Kingston Heath Golf Club (bunkering and revisions)
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Kingston Heath Golf Club (bunkering and revisions) refers to the renowned sandbelt course’s strategic bunker layout and subsequent design refinements implemented by famed golf course architect Alister MacKenzie.
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| Kingston Heath Golf Club (bunkering and revisions) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | golf course architectural feature set ⓘ |
| aestheticGoal |
blend hazards seamlessly with Sandbelt terrain
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create visual drama from the tee ⓘ frame greens and landing areas with sand ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchitect |
Alister MacKenzie
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Dan Soutar NERFINISHED ⓘ Des Soutar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designerRoleOfAlisterMacKenzie |
advised on bunkering scheme
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recommended repositioning and adding bunkers ⓘ refined strategic intent of existing holes ⓘ |
| designInfluence |
Sandbelt bunkering style
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strategic school of golf course architecture ⓘ |
| feature |
bunkers cut tightly into green surrounds
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cross-bunkering on selected holes ⓘ deep penal bunkers near greens ⓘ extensive bunkering ⓘ fairway bunkers positioned on driving lines ⓘ flash-faced sand bunkers ⓘ greenside bunkers guarding preferred angles of approach ⓘ irregular bunker lines following landforms ⓘ naturalistic bunker shapes ⓘ sharp bunker edges ⓘ short-grass run-offs complementing bunkers ⓘ waste-style sandy areas blending into native vegetation ⓘ |
| influenced |
international appreciation of Sandbelt architecture
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later Australian golf course designs ⓘ |
| involves |
addition of new bunkers
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removal or softening of some earlier hazards ⓘ repositioning bunkers to suit modern play of the era ⓘ revisions to original Soutar routing ⓘ tying bunkers visually into native sand and scrub ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia
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Melbourne Sandbelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintenanceApproach |
periodic restoration to maintain Sandbelt character
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preservation of original MacKenzie bunkering concepts ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingston Heath Golf Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
benchmark for strategic bunkering in Australia
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one of the finest examples of Sandbelt bunkering ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
creating risk–reward options on approach shots
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emphasizing angles into firm, contoured greens ⓘ forcing decisions between laying up and carrying hazards ⓘ penalizing shots played to the wrong side of fairways ⓘ rewarding accurate placement from the tee ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
MacKenzie visit to Australia in the 1920s
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early 20th century revisions ⓘ |
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