I was at Hankley with Scott and we discussed that 7th Green. One phenomenal hole.
Here’s two photo’s of the green from Philip’s thread.
From the pictures it’s not entirely clear but the green has 4 sections building clockwise from front right they increase in height. I haven’t seen the Club history but Braid extended the course from 9 to 18 holes. Colt later added 3 new holes and did some (to me) unidentified work on the rest of the course. It’s possible that the 7th green is untouched form the original 9th and therefore not Braid at all. However the first 6 holes all have relatively simple greens with a pronounced tilt, e.g. L-R or F-B, that kind of thing with only a little shaping involved beyond having it all flow in the same direction. If I was asked to characterise a ‘typical ‘Braid green that’s what I would expect, with a two or three tier (with big drops) thrown in for variety. Then we got to the 7th and suddenly there’s a lot of movement and that 4 section green got me thinking.
About a month ago I played East Devon where Colt and mostly Braid again had an input, and it had a Quartered green. It’s hard to photograph, particularly in the conditions I had that day, but in this case the 4 Quarters were even more distinct and clearly shown in the Scoresaver.
Pin is back right and this photo is from the rear.
When I saw the East Devon green, déjà vu, I have been there before. I’ve searched my photos and can find nothing but I have a strong feeling that there’s an example at Braid’s Shanklin and Sandown but unfortunately I have no photos to prove this.
So group, have you ever seen one of these greens and was it possibly a Braid?