[Lake Anna Living] Cutalong Hole No. 7

November 21, 2023
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The uphill nature of the par-3 seventh hole originally brought to mind a H.S. Colt hole at Wentworth (West) in England, a pedestal surrounded by bunkers, but as construction commenced the seventh morphed more into something that an American architect like William S. Flynn or Perry Maxwell often produced, a shelf green with a perilous left edge countered by plenty of bailout to the right. During preliminary shaping, Gonzo carved out a pair of bunkers directly below the front edge of the green that uncannily resembles the famed Principal’s Nose at St. Andrews. Thus, the seventh is now Cutalong’s Principal’s Nose par 3.


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The uphill nature of the par-3 seventh hole originally brought to mind a H.S. Colt hole at Wentworth (West) in England, a pedestal surrounded by bunkers, but as construction commenced the seventh morphed more into something that an American architect like William S. Flynn or Perry Maxwell often produced, a shelf green with a perilous left edge countered by plenty of bailout to the right. During preliminary shaping, Gonzo carved out a pair of bunkers directly below the front edge of the green that uncannily resembles the famed Principal’s Nose at St. Andrews. Thus, the seventh is now Cutalong’s Principal’s Nose par 3.


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