GOLF DIGEST DREAM HOLE

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PLACE
WINNING ENTRY​​

year
2010

website
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judges
PETE DYE                    ASGCA FELLOW
GIL HANSE                 HANSE GOLF COURSE DESIGN
JEFF MINGAY              MINGAY GCD
TRIPP DAVIS               TRIPP DAVIS & ASSOCIATES
TODD ECKENRODE   ORIGINS GOLF DESIGN 
RON WHITTEN           GOLF DIGEST MAGAZINE

rules
UTILIZE GOOGLE EARTH AND SKETCHUP TO DESIGN AND BUILD A 3-DIMENSIONAL "DREAM HOLE," ​

prize
THE WINNING ENTRY RECEIVED ALL AN ALL EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO MEET AND PLAY GOLF WITH ALICE AND PETE DYE.

entry
THE COLONISTS CLUB'S FOURTEENTH HOLE IS A DRAMATIC SHORT PAR FOUR THAT SITS ON THE DUNES OVERLOOKING COAST GUARD BEACH ON CAPE COD, MA. ITS LOCATION TWO HOURS FROM BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE POSITIONS THIS COURSE TO ATTRACT BOTH LOCALS AND VACATIONERS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST'S GOLFING SEASON.

THIS STRATEGIC HOLE OFFERS THREE OPTIONS OFF THE TEE, EACH PRESENTING VARYING CHALLENGES DICTATED BY WIND CONDITIONS AND THE PLAYER'S CONFIDENCE THAT DAY. THE SAFE LINE TO THE FAT OF THE FAIRWAY SHORT OF THE TRAPS RIGHT LEAVES A SEMI-BLIND, SHORT IRON APPROACH. AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVE OVER THE MOUND LEFT IS IDEAL IN BENIGN CONDITIONS, LEAVING A SHORT, UPHILL PITCH TO A SMALL GREEN. WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING, PLAYERS HAVE THE OPTION OF GOING FOR THE GREEN. SIDEBOARDS FRONT AND RIGHT WILL FEED LOW OR MISHIT SHOTS ONTO THE PUTTING SURFACE. THIS UNIQUE HOLE PRESENTS ANEXCITING CHALLENGE FOR PLAYERS OF ALL ABILITIES.

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​3-Page, 8.5 x 11 Contest Submission

Competition Published in Golf Digest (December 2010)

Article in Landscape Architect & Specifier News (December 2010)