The 3rd green, 4th tees and wetland were staked last week, and I'd walked around, looked, made some notes and did a some thinking before uprooting the stakes and moving them.The originally staked green (indicated by the Red Cross) lined up with a farmer's shed with tanks in the background, so I shifted the green left to get that eyesore out of the picture and to move the green closer to the Buffer Wall. (I would have shifted the Buffer Wall if I hadn't shifted the green.)
It's this type of incremental refinement that makes a difference, and a huge difference when added up at the end. If the architect makes rare site-visits, this type of stuff is missed. Don't think it doesn't happen. When the architect shows up weekly, monthly or quarterly... all sorts of refinements are lost... forever.
After shifting the green to the west, I shifted the Back Tee and equal amount. This softened the dogleg, which makes the hole better, and actually more tempting to play towards the corner. It also means the tee shot isn't over the tees in front... which is perfect.
The north-western wetland border was moved, keeping it close to the tees, and on the far side of the wetland brought it 5 to 10 meters from the forest. I'm expecting the ferns will creep out and overtake the area.
Tony Ristola
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