'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
- BradTheDad
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Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
I can see why you're worried Jeff.
It's two hands for beginners mate!
Hope you had a great Christmas.
Cheers
Brad
It's two hands for beginners mate!
Hope you had a great Christmas.
Cheers
Brad
Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
Rick Sugarman sent me his folder and he did a fantastic job on his design hole. We now have five folders and seven (7) holes completed. Roy your up next with a par 5 hole #3. Keep em' coming guys.Sundance wrote: ↑December 17th, 2022, 12:15 am Group course update: I have now received four folders, Charlie (2 holes), Goran, Brad and Galen (2 holes). I received messages from Goran and Jeff that they are going to combine their two holes into one folder, holes 17 and 18. We still have a ways to go so get them design minds working!!
- BradTheDad
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Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
Hi Steve,
any chance of pictures of the holes we haven't seen yet?
Cheers
Brad
any chance of pictures of the holes we haven't seen yet?
Cheers
Brad
Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
Topspin forehand my man!!BradTheDad wrote: ↑December 25th, 2022, 8:04 pm I can see why you're worried Jeff.
It's two hands for beginners mate!
Hope you had a great Christmas.
Cheers
Brad
Good Christmas... hope you and your family enjoyed it too!
Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
Ah, right Goran! I forgot about the Biarritz on Gator Alley! Nice!Goran wrote: ↑December 24th, 2022, 3:48 pm So that is how a Biarritz green looks like in real life? I did one in Gator Alley that I helped you finish Jeff. Glad you are doing this the right way now lol. How long is the distance to the pin here? I suppose the approach cant be too long to be able to stop before running down and away
My version in GBC was like 200 yards to the first part before the chasm, but with fairway to land at, looks much easier than in your photo.
Most Biarritz are designed as a long par 3, with the back pin locations as far as 230+. The idea (at the time) was to run your tee shot through the first plateau, down through the swale and then up onto the back plateau. At Yale, that front pin was about 180. It's a bit odd in that some Biarritz holes are fairway up to and through the swale, so there are no front pins. I much prefer the ones that have green/pin locations in front of the swale. Anyway, I've played several (Yale, Yeamans Hall, Streamsong, North Berwick... there's even one at a new course at PGA National), they are great fun!
Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
Thanks Charlie. One cool thing I found out from our day at Yale and talking to the Director of Golf is that Gil Hanse is coming in to do a full restoration in 2023-24. It is an amazing layout with some of the best holes I've ever played, the stretch of 8 through 12 (with a Redan green, a Biarritz, the crazy uphill second shot on 10 and the Alps 12th) is just phenomenal. But, it has some quirky holes (3 and 18 come to mind) and the tree overgrowth is just choking the golf course. I think when Hanse gets done however, Yale will definitely climb back into the top 100 and perhaps in the top 50. The bones are just that good.
Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
Brad, everyone has been posting their own.BradTheDad wrote: ↑December 26th, 2022, 5:29 pm Hi Steve,
any chance of pictures of the holes we haven't seen yet?
Cheers
Brad
Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
Hole #5 192yd Par3 - An assortment of challenges awaits depending on the wind and pin location into this double green. The bunker is to be avoided otherwise you'll spend 2 shots trying to get out. The green itself has two distinct sections, the larger section is more mounded and is actually easier to miss completely or end in the wrong area as it's about30x40yd section. The smaller section is more subtle but brings the coastline into play. It's a tough birdie chance but making double is easy. Par will be a good score here.
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Nice looking hole Mikey. I might have to bring my bucket and spade, as ending up on the beach is a real possibility.
Cheers
Brad
Cheers
Brad
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Re: 'Alainn Tr'aigh Links
Sorry Steve, I thought you had received some holes we hadn't seen screenies of yet.
Cheers
Brad
Cheers
Brad