The green is protected by a grassy hollow on the left side and by a bunker on the front right side, both of this feature are not visible from the area of the approach, I think that an hazard, to intimidate a player, should be visible and if possible bold to let people think if face it or play safely.


Hole 8 Proposed enhancements

I think that how is now the tee shot is very challenging, with the out of bounds on the right, the ridge at the landing area and the stone wall on the right. The stone wall is partially hidden by some trees, I would cut them to enlighten a feature that could add character to the hole and I would open the view to the Blackford Hill. To make the hole more interesting I would modify the green complex, changes that will affect also the tee shot. At the moment the green is protected by a small bunker on the front right and a grassy hollow on the left, both of the can not be seen from the approach’s area. To challenge the golfer, I think that hazards should be visible and bold to intimidate more golfer, accentuating their effect, having blind hazards is both unfair and not intimidating at all. To give a reward to who plays near the out of bounds I would make the approach from the left side more open and easier, I would create a green complex as is shown in the drawing below, designing the green with an angle that accommodates the shot from the left and making more difficult approaches from the right, with a steep bank with mowed grass n the left-front and a bunker on the back-right.