TRUMP NEW Image: Image: Trump International Golf Links/Google Earth 61 The New course (indicated with black flags) plays from the clubhouse down to the Southern Dome, for holes eight to fourteen among high natural dunes, before returning via four closing holes further inland. It is easy to see the potential for a composite layout with the Old course (shown with green flags) that could include every coast-side hole on the property Hazards have a different aesthetic to the Old, too, with a combination of great swathes of sandy waste area and large bunkers that have irregular shapes. “We wanted a style that kept it all together, and believed the blow-out bunker look would work in the sandscapes of the Southern Dome, and also on the more heathland areas where we have heather and could splash sand,” says Lundin. Bunkers that currently look quite formal will be encouraged to erode and weather, adopting a more natural look over time. The putting surfaces are large and heave with undulation; most memorably at the tenth and eleventh holes, back-toback par fours along the primary dune. And there are several bunkerless greens, defended by ground contour alone. O’ Mahony and Lundin both refer to the New as a ‘modern links’, and it is a marked contrast to the more traditional styling of the Old. “The Old course is defined by its scale, elevation, and traditional links features and landforms,” says Fraser. “In contrast, the New course offers a more varied and rhythmic journey through a mosaic of natural environments – wetlands, heath, low-lying basins, and exposed sand zones. The New course embraces the site’s varied landscape and was designed in tandem with it. The result is two exceptional golf experiences, each rooted in its own identity, and
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