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Dream 18s
Jack Nicklaus
By THE EDITORS
The challenge in organizing these 18 holes is also inherent to the basics of golf course design. The reason that many of these holes are considered the best in the world is their location in the sequence of actual play. For example, the 13th at Augusta is a reachable par five, with a good chance for birdie or eagle, after two very difficult holes. As designers, we strive to balance the direction of doglegs. However, a majority of the holes selected move right to left. Additionally, most of the par fours are of similar yardage, which further hampers the balance of the course. Similarly, the majority of the greens are angled right to left. As with all Nicklaus Design courses, our goal was to offer the golfer variety and balance. The par and yardages of each nine are balanced. The course sequence does not feature more than two par fours in a row, while the par threes and fives are routed in different directions to provide for diversity of wind. Also typical of Nicklaus Design courses, we begin with a short par four without water. The ocean appears on hole five (Ballybunion's 11th) and then the course turns inland until the 12th (hole 15 at Cypress Point). The course heads inland again and finishes with two of the last four holes playing along the ocean. How could we not finish with the Road Hole at the Old Course in St. Andrews and the 18th at Pebble Beach?
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