the great quarry courses of the USA, like Black Diamond Ranch in
Florida and Merion in Pennsylvania. What more could an artist desire
than a blank, three-dimensional canvas? Eschewing the smaller,
traditional bunkers of the northeast, Struthers installed the massive
sand runs found in natural dunesland. These blow-out bunkers
gather your attention from a distance and force you to play away
from them or draw you in like a Siren’s call. The fairways at Twisted
Dune are wide, however, so any misses are your own fault. Once on
the greens, you might still need your range finder for a measurement.
Beginning with the par-five ninth, these putting surfaces border
on th