#7 will be a very short, albeit rather difficult, hole. Playing as short as 99 yards and tipping out at 139 I believe this will quickly become the favorite hole of our guests. ... We could have followed the trend of lengthening the course and built a 250 yard hole that encompassed this land at that of the current 7th but that was really never considered given the potential of the short hole.
Greg,
Does the above mean that this project has also created a bit more beachfront real estate for sale, by shortening and changing the orientation of the two holes? If so, "the potential of the short hole" could be read entirely differently.
Not at all Tom. The intent was really the opposite to push the golf away from the development. The current 6th tee would have been bordered very closely by villas/bungalows or the like at some point. We have created better golf (we think) while pushing closer to (into!) the water and away from development. The 7th is much the same though a large portion of the development is already along the 7th green complex.
The area where the 6th green and 7th tees will be would have been an unbelievable beach club site but we prefer to maximize the golf in this area. Beach clubs can be done well in other locations.
I don't believe I am overselling the 7th... it is that cool. The 6th is similar to its very well received predecessor while adding the wow factor of an unbelievable tee location with the normal waves crashing against the back edge.
Throw in the 5th green moving back 37 yards closer to the water (as far as legally posible) and we think we have truly maximized the land's potential along the coast at 5,6,7 and 8 along with 16, 17 and 18(I do not believe you have seen the new 16th green site either). You are due for a visit.