BULLS BAY: High Golf in Low Country

[Jon Cavalier]

Sean,


What is the purpose of the bunker stakes on #3?

Jim:

There's a large tidal marsh right next to that hole - I am not certain, but I believe those stakes mark the high water line during the highest of high tides.

Jon

[Paul Carey]

At Bulls Bay the waste areas are marked by blue stakes i.e. if a sandy area has a blue stake it is waste and if not it is a hazard.  I had never seen this before but it works quite well and it is quite unintrusive.

[Paul Carey]

Sean,


What is the purpose of the bunker stakes on #3?

I don't have a clue Jim...unless its to help people mark their ball like they do on heathland courses. 

So...what do people think about the use of trees?

Tom...the tree on #1 seems to push people left...which when the hole is on the right of the green is a better angle, but one has to cope with the bunker.  This to me is a curious use of the tree.

Jon...thanks for the pix.

Ciao

Actually the tree on one is quite effective.  To have a clear line to the pin you must be left of the tree but not so far left as to have to take your second over the bunker.  Right is a play that will require a shot over the tree but a line clear of the bunker.   It works quite well for a first hole as the tee shot feels like a driving range but requires much more precision for an easy second. 


Even at 450+ from the back tees the younger boys just pound it down the left side and loft a 7 or 8 iron to the green.  Ridiculous.

[Sean_A]

Sean,


What is the purpose of the bunker stakes on #3?

I don't have a clue Jim...unless its to help people mark their ball like they do on heathland courses. 

So...what do people think about the use of trees?

Tom...the tree on #1 seems to push people left...which when the hole is on the right of the green is a better angle, but one has to cope with the bunker.  This to me is a curious use of the tree.

Jon...thanks for the pix.

Ciao

Actually the tree on one is quite effective.  To have a clear line to the pin you must be left of the tree but not so far left as to have to take your second over the bunker.  Right is a play that will require a shot over the tree but a line clear of the bunker.   It works quite well for a first hole as the tee shot feels like a driving range but requires much more precision for an easy second. 


Even at 450+ from the back tees the younger boys just pound it down the left side and loft a 7 or 8 iron to the green.  Ridiculous.

So...hit it down the middle then 

Normally I am not a big fan of trees blocking access to greens from fairways.  But in the case of Bulls Bay there is so little other encroachment of trees that it isn't a big deal...it is even something to be admired as a throwback concept which works.

Ciao