Biarritz

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Its background stems from the 'Chasm' hole (#3) at the original Willie Dunn course at Biarritz - famous at the time as a luxurious international spa. Located along the northern coast of France, the 'Chasm' hole was played from an 80-foot high cliff over the Bay of Biscay to a 50-foot cliff beyond. The water carry was nearly 170 yards. An oft told story states that while visiting the spa, William Vanderbilt and two close friends (sportsmen but non golfers) asked for a demonstration of the game by Dunn. Out to the Chasm hole they went and Willie laid a few balls down and hit them to the green '220 yards away.' An enthralled Vanderbilt remarked, 'this was better than skeet shooting' and asked Dunn to come to America to help build a course in New York. Dunn accepted the invitation, expanding the Shinnecock Hills course to a full 18-holes. </b></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="995" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 884 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="37859890.jpg" border=0 width="601" height="393" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The original Biarritz</b></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="372d63b0.jpg" border=0 width="214" height="315" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Willie Dunn Jr.</b></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3796e600.jpg" border=0 width="366" height="864" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Overhead of the Biarritz</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ironically, a Biarritz was never built at National Golf Links of America ( NGLA ) - probably the only 18-hole course C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor designed without one. Apparently Macdonald didn't think he had the proper topography for the hole at the site. After National, he and Raynor built the first version at Piping Rock's the 9th hole. </b></div> <div> <B>Piping Rock's Biarritz was never designed to been fully planted as green, as very few originally were. </b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b158500.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>The 9th hole at Piping Rock, notice the swale is not planted as green. </b><B>Image courtesy of GCA.Com</b></div> <div> <B>There are three versions of a Biarritz. One, a simple single green variety, is often confused with an Eden - the back tee yardage is the key to recognition.</b></div> <div> <B>At Westhampton Country Club the 17th hole is a one-of-a-kind Biarritz where their single green version was originally framed, front and two sides, by a huge horseshoe bunker facing the green rather than the typical strip bunkers that normally run down both sides of the green and the approach area. In total, the green and the approach area (often planted and mowed as putting surface) is between 225 and 245 feet long and separated by a deep swale. Architects of the day often referred to it as 'Macdonald's Folly' for the balls could not be carried into the green and a bounding shot was required that would run through the approach, disappear into the swale and hopefully reappear on the green. </b></div> <div> <B>It didn't matter whether it was putting surface or fairway, as long as it played fast and firm to allow the various running shots needed to attack a rear half hole location. The general consensus is that the rear green or shelf was the only place that a pin should be placed on a Biarritz. In front of the swale was a short shot only threaten to go long and that is what their "short hole" was all about. The swale generally was not deep enough to place a pin. The rear shelf location and the degree of slope is different on the two sides of the swale to allow for multiple choices to attack the rear green position :</b></div> <div> <B>A choice between a low running shot landing before the swale and running through to the back half; a semi-lofted shot landing in the swale and running up the to rear shelf; or a full lofted shot over the swale. All very difficult from 220-240 yards.</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="28c92540.jpg" border=0 width="402" height="596" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>The 9th hole overhead of Yale's famous Biarritz.</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ae0e4e0.jpg" border=0 width="526" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>The 9th hole at Yale from the tee </b><B>Image courtesy of GCA.Com</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ad80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>The 9th hole from the front left.  </b><B>Image courtesy of GCA.Com</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1af034e0.jpg" border=0 width="515" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>Putting from the swale. </b><B>Image courtesy of GCA.Com</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b058500.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>From the rear green looking back to the tee. </b><B>Image courtesy of GCA.Com</b></div> <div> <B>Shortly after Macdonald & Raynor built the first Biarritz green at Piping Rock an article was written in either Golf Illustrated or American Golfer describing the strategy of playing the hole. Bear in mind that at that time a long hitter could only hit the ball about 180 yards in the air. The "thrill" of playing the Piping Rock Biarritz was to hit what was referred to as a "push shot", a low line drive of sorts, that would hit on the front section, which was cropped low and not cut as putting surface, ......... hit a low line drive, land on the front section, watch the ball disappear through the swale and "hopefully it would reappear on the green"</b></div> <div> <B>These greens are normally 225 to 250 feet long and when in full-blown putting surface are very dramatic. Shoreacre's Biarritz, their 8th, may be the largest in area...</b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1aa06a70.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="167" ALT="The Biarritz at Shoreacres. Courtesy of Golf Club Atlas.com" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>The 8th hole at Shoreacres, fully seeded.  </b><B>Image courtesy of GCA.Com</b></div> <div> <B>Black Creek has a wonderful version that plays to an island and Fishers Island's 5th is a classic. </b></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b3ab250.jpg" border=0 width="427" height="293" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>The 5th hole at Fisher's Island, from the rear. </b><B>Image courtesy of GCA.Com</b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1b4451e0.jpg" border=0 width="581" height="286" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The 17th hole at Black Creek.</b></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b258500.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The 17th from the side, note the depth and smoothness.</b></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>