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A common finding of historic research into links courses on the British Isles is the<br />
disappearance of open sand areas. The 1952 aerial below shows a number of these exposed<br />
areas closer to the coastline along the 6th, 7th and 8th holes.<br />
These are quite often seen on the sides of dunes facing the prevailing wind. The relentless<br />
battering of the wind led to erosion and made it difficult for the pioneer species such as marram<br />
to become established. Over the years, these open areas have disappeared as the dunes have<br />
aged. This has led to almost no exposed areas of sand being seen on the course today.<br />
The aerial from 1946 shows large area of exposed sand, however this was a result of damage<br />
from landing craft and tanks training in the dunes and on the beach alongside the course during<br />
the war.
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