as bright sun was streaming after a shower . It's just so damn glorious it took my breath away. If you ever get a chance to visit run don't walk . It is a true haven !