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principles come into play in bunkers around the greens. They are catch-areas you have to play away from. Even on the old greens there are certain pin placements that make a lot of these holes so demanding.” Warner, who has a 6 handicap, said
the course is liked by everyone who has played it and revered among elite players. “It’s a very challenging course that
golfers love to play,” he said. “That’s what they say every time the Cumberland County Championships are hosted here, and when the Gates Four Invitational comes around it brings out what I call the big boys of golf. They come because they deem it a true place to test their skills.” Reverting the holes to their previous
numbers makes the new 18th a demanding dogleg left, par 4.
“I’ve seen many a Cumberland County champion fall to pieces on that hole,” Best said.
Lavertu likes the new hole arrangements and feels the course’s return to Byrd’s design will entice golfers. “It has changed slopes, undulation and
you find yourself never using the same club twice,” he said. “It forces you to have precise iron shots and work the ball both left to right and right to left. The A1/A4 greens will now roll faster than ever.”CV
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