I'm curious to see what would be done to the course.
What would you like to see done to Doral?
Many holes are fine as is but could probably use a minor faceleft
***In these cases Hanse would tweak specifics as he saw fit, either by restoring any "Dick Wilson angles" and features he deems relevant and/historic,or by creating strategies of his own
#1 move green back, keep as par 5,
2 create green site that sets up risk/reward scenario for driveable par which has been rendered such by technology, and perhaps moreso by moving#1 green (or move green back if there's room)
3 same-good hole
4 same-good hole,but I think I'd make the left play a little more reasonable for the player playing for 4-instead of moving tee way up as they do for the tourists, I'd leave some length but with a 16 at Cypress Point like bail fairway
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***7 would like to see Hanse do something different with one of these holes as 5,6,7 are all well bunkered dogleg lefts on flat terrain
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***10 same strategy but with a tweak or two-an interesting hole in that driver isn't always the best way to get an angle to the hole-and yes a tree adds strategy/interest to the hole. I'd make a baill right to pin high a VERY hard up and down making a player committ to going for the green or laying up short(further left the better) to a good angle
11 Classic centerline hazard-only change I'd make to original is to have spine in center dividing green into left sloping and right sloping making daily pin placement accessible from proper play to opposite side of centerline hazard that's already in middle of fairway-and perhaps make the hazard more "hazardous"
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14 bring fairway line over to left water which also makes OB right less likely-reward approaches from left side by sloping green right to left
15 well Trump says island green-I'll leave this one to Gil and him
(I did ace this hole in a playing lesson so Trump's right it's too easy)
16 -move green to edge of water on right make green more accesible to bounce/runup-(rework entire fairway)it's already become driveable in modern years-perhaps even have green slope towards left to right towards the water so a fade that trickles on is the shot(perhaps with a nasty deep bunker having to be skirted) and flying it there is likely wet.Also the left to right sloping green would encourage an agressive layup down the right side protected by Hanse bunkers, rather than bailing left.
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18*** as is perhaps a little more fairway on the right that runs into the bunker and more fairway left which rewards the left play and runs hooks into the water
So that's only 6-7 changes and I'd leave the rest to Hanse, Wilson, and adjustments for technology(many of which they've already made)
It's already a good golf course---in places I've moved greens or fairway closer to the water, I've really simply increased the playable area and bail area,but the bail areas wouldn't make the play easier for the birdie seeker.
Doral's greens have historically lacked contour, I would like to see more slopes in the greens rewarding shots/angles that challenge the bunkers/hazards that are either "modernly restored" or created by Hanse.
It's been about 10 years since I was there so it may not be perfect but I think the opportunities for a great course complete with honoring history, classic risk reward, and modern pizzazz.
I do hope the bunkers have a Dick Wilson style,not a frilly edged sheep refuge look.
Doral is a product of the 1960's a retro look would be cool-I certainly hope the finished product bears a resemblance to the original