Location: Southampton, New York (Eastern Long Island)
Length/Par: 3,340/35 3,357/35 - 6,697/70
Designer: Dick Wilson
Difficulty: Moderate
Thanks to: Ted Maiden, Scott Chesney, Rod Harris, and Jay Johnson for various trees and brush borrowed their many find courses.
Also a special thanks to Jay for the tips on how to go in and change the appearance of the pins.
JNUG Design: Lee Ritze (VIALEE on Accolade BBS, TKNK81A on Prodigy)
The Yardage Card:
OUT IN
HOLE PAR YARDS HOLE PAR YARDS
1 4 399 10 4 412
2 3 221 11 3 159
3 4 454 12 4 470
4 4 379 13 4 367
5 5 498 14 4 445
6 4 450 15 4 399
7 3 185 16 5 513
8 4 336 17 3 167
9 4 418 18 4 425
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35 3340 35 3357
Of all the great championship courses in America, Shinnecock is the least known and least played. It was one of the five founding clubs which in 1894 formed what is now the United States Golf Association. Drastically redesigned in 1931 by Dick Wilson, Shinnecock Hills is a course that demands long and accurate driving. Although Shinnecock has trees, they are rarely a factor... the challenge comes from the sand, the undulating terrain and the strong steady winds that blow in off the Atlantic Ocean. Despite Shinnecock's remote location, the USGA held the U.S. Open there in 1986. Ray Floyd , at 279, was the only member of the field able to best par for four rounds. Shinnecock Hills was generally regarded by the pros as one of the best ( and by many as the very best) course ever to host the Open.
Enough for the history and background. This JNUG rendition of Shinnecock Hills is the result of a personal challenge to take on a links course, after talking with Jay Johnson on Prodigy about the difficulty of making an appealing links course with JNUG. I now totally agree with Jaybird. It is hard to provide challenge without trees crowding the fairway. It is also very difficult to make a links course look interesting with the limits of the JNU Designer. And I had one distinct advantage over Jay (Carnoustie) and Scott Chesney (Royal Dornoch)... Shinnecock Hills actually does have quite a few trees, even if they are short, scrubby and out of the line of play. I probably cheated a little and brought the trees more into play here than they really do on Shinnecock...but I designed this course and I can do what I want.
Having complained enough, I still like Shinnecock and hope that you will enjoy the experience too. It was designed in the same style as my Seminole. I tried hard to model adjacent holes so you can get some of the feeling of being out in the middle of the course. This is not as pretty as Seminole in my opinion, but I think I would say that in comparing the two real courses as well. If you drive accurately and never forget to allow for the wind, you'll be able to score very well here. Have fun, and see if you can beat the 65's that Lanny Wadkins and Chip Beck posted on Sunday in 1986!
Thanks for downloading Shinnecock Hills. If you find you enjoy it and haven't tried any of my other courses, here are other works of mine that you can find on Accolade and Gamesman BBS's:
Durango Pines DURANGO.ZIP southern Colorado Feb 91
Devil's Thumb DEVILSTB.ZIP northern Colorado Mar 91
Useless Bay USELESS.ZIP Olympic Peninsula, Apr 91
Washington
Whitehorse Pass WHITEHOR.ZIP northern British Columbia Apr 91
Bay of Rainbows RAINBOW.ZIP foothills of Jura May 91
Mountains, Moon
FireWheel FIREWHL.ZIP Garland, Texas Near Dallas May 91
Seminole SEMINOLE.ZIP Palm Beach, Florida Jun 91
Gig Harbor GIGHARBR.ZIP Gig Harbor, Washington Jun 91
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