The Restoration Of Charles Hugh Alison's Hirono

No. 15
592Yds 500Yds 444Yds 403Yds 403Yds Par 5
Hole Description
The par 5 15th is one of the favourites of the members with its leaps across two valleys. The first, which is the deeper one,
must be taken on after the tee shot and the second immediately in front of the green. The tee shot plays across sand areas
in the carry and a sentinel pine stands guard to the left of the fairway, complicating the second shot of anyone who has not
hit the drive far enough from the tee or far enough to the right.
The hole swings round to the left towards the green which is defended by four more of Alison’s bunkers with the front
hazard being the dominant one both in playing and visual terms.
Hole Changes & Comments
Bunkers restored and reshaped.
Fairway restored in width and shape along the lines of Alison’s concept.
1. New back tee added lengthening the hole by 24 yards.
2. Old back tee widened to the right to gain a better shape.
3. Bare sand areas created in the carry.
4. Existing tees rebuilt with the main tee lowered slightly.
5. Forward tee moved nearer to the old location on the right.
6. Short course tee built.
7. Fairway extended to the bunker on the right.
8. Bushes cleared from the mounds between the two holes
9. Bunker has been cut up into the mounding to make the sand line more visible.
10. Fairway pulled back towards the cross bunkers.
11. Tree clearance carried out to the right of the green to help its condition.
12. Green restored in size and shape to Alison’s design.
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