ONE OF THE MANY BUNKER STYLES AT OLD MAC
In the second part of my interview with Jim Urbina from this past February out in Bandon, Jim talks about the bold features that the team incorporated into the design at Old Macdonald. The greens are some of the wildest that I have ever seen on any golf course. The sixth hole at the National Golf Links of America is one of the craziest in golf and it would struggle to stand out if it was on Old Mac. Jim points out that this boldness in contour was very much something that they wanted to do from the beginning. These contours, combined with the size and scale of the green, are probably the most striking features of Old Mac. (video after the jump)
The other thing about Old Mac that really jumps out at the first time visitor is the eclectic bunkers. Jim talks about the thought process that led to this look. The idea was to take things back to the game’s roots in links golf and show the various types of ways that early bunkers were created and formalized. At Old Mac, this means that there are bunkers that are small scrapes, revetted, wrapped with sleepers, grass faced, natural blowouts, and the more typical Renaissance Golf style. The result is a little jarring at first, but as the bunkers weather they will start to come together as a more cohesive group.
For the first part of the interview with Jim Urbina see here.
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