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The art of design
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 One of Harbottle's Southland restorations is Hacienda Golf Club, a Willie Watson design. He said good terrain, strategy, playability and variety are essential ingredients to nice layouts. “Most great courses are built on wonderful, dynamic terrain,” Harbottle said. “When nature’s moldings are big, courses are very thrilling to play. Good terrain allows you to incorporate variety, playability, risk-reward and other strategies within the design. Cypress Point, Pine Valley and Augusta National are very different designs, but one thing they have in common is they were built on undulating terrain. So you might build a case for terrain being the most important element. “However, other great courses were built without the advantage of significant contours. For instance, the TPC Sawgrass was built on very flat land, but Pete Dye created one of the most interesting and strategic courses in the world. This shows that variety and strategy are also very important components of a great course.” Great golf course also possess distinctive characteristics, Harbottle said. “Pebble Beach and Royal County Down are both called links, and they are both beautiful, varied designs on great terrain, but they look and play quite differently because of their terrain and soil types,” he said. “Except for a few summer months, Pebble requires more of an aerial game and Royal County Down can and should be played much more on the ground.” Ultimately, what makes a great golf course, Harbottle said, is that “players are thrilled to just be there. There is a special feeling to the terrain and look. There is a mixture of short, medium and long holes. There are wonderful, challenging bunkers and hazards that are bold, strategically placed and seem as though they’ve been there forever and evolved over time.” THE ART OF DESIGN: TEN GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTS
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