Mike,
I prefer doing the linework and rendering by hand as opposed to using Adobe products where I feel you get a less artistic look. Sure it can take more time but I had just graduated college and was killing time before i started work so time was not really a concern.
I have posted my memo I submitted along with the drawing below:
2009 MacKenzie Society – Lido Design Competition
“Natural Features” Memorandum
Options from the Tee-Option 1 (Left Fairway) – This is a more difficult tee shot, than playing to the right, as it plays to a narrower fairway and lingers on the edge of the cliffs that drop dramatically to the ocean below. The reward for playing to the left is a tee shot that plays 35 feet downhill, a shorter approach shot, and it sets up the best angle of approach as the green is sited from front left to back right and provides contouring that will “help” shots onto the putting surface.
-Option 2 (Over the Rock Outcropping) – With a following wind, the long hitter may choose the most difficult tee shot by opting to drive it over the large rock outcropping, sited between the two fairways, to a blind narrow fairway that is only 30 yards in width. Although this option will set up the shortest approach shot the tee shot must navigate past deep fairway bunkers; short, left, and right. Any drive pulled to the left is sure to find the ocean and a drive mishit could strike the large outcropping which will put the ball in the hands of the ‘Golfing Gods.’
-Option 3 (Right Fairway) – This is the easiest tee shot as it plays to the widest portion of the fairway, will take the ocean out of play but beware should the tee shot find a fairway bunker a lay up may be necessary. The right fairway is more than 60 yards wide in some areas but the drawback from taking the safer ‘route’ is having a longer approach shot and being faced with a deep greenside bunker in your line of play. As the tee shot plays dramatically less downhill, than the left fairway, the longer approach shot from the right fairway will play substantially more downhill than the left making the longer approach a little less daunting.
Alternate Routes – (See labels on drawing)-Route 1 – 255 yd. tee shot (downhill 29 ft.), 168 yd. approach shot (downhill 13 ft.)
-Route 2 – 250 yd. tee shot (downhill 25 ft.), 177 yd. approach shot (downhill 17 ft.)
-Route 3 – 320 yd. tee shot (downhill 40 ft.), 103 yd. approach shot (downhill 2 ft.)
-Route 4 – 300 yd. tee shot (downhill 35 ft.), 116 yd. approach shot (downhill 7 ft.)
-Route 5 – 335 yd. tee shot (downhill 30 ft.), 79 yd. approach shot (downhill 12 ft.)
-Route 6 – 300 yd. tee shot (downhill 15 ft.), 135 yd. approach shot (downhill 27 ft.)
-Route 7 – 250 yd. tee shot (downhill 10 ft.), 183 yd. approach shot (downhill 32 ft.)
-Route 8 – 280 yd. tee shot (downhill 7 ft.), 170 yd. approach shot (downhill 35 ft.)
-Route 9 – 230 yd. tee shot (downhill 5 ft.), 214 yd. approach shot (downhill 37 ft.)
Green Complex
Sited from front left to back right the green complex is a little more than 6500 sq. ft. and is guarded by two deep greenside bunkers that are carved into the hill, right of the green. The green complex has six distinct pin locations with the most difficult being the far right location that brings both bunkers into play and sits atop a plateau. The green and green surrounds will be grassed with SeaDwarf Seashore Paspalum which will play fast and firm year round. The golfer looking to utilize the ‘ground game’ will find the two ridges short left and back middle very helpful when trying to run shots onto the putting surface.[/i]
Ian,
I like your design and rendering as well. What are the widths on your different fairways?