Nicklaus said "some extra length will have to added
before this year's event to accommodate the modern-day golf
ball. All I have to do is make sure it's a good challenge."
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Hole #1
A relatively easy opening hole played from an elevated
tee. Pine trees, palmettos and a fairway bunker will gather
tee shots that attempt to cut the slight dog leg right
design. Water and trees guard the left side of the hole.
Approach shots into the green must carry the newly added
pot bunker in front and avoid the bunker that wraps around
the left and back side of the green. |
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Hole #2
A new back tee has added 30 yards to length of this straight
Par 4. A tee shot in the center to right center avoids
the fairway bunker on right and water on left, leaving
the best approach angle into the green. The greenside
bunker will collect errant approaches that are short and/or
left. |
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Hole #3
Jack Nicklaus’ 1990 redesign eliminated a fairway
crossing water hazard in the driving area. An aggressive
second shot is a gamble into a narrow green guarded by
bunker on right and left. The bunker left of the green
should prevent balls from rolling into the water hazard.
The conservative three short approach will leave a wedge
into the green. |
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Hole #4
The shortest Par 4 on the course requires precise tee
shot placement and approach shot into the elevated green
guarded by bunkers in front and behind. The grass bunker
swale in the back right behind the green will collect
several shots that do hold the narrow green.
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Hole #5
A new back tee has added 50 yards to this Par 3. It is
a deceptive tee shot to judge the distance, because of
a large depression in the middle of the green. The green
is a peninsular target between water in front and left
and a bunker behind. |
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Hole #6
A Par 5 converted into a Par 4 for the PGA Tour’s
Honda Classic. A narrow driving hole with water on the
entire left side and a series of bunkers on the right
side of landing area. The approach is into a two tiered
“L” shaped green with bunkers guarding front
left and right. |
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Hole #7
A new bunker on the left side makes the tee shot into
this Par 3 more demanding. The bunkers on right side
of green and water hazard in front leave little margin
for error.
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Hole #8
Due to the additional length created by a new back tee,
the players may choose to play a driver to a point before
the water hazard crossing the fairway. An approach from
the left to left center of the fairway provides the best
angle into the green and avoids having to carry the bunker
in right front of green. |
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Hole #9
A new back tee requires the tee shot to carry the water
hazard and makes the lay-out into a more severe dog leg
left. Water guards the entire left side. A large steep
faced bunker in front and a deep bunker behind, requires
a lofted approach to the green. |
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Hole #10
A Par 5 converted to a Par 4 for the PGA Tour’s Honda
Classic. A dog leg right from an elevated tee allows the
player to drive over or just left of the fairway bunker
at corner. The second shot will need to avoid a pot bunker
guarding the entrance to green between bunkers on right
and left of the green. |
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Hole #11
The aggressive tee shot will be placed down the narrow
left side between the two water hazards and leaves a shorter
approach. The conservative tee shot is laid-up in front
of the right side water hazard, leaving a long carry over
water to a narrow green. The large deep bunker behind
the green will require a precise recovery from long approach
shots. |
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Hole #12
A tee shot in the left center of the fairway avoids the
fairway bunkers on both sides of the landing area and
leaves the best angle of approach to the green. A grove
of pine trees and a bunker protect the right and front
portion of the greens. A large mound behind the green
provides great spectator viewing and a back drop to this
relatively flat putting green. |
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Hole #13
This relatively short Par 4 requires a well positioned
tee shot to avoid the water hazard on right and series
of bunkers from 150 yards to the green on left side. The
approach requires a lofted shot to the elevated bunker
encircled green. |
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Hole #14
A dog leg left Par 4 with water guarding the entire length
of the right side. An aggressive tee shot will avoid the
three small fairway bunkers at the corner of the dog leg
and reach the narrow landing area. The approach shot is
into a large multi-tiered green. |
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Hole #15
Welcome to “The Bear Trap”. A tee shot that
reaches the green must carry the water hazard. To bail
out left or long will leave a very difficult pitch or
bunker shot to save Par. |
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Hole #16
This dog leg right around and over the water requires
two well struck and positioned shots. The conservative
tee shot to the left side of fairway may find the fairway
bunker and will leave a 200+ yard approach over water
to the green. |
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Hole #17
A new back tee added another 20 yards to this intimidating
Par 3. Similar to Hole #15, the only way to reach the
green from the elevated tee is to carry the water hazard.
A safe play to the left or long will result in a very
difficult pitch or bunker shot with the water collecting
any shot hit past the green. |
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Hole #18
This Par 5 will now play over 600 yards from the new back
tee. The tee shot must carry the water and be placed between
water hazards on right and left. The layout of the double
dog leg defines where each shot is to be placed. An aggressive
second shot will need to avoid the water hazard on right
and bunkers on left to find the narrow approach to the
green. |
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