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Mark Chaplin

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Re: Water Hazards on Links Courses?
« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2011, 07:27:49 AM »
Sean - gravel was extracted at Rye, my criticism of the 11th is lack of definition from the tee, basically I never have an idea on the line or distance required.
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Mark Pearce

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Re: Water Hazards on Links Courses?
« Reply #26 on: October 21, 2011, 07:38:16 AM »
Sean - gravel was extracted at Rye, my criticism of the 11th is lack of definition from the tee, basically I never have an idea on the line or distance required.
Which some might say was a good thing?

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Niall C

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Re: Water Hazards on Links Courses?
« Reply #27 on: October 21, 2011, 04:06:05 PM »
I always liked the burns at Western Gailles and Sligo for how they were made visible.

What I loved about the burn on the par 3 at Sligo was the way it ran hard BEHIND the green rather than in front. On a fast running links and a hole of a decent length, which I think that hole is, its a feature thats quite daunting. Dare you hit the ball hard enough to get it upto the hole and risk going in the burn.

I've only seen it twice since, on a long par 3 at Cullen played from an elevated tee and again on a good length (190 yards ?) par 3 at Hopeman.

Niall

Sean_A

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Re: Water Hazards on Links Courses?
« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2011, 05:04:40 PM »
Sean - gravel was extracted at Rye, my criticism of the 11th is lack of definition from the tee, basically I never have an idea on the line or distance required.

Chappers

Isn't a cape hole about picking your line and distance?  The definition stsrikes me as quite clear - water right and gorse left.

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