A week ago or so I sang the praises of White Bear Yacht Club. Tom Doak agreed but said that I must have a “strong stomach for blind shots.” Thinking back to my round, there were indeed many tee shots I did not see land. Nevertheless, there were only a couple tee shots that I needed to see the landing area. Eighteen, for instance asks the player to hit a shot over a large hill that hides the rest of the hole. I walked up to see what was on the other side of the hill.
On the other hand it was easy to tell where to hit the ball and where not to hit the ball even on the holes where I could not see the ball land. It was easy to tell where the trouble was. When I was playing the course I did not think of these shots as blind.
Is it a blind tee shot just because the player cannot see the ball land? I would say, “No” if the player has an idea what is out there.