Says he will protect course. Seems like tee is back as far as possible, unless the convince neighboring ACC to dogleg a hole around the new tee.
Doesn't look like there is a lot of room to do something to move 13 green back, with a main entry walkway maybe 30 yards behind. Could move it south, up the hill, but a) sacrilege, and b) takes creek out of play unless they build an artificial new one, perhaps with waterfall cascading down to original.
Another option would be a higher green with a short cut fairway bank back to the existing creek which would still make reaching the front edge critical, unless you get Freddie Couples luck and your ball stops on the bank just short.
Would actually take a lot of distance for even mid level pros to make a momentous decision. Figure 290/300 yard drive and 260/270 second for minimum 550/570. DJ and a half dozen others would need 325/295, and may still be using an iron, making the advantage for long hitters even bigger, no?
At least, everyone gets a reasonable shot at it now. Aside from the physical issues noted above, and the history issues which would favor only a new tee, if you had no obstacles, w
hat distance would you set the hole if you were Fred? I suspect it would be around 550-560 yards, to protect the middle of the field. Haven't considered the lay up options, but at that length, seems like they would be the same as Crenshaw opined in Geoff S video yesterday, no?