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Beggars Walk-Thru January 23, 1993
Please read the file Beggars.TXT before reading this one. Also, if
you would like, print this file out and follow along on the course
with me. Thanks.
Again, this course is laid out in what I call "rHr" fashion. Remember
if you are going backwards in the hole window the wind direction is
"reverse" from what the gauge is reading. It takes some getting use
to, but it becomes very natural after awhile (However, you mindless
LINKS players may have trouble -- keep trying!) Also, in the hole
quote I remind you each time which hole is the primary hole for that
hole window -- such as: Wind - 18. If you are on #1, #10, or #17 it
will remind you that the wind will be different than the gauge reads.
If your on the 18th, it will be normal.
Walk-thru
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#1 Par 4 / 394 yds
Tight drive here for a opening hole. Lay a 3 or a 4 wood out
about 230 or so, and then knock a 6 iron on the green. Tough
putting here as this is perhaps the hardest green on the course.
Take a four -- plenty of time for birdies.
#2 Par 5 / 501 yds
This short par 5 plays against what little prevailing wind there
is (Beggars' is located in the "zone of the doldrums" in the central
Pacific), but it is not often reached in two. Mainly, because it's
so early in the round, and one is not often warmed up enough to flirt
with the ocean. Still an easy birdie for the patient.
#3 Par 4 / 413 yds
Here I demand that you hit a good drive, and it can be a long carry
against wind. However, I do give you plenty of fairway for you crooked
drivers. Second shot here is also a tester -- again take a four here
on this "Signature Hole".
#4 Par 4 / 413 yds
Same length as previous hole, but a lot different. Best drive is to
clear the left fairway bunker while flirting with OB. If your drive
hits the downslope you maybe left with only a 8 or a 9 iron to the
green. However, if you lose your drive the least bit right, you will
find rough and bunkers. From there you can have a difficult second
shot over the bunker complex in front of the green, and also thru
the palms. One of my favorite holes on the course!
#5 Par 3 / 218 yds
Longest par 3 on the course, and pretty barren except for the grass
bunker lying in front of the green -- can cause a great deal of
problems. Good iron shots here never seem to get close to the pin.
This is the only hole at Beggars' I have never birdied!
#6 Par 4 / 373 yds
Another favorite of mine -- the "massive sinkhole" makes a great
hazard! Again, lay-up with 3 or a 4 wood as fairway tightens after
230 yds or so. Computer players seem to hit a lot of OB balls here.
Great fun to play out of the "sinkhole" -- try it!
#7 Par 4 / 394 yds
A few months ago I saw some conversations by fellow designers on
Prodigy about what makes a great par 4. They wrote as if every
par 4 on a course had to be great -- baloney! In order for anything
to be very good or great there has to be average, poor, and garbage.
This hole is "average" -- yet I still have a great fondness for it!
#8 Par 3 / 194 yds
Great par 3 if I may say so myself! Patterned after the 17th at
Pebble. It is a neat thrill to watch reverse instant replays here.
Green is, as the quote says, tough to hit and tough to putt. Birdies
here can inspire one!
#9 Par 4 / 408 yds
Cross-bunkers as hazards went out with "raccoon skin coats" and
"zoot suits", but I think it makes for a great change in strategy.
You can lay-up, but I just blast away taking my drive to the right
of the bunker. Often I find the rough. The mounding near the green
makes for great viewing in the reverse angle replay! Patterned after
the 18th at "Old Ballybunion" in Ireland.
#10 Par 3 / 141 yds
Criss-crossing the "hole window" makes for tricky wind conditions, but
my main problem with this hole is always putting. This green is very
subtle in its breaks, and the pins positions are difficult. It seems
like I three-putt here as a rule.
#11 Par 4 / 450 yds
Most elevated tee on the course makes for great driving, however too
far right and you find the rough. Snap hook, and you find OB! I
always like to design at least one par 4 with no bunkers, and usually
uphill. Patterned after the 3rd at my Deane Hill.
#12 Par 5 / 466 yds
Was originally supposed to be a long par 4, but I shortened the 11th
so I could show the 10th green in the hole window. I started to
build a small pond in front of the green in order to make the hole
more difficult, but I get tired of water all the time. Anyway, I
can now make an "eagle" every now and then -- so it staying the way
it is!
#13 Par 4 / 282 yds
Like the great designer Dr Alistair Mackenzie I love to include at
least one "short easy par 4" per course. However, I prefer that the
green be very difficult in order to try to defend it from easy birdies.
The 12th at my Deane Hill is another good example. If the good player
fails to birdie, he may lose concentration, and more misery may follow!
#14 Par 4 / 400 yds
The last hole before rejoining the ocean. Great view from the tee,
with a long iron approach over a small creek that fronts the green.
The concrete bridge in front of the green may save you at times. I
built it that way so those who shots were true in direction but only
slightly heavy could still stay dry. Fairly challenging.
#15 Par 3 / 122 yds
Best view on the course. Those magnificent Willett clouds are not
obstructed by trees or mountains. When the wind is up, and the pin is
back it's very easy to lose it in the ocean here. Enjoy the view,
but watch your head!
#16 Par 5 / 562 yds
Longest hole on the course. Reached only by the longest hitters.
Pot bunker short of the green grabs a lot of second shots. Big
sloping green is one of my favorites. By no means a certain 4!
#17 Par 3 / 160 yds
The most difficult par 3 on the course, and therefore it makes it
one of the hardest holes. I seem to find the ocean here about as
often as Bill Clinton tells a fib -- well maybe not that much!
Anyway the "wind" here plays havoc with my ball.
#18 Par 4 / 392 yds
Absolutely the hardest drive I've ever designed. You must carry 230
to 240 or so. Would not be hard in LINKS, but it is very difficult in
JNSE -- the program that turns you into a Senior player in driving
distance. However, the hole works very well. You can have a three
or four stroke swing on this hole alone.
Well there it is. Also, if you go to the practice range you'll see
that there are trees on it like there was at my Deane Hill.
Hope you shoot some low numbers!
Bill Permenter
Prodigy # GSTM14E