“ We wanted to give the course a little more bite by toughening it up strategically for the better player , while still being cognizant of the resort golfer .”
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A retaining wall featuring upright railroad ties was added along the right side of the
14th hole .
TROY FINK
“ We wanted to give the course a little more bite by toughening it up strategically for the better player , while still being cognizant of the resort golfer ,” Sherman said . To that end , Sherman took a hard look at Dye ’ s past work with the goal of adding texture , aesthetic , and eclectic features to Full Cry ’ s 160 acres . “ I suggested we add some touches and unexpected surprises like Pete might do ,” Sherman said . Many of those have come through Dye ’ s signature railroad ties , pot bunkers and extended fairways . Selective new forward and back tees have been added as well . And with full growin complete , Sherman ’ s work has come to fruition .
Those revisiting Full Cry will find the most obvious changes to just four holes : hole 3 , hole 7 , hole 13 and hole 14 . On hole 3 Sherman shifted the entire tee complex 12-15 yards to the right to encourage golfers to aim for the middle of the corridor . “ The addition of substantial fairway bunkering now requires golfers to choose a
“ We wanted to give the course a little more bite by toughening it up strategically for the better player , while still being cognizant of the resort golfer .”
— SCOT SHERMAN strategy from the tee and be more specific with the tee shot ,” Keswick superintendent Troy Fink said .
Fink refers to hole 7 as the Pete Dye Sahara Hole . At 193 yards from the back and 95 from a new forward tee , the predominant feature of this par 3 is the 15,000 sq . ft . bunker that essentially constitutes an island green . The bunker is “ mostly about intimidation ,” Fink said . Sherman also added a tiny pot bunker near the front left edge of the green . The reason , “ because that ’ s something Pete Dye would have done for challenge and quirkiness .” Moving a bothersome cart path , replacing the sand , adjusting
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