Cape Kidnappers # 17
“ This is interesting to me , and I come at it from a pretty fair perspective , I think : Some argue , Oh , Cape Kidnappers is not a links ,” said Doak . “ I understand what they ’ re saying . But whenever you talk about a world-class links , you have to compare it to Dornoch and all the great links on Earth . But when you look around and hold Cape up to the same kind of scrutiny , there is nothing comparable in terms of setting and scale . It really does stand alone and may always stand alone . “
Cape Kidnappers # 5
According to Ray Geffre , first-time visitors to Cape Kidnappers are often surprised by the breadth of amazing golf and terrain away from the cliff edges , not just canyons but the exotic vegetation and striking elevation changes in the form of massive , natural swales and hillocks . This stunning terrain , the deep dramatic bunkering and some of Doak ’ s finest green settings all produce a collection of inland holes with few peers — holes that better recall the heathland style of course architecture , rather than links .
Cape Kidnappers Front Nine
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