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This imprudent mind still awaits the date of the publication of your favorite picture and more importantly its caption. When my source provides me with the date, you'll be amongst the first to know.But, we know it's date is AFTER the course opened.Until then the jury is still out.I'm afraid that the jury has already rendered a verdict and turned the lights out, leaving you in the dark, in the courthouse, all alone Do you really think that there is only a few weeks between the last two pictures? I don't think there's that much time difference between the 2nd and 3rd photo, and probably a little more time difference between # 1 and # 3.If you look carefully, you can see the similarities and what has been built and what needs to be completed.What is obvious is that the photo taken after the hole was complete clearly states that the entire footpad, the two tiers and the swale were all putting surface.Did they formalize the bunkers that quickly? I think so.When you look at photo's 1, 2 and 3 above, you can see the progression and similarities in the finished and unfinished elementsThere as to be at least a year between the first and the last picture.What makes you draw that conclusion ?
There as to be at least a year between the first and the last picture.What makes you draw that conclusion ?
Mark:The best descriptions of the MacRaynor templates that I've seen comes in the GCA interview of George Bahto, here:http://www.golfclubatlas.com/feature-interview/george-bahto/I don't know anyone (living) who has put more time into studying the templates than George, so to me his word is pretty definitive.I've seen quite a few volcano holes, and while I don't think they are a MacRaynor template, I do think it's something that's been built by several architects. There's an old nine-hole course here in Wisconsin called Eagle Springs that has one of the best versions I've seen (click on this link; it's the first photo shown of the course:http://www.eaglespringsgolfresort.com/aboutus/coursephotos/I think Langford's 7th hole at Lawsonia is maybe a volcano hole under a loose interpretation, although I also think it has attributes of a MacRaynor short.I see a Volcano hole as a longish par 3 with severe trouble all around if the green is missed; an Alps to me is best represented by the two originals (U.K. and U.S.) -- Prestwick and NGLA -- a blind shot over a large hill to a green unseen. But see the Bahto interview for further definitions and interpretations of an Alps.