Patriot Photos

[Derek Dirksen]

Here are a couple of new photos of the Patriot in Owasso, OK. 

Hole 7 from the back tee.



Hole 10 view from the tee.



Hole 18 from the tee



Hole 18 from the upper landing area



Hole 18 from the lower landing area

[Derek Dirksen]

Hole 6b


Hole 7


Hole 7


Hoole 7


Hole 7, looking back from behind green


Hole 8


Hole 8


Holr 8


Hole 9


Hole 9


Hole 11 - redan green


Hole 11

[Mike Hendren]

Derek,

Please elaborate on this course.  I like the look from the photographs but WHY NOT JAGGED EDGE BUNKERS?

Bogey

[Craig Van Egmond]

Bogey,

      Derek did elaborate on an earlier thread..

      http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,39055.msg816602.html#msg816602

[Mike Hendren]

Thanks Craig.

[Kalen Braley]

With any luck, perhaps jagged rock walls will become the next jagged frilly-edged looking bunkers.

I've always thought it adds an extra dimension of "fun-ness" to put rocks around landing areas cause you have no clue what kind of bounce your going to get.

[Derek Dirksen]

Kalen,  I'll relay the message about"fun-ness" to God.  I guess He placed them in the wrong spot!!!

[Derek Dirksen]

Here are some new photos of the course.  As some of you know Tulsa got nailed with a 100 year event back in late April.  We received 3 inches in two days and then we got 4 plus inches in about 2.5 hours the next morning.  The course suffered a lot of damage.   6 of the 19 greens had to be cored out and reseeded.  4 more greens were partially cored out and reseeded as well.  Holes 1,4, and 5 we lost over 70 percent of the sod on the fairways (sod hadn't rooted in yet).  The canyon holes (4,5,6a,6b) took the biggest hit.  The creek was completely filled in with rubble and the bridges were all destroyed.  Most of the damage has been fixed but we are waiting on the bridges to be replaced.  There was some sort of damage on every hole.  As a result the course will most likely open next spring.  The grow in budget is very tight.  Course Superintendent Jeremy Dobson (formerly 1st assistant at Southern Hills) has had his hands full to put it lightly.  In the photos you will notice that the bunker sand is covered with plastic to keep the sand from getting contaminated.  All 19 greens and approaches have been grassed and are growing in.  We have 2 full fairways and 2 partial fairways to grass. 

Hole 1 Par 5 565 - before storm



hole 1 after rain



Hole 1 resoded the 2nd time



Hole 1 from the 1st landing area



Hole 1 bunkers



Hole 2 view down right side of fairway



Hole 2 view from landing area on left side of fairway



Hole 3 Par 4 479



Hole 3 view from the landing area to green



Hole 3 view from behind the green looking back down the fairway



Hole 4 par 5 504 - view from the left side fairway 1st landing area looking toward the green



Hole 4 view from the right side of fairway toward the green




Hole 4 view from 2nd landing area bunker towards green complex.  This green was a partial reseed



Hole 5 – Par 4 – 316 Yard - view from the upper tee. rest of fairway sod will be laid when new bridge is installed



Hole 5 view from lower tee



Hole 5 view from left side faiway into the green



Hole 5 view from the right side



Hole 5 view from 6 tees looking back down the hole



Hole 6 par 3 135 - view from right side tee.  This green was a partial reseed



Hole 6b par 3 135 - view from upper tee



Hole 6b view from the lower tee



Hole 7 par4 384 - blind tee shot



Hole 7 view from upper faiway



Hole 7 view form right side of fairway



Hole 7



Hole 7 view from behind green looking back up the hole



Hole 8 par 4 467 - view from landing area



Hole 8 view from approach

[Craig Van Egmond]

Derek,

Thanks for the updated pictures, as the lone Okie on the board, I do appreciate you keeping me up to date.

[Derek Dirksen]

Hole 9 par 3 232 yards -  This par 3 is long but it plays down hill.  The green slopes from back to front right and left to right.  There is a side board to use as well as the approach slopes into the front of the green.  There is a saving bunker short and right.  If you fly the bunker and or the green right you be in no mans land or off the cliff.


Hole 10 par 5 601 yards - A long up hill par 5 that blends into the natural landscape.  There is plenty of room for your first shot although it appears tight because of the bunkering.  The fairway has a crown to it so it makes you choose which side of the crown to play your 2nd shot depending where the pin is.  The green complex is protected by a nest of bunkers left and front.  The right side is gentle and wide open.  The front 1/3 of the green slopes towards the tees and the rest of the green slopes back and left around the bunkers. 


Hole 10


Hole 10 - view from 1st landing area


Hole 10 - view from left fairway bunkers


Hole 10 - view from the 2nd landing area


Hole 10 - 10 green complex and 11 tee's are connected with turf.  Here is  a look over to 10 green from 11 tee.


Hole 11 - par 3 172 yards - A redan like green.  There is lots of room right and long if the green is missed.  If missed long the chip will be a tough one as the green slopes from right to left.


Hole 11


Hole 12 - par 4 404 - This down hill par 4 works from left to right.  A generious fairway width narrows a bit as you reach the green complex. The green sits up a bit and falls away on all sides.  The green has a ridge on the left side that works its way right and mellows as it does, with half the green falling to the front right and the rest falls away with the lay of the land. View from the back tee
 

Hole 12 - view from the blue and white tees


Hole 12 - view from the ladies tee


Hole 12 - view from the landing area


Hole 12 -


Hole 13 - par 3 207 yards - there are 2 different angles for this long par 3.  the left set of tee boxes plays across a canyon while the right set of tee's plays along the canyon edge.  The green is over 10,000 sq feet and falls from front to back and right to left.  As you can see there is a side board to help direct your shots into the green.  This shot is taken from the pro tee on the left set of tee's


Hole 13 - viee from the 2nd tee


Hole 13 - view from the right set of tee's


Hole 13 - view from behind the green.  You can see both tee angles from this shot.


Hole 14 - view from 14 tee's across the canyon to 13 green complex.


Hole 14 par 4 - This dogleg right canyon hole just begs you to grip it and rip it. 


Hole 14 - view into the green

[Derek Dirksen]

Hole 15 par 5 580 yards - this long par 5 is the first of consecutive par 5's.  Both 15 and 16 can be palyed as par 4's as well.  The tee shot is down hill to a big dog leg left.  You tee of in a canyon that opens up into a low meadow.  There is a creek on the left side of the hole that crosses the fairway in between the 1st and 2nd landing areas.  15 and 16 fairways are connected with turf around the 1st landing area.  This photo is taken from the pro tee.


view from the next tee up.




view from the par 4 or the elevated tee.




view from the 1st landing area




view from the 2nd landing area into the green complex.  The green is slightly elevated.  Notice there is a side slope left of green to use.  This green is fairly small and slopes from left to right in the back and back to front in the front.  there are two deep bunkers right of the green.  If approach shot is long it will be buried in deep rough. 


Looking back up the fairway from behind the green.


Hole 16 par 5 565 yards.  2nd of 2 back to back par 5's.  Your tee shot here is a risk reward type shot.  There are 3 cross bunkers which vary is distance.  the furthest bunker out is a 280 yard carry.  The fairway is crowned and very wide.  The area in between the bunkers and the tee is a will be a native grassland.  16 and 15 fiarways are conected starting about 310 yards off the pro tee.


view from the "blue" tee


view from the "white" tee


View from the par 4 tee


view from the 1st landing area.


The green complex is well guarded.  There is a huge "hogs back" as well a a back board to help direct your approach shot.  16 green feels like it is slightly perched.  The green falls from back to front and left to right. 


Here is a shot form the cart path looking back down the fairway.


Hole 17 par 3 168 yards.  A medium lenght par 3 the is slightly up hill.  The green falls from back to front.  There is a long deep bunker that runs from the back of the green to about  20 yards in front of the green.  This gives the illusion that it sits right in front of the green.  Any shot to the left of the bunker will find its bouncing off a 100 ravine ending up on hole #1 below.  The is side board to the right of the green again can be used to guide the ball. 




Hole 18 par 4 432 yards.  This par 4 plays a lot shorter than it looks.  You tee off to a split level fairway.  If you choose to go at the lower level you are rewarded with a shorter carry across the canyon to the green.  If you are too far left then your ball plunges into the bottom of the canyon.  The upper level is more generious and you have a shot looking down on the green but it is longer.  Going to be a great golf hole.  The green is well guarded by bunkers.  There is a bail out to the left of the green.  A big ridge cuts the green into 2 sections.  The right side exits towrds the front of the green.  The left portion of the green slopes from right to left.  There is a back board to the left section of the green.




View from the ladies tee across to the green.




View from the upper fairway.


lower fairway


If anyone is going to be in town for the US Amateur in August and would like to take a visit let me know. 

[Derek Dirksen]

Here are a few updated photos of the course.  Holes 14, 15, and 16 have been sodded since the last update.

Hole 1


Hole 1


A look at the greenside bunker hole 1


A look at the approach to the 8th green which is well bunkered


view from the ladies tee on hole 12


A look of hole 14 from the back tee.


view from the next tee up on 14


view from the 3rd tee on the 14th


Hole 15 - The bunkers in the distance are on hole 16.




a view from the landing area on 15






Hole 16 from the back tee


next tee up


Hole 17 from the back tee


next tee up


a look over to 9 green and 1 tee's from hole 17.


a look at 18 green

[Derek Dirksen]

Here are a some updated photos of the Patriot gc in Owasso, OK.  The course is gowing in nicely.  They will open next spring.

Hole 1 - 563 yd par 5










Hole 2 - 432 yd par 4




Hole 3 - 474 yd par 4







Hole 4 - 515 yd par 5 (can be set up for par 4)







Hole 5 - 316 yd par 4









Hole 7 - 383 yd par 4











Hole 8 - 495 yd par 4 (can be set up for par 5)









Hole 9 - 242 yd par 3



front right bunker


saving bunker in the back right of green




Will post back nine later.

[Craig Van Egmond]

Thanks for the update Derek. Looks like some good stuff is happening in Owasso, which doesn't happen very often. 

[Derek Dirksen]

Here are holes 9 thru 18.

hole 10 - 604 yd par 5


hole 11 - 171 yd par 3 (redan like green)




There is a generious area behind the green to contain errant shots


a look at the green from back left to front right.


hole 12 - 427 yd par 4




Hole 13 - 191 yd par 3, view from the left set of tees.




view from the right set of tees


Hole 14 - 475 yd par 4




Hole 15 - 559 yd par 5 (can be set up for par 4)




view from the upper par 4 tees






a look back up the hole towards the tee's






The view from the 15th green looking back up the fairway.  The 16th green complex is in teh distance.


Hole 16 - 536 yd par 3 ( can be set up for par 4), 280 to clear the 3rd bunker on the right.










The view from the par 4 tee








A look from above 16 green back down the fairway. 


Hole 17 - 168 yd par 3






a view across the canyon to 1 tees, 9 green, and the clubhouse


Hole 18 - 445 yd par 4








a view across to the green from the ladies tee.









Driving Range

[Derek Dirksen]

The Patriot GC will open officially on Memorial Day weekend.  http://www.thepatriotcup.com/  I wish I could attend but I'm stuck here in Korea.  From what I am told the course is coming along nicely after the worst winter in 30 years in Oklahoma. 

[Philippe Binette]

After seeign the storm picture of the 1st hole, I'm like...

DO NOT ROUTE HOLES IN A DEEP VALLEY... DO NOT ROUTE HOLES IN A DEEP VALLEY, note to self

[Derek Dirksen]

We had just sodded the hole about a week before the "big one" happened.  The damage wouldn't have been that bad if it the grass was mature.  The routing a awesome at the Patriot.  One of the strong points in my opinion, its a journey in and out of the canyons.  Jay Blasi did a great job with it. 

[Michael Dugger]

I see some of my favorite thing out there.

Width.  Wow, this course looks super wide...

Tis appears the ground game can be incorporated on a number of shots...big banks and rolls all over the place.

Love the rocks all over the place...

At this point it looks somewhat featureless, almost too wide and sparse.  I wonder if with further maturity, perhaps some texture in the grasses, this will change?

[Derek Dirksen]

Michael,

Yes it is pretty wide.  Not overly wide but wide.  Yes, the ground game is in play on a lot of holes.  Jay Blasi designed many greens with lots of slope into the green.  I think a lot of options are available around the green.  Especially since they used caviler zoysia around the greens (about 50 foot around each green).  It will be mowed very tight which should give a lot of options.  The plan is to not have more than 10 foot of rough around the fairways.  That also should give lots of options off the tee.  As for the rocks, we left some around but didn't place any except for a few rock walls suppporting greens on holes 4 and 7.  Hole 7 was very unique in the fact that the "rock walls" behind the green were hand stacked 70 plus years ago to support the old dam that was there.  Jay made a special effort to keep the "natural features" that were there before we arrived.  A very special piece of land for Oklahoma to say the least.