Old Macdonald picture tour

[PThomas]

1st, Double Plateau, 304 yds (all yardages from second set of tees, 6320 yds)



1st green



2nd, Eden, 162 yds



short of 2 green



3rd tee, Sahara, 345...the closer you hit it to the tree the closer you will  be near the green, as the fairway tilts right big time



a tremendous view once you get over the hill on 3



this shows the scale of the course/me on 3 fairway



looking back from behind 3 green



4 tee, Hog's Back, 472



5th tee, 134 yds, Short



huge 5th green



6 - Long, 520yds...their version of Hell bunker



hump on back of 6 green



7 tee, Ocean, 345 yds



2nd to 7



3 views of the magnificent 7th green







8th tee, Biarritz, 170 yds downhill..a caddie said aim left cause a ball on the right side will slide into the bunker



8 green



my pictures of 9 are not that good, unfortunately...back 9 tomorrow

[Kevin Pallier]

Thanks Paul

Always nice to see photos of OM - though Time Bert has another concurrent thread going at the moment

http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,44207.0/

[Phil McDade]

Gee, Paul, crummy weather for your day at Bandon.

[Jim Franklin]

How many rounds did you play?

[PThomas]

Gee, Paul, crummy weather for your day at Bandon.

clean living pays off again Phil!

twas gorgeous..that 2-3 club wind in the afternoon keeps it quite interesting...1st round at 12, a 5wood went 25 yards long...2nd round, a 4 iron went 25 yards long

[PThomas]

How many rounds did you play?

two at OM  the same day Jim..

its such a great place, i always want to stay a week/i hate leaving

[Bill_McBride]

Paul, I can't wait to play #6. My favorite hole at St Andrews is #14. From the tees you played, how far was it to the Hell bunker and how far from tee to far edge?  (Thinking about what combination of two shots it would take to carry safely from that tee, a calculation I always make on TOC before playing safely left!).   

Is there room to play left a la TOC?

[PCCraig]

Great photos Paul, thanks for posting (so such thing as too many photos or too many threads showing off what seems to be a great course).

And it looks like you totally lucked out on the weather!

[Michael Moore]

Is that golf bag on the sixth green? If so, is it a transgression or do the agronomical circumstances afford such behavior, like the golfers in Britain who roll their three-wheelers right over the green?

[PThomas]

Paul, I can't wait to play #6. My favorite hole at St Andrews is #14. From the tees you played, how far was it to the Hell bunker and how far from tee to far edge?  (Thinking about what combination of two shots it would take to carry safely from that tee, a calculation I always make on TOC before playing safely left!).   

Is there room to play left a la TOC?

Ace - 6 goes directly into the summer wind...yardage book states its 392 yds from 2nd tee to beginning of the bunker....and there is room to play to the left

and do try to avoid the bunker...unlike I whose well struck 3 wood was unfortunately pushed and found the hazard...a good lob wedge did get me out tho

[PThomas]

Is that golf bag on the sixth green? If so, is it a transgression or do the agronomical circumstances afford such behavior, like the golfers in Britain who roll their three-wheelers right over the green?

that bag is off the green....very little distinction between the greens and surrounding areas...the sprinkler heads determine where the greens end

the caddie in my group did lay the light bag he was carrying on the green a few times

[Jim Franklin]

How many rounds did you play?

two at OM  the same day Jim..

its such a great place, i always want to stay a week/i hate leaving

Did you play anywhere else? Awfully long travel plans to play just twice.

[jonathan_becker]

Paul,

Thanks for the photos.  2 questions....From the #7 tee that you played from , how far is it to the fw bunker on the left?  What is the length of #7 from the back tee?

[PThomas]

How many rounds did you play?

two at OM  the same day Jim..

its such a great place, i always want to stay a week/i hate leaving

Did you play anywhere else? Awfully long travel plans to play just twice.

also played Chambers Bay.....and couldnt play every day as the wife was with me!

[PThomas]

Paul,

Thanks for the photos.  2 questions....From the #7 tee that you played from , how far is it to the fw bunker on the left?  What is the length of #7 from the back tee?

from 7 tee its 252 to left bunker


from the back tee 7 is 363 Jonathan.....i.e., a lauyup off the tee for big hitters

[Matt_Ward]

Paul:

Great pics -- if you had ten rounds at the facility how would you dicy them up ?

[PThomas]

Paul:

Great pics -- if you had ten rounds at the facility how would you dicy them up ?

now this is a tough question Matt!....

let me think about it and i will reply soon...

[PThomas]

10 tee, Bottle, 440 yds..very tricky driving hole



10th green



of course i left my ball in a terrific spot just short of the bunker




12 green Redan...balls will slide into that left bunker


13, Leven, 319 yds



13 green


14, Maiden, 297 yds...2nd up the BIG hill


14 green from 15 tee


15 , 482 yd par 5, Westward Ho


16, Alps, 433 yds....the hill on the left side past the bunker is 20? feet high and you probably have to carry it on your 2nd shot


the rest in a bit...

[K. Krahenbuhl]

Thanks for posting Paul.  I'll take Matt's question a different direction and ask how you would divide 10 rounds between OM and Rock Creek?

[PThomas]

Thanks for posting Paul.  I'll take Matt's question a different direction and ask how you would divide 10 rounds between OM and Rock Creek?

o man, another tough one...i have a doctor appt so i shall ponder while waiting....

[PThomas]

Thanks for posting Paul.  I'll take Matt's question a different direction and ask how you would divide 10 rounds between OM and Rock Creek?

o man, another tough one...i have a doctor appt so i shall ponder while waiting....

Matt, i think i'd take 3 at OM and PD and 2 at BD and BT...

Kyle, i'd go 5-5 between OM and Rock Creek

[PThomas]

16, from left side..there is an aiming pole on the hill you must hit over, and the caddie advised me to aim right over it...but i dont think that is right, because it brings into play the bunker you see if you dont hit it far enough, which i didnt during my 2nd round



17 tee, 515 yd par 5, Littlestone...BIG hitters can try and drive on the right side over the marsh to get a clear look at the green


17 from left side of fairway where us not long hitters go..and then must deal with bunker near the green straight ahead...



but my 2nd wound up near the right side of the green, so i had to deal with a small hill there as well...flag barely visible behind it



18 tee, Punchbowl, 426 yards...that right fairway bunker is reachable, trust me



from right side of fairway



18 green!