Ally
I don't dislike valley holes, I only wish archies would be more daring with the dunes. This sort of routing also helps quarter the wind which is always a plus on a windy site.
Well, Rye is one of the kings of using dune ridges. I can't think of a course that does it better or in a more varied way. Amongst the many ridge shots, #s 6 and 16 are valley carries and knob to knobbers. I spose in a way #13 is carries a wee valley only one must hit the valley perpindicularish over low lying dunes then carry a high dunes to the next valley.
I know Simpson wasn't keen on the 9th when he was presented with the idea by Bernardo and Co, but I think this valley hole stands out at Rye as the only one. Plus the hole bleeds left and really isn't a full fledged valley hole - so its good!
Burnham's 10th, 15th and 18th are knob to knobbers. The 10th, which plays over a huge dune from the tee may be oddest hole Colt ever created. Colt cut a gap for the second on #18, but one has to gain the angle for the view. #15 plays over two valleys to reach the 150 marker; one big and one small.
St Enodoc's 10th is most unusual in that it looks like one can play a knob to knobber off the tee, but really the hole is more like Rye's 13th where the shot procession is knob to valley; over knob (dune) to flat. The 16th plays over a low lying valley off the tee and for the second. Of course, the 6th plays over a high dune and valley to a knob green foir the second shot. This may be the most famous hole of this type at least in England.
North Berwick's 17th (a very under-rated hole) plays over a valley, but it too takes two shots to cross the divide from a knob tee to a knob green.
Painswick - tee hee. The 11th looks like it follows a valley after the initial carry, but I wonder. Maybe it sets on a shelf of a valley so it doesn't play as a gathering hole - I don't know, but something funky is goin on there!
Pennard is littered with knob to knob shots - maybe more than anywhere else.
drive on #1
second on #3
drive on #6
drive and second on #7 (outstanding)
drive and second on #8 (very fine)
second on #9 (superb)
drive on #12
second on #16 (zowie!)
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