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Scarlet Course No. 4
 Before Renovation
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| Jack Nicklaus on Scarlet Hole 4: "We had two holes on this golf course--this hole and 14 that were essentially par-4 holes. This green and its location and the style of the green was really a par-5 green. I felt like this hole really was played up against the houses pretty close on the left side. For those reasons and all the space we had at the right, I said 'what if we make this really into a par-5?' We took the bunker on the left side and sort of worked it down the slope. We expanded the lake a little bit, brought that in and made it look a little more flowing down thru with the creek bed. We tried to protect the green from a strong shot in front and put the little marshy area in front of the green. We moved that green 100-120 yards to the right. We've got 575 out of a hole that was probably 475-480 before. We've got a green that the average golfer can play it and enter it fairly easily. You've got a lot of options. I think the hole turned out very nicely. Definition-wise it's the best new hole out here." | |
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