Anyone who has ever had a putt, chip or approach accelerate off the back of the notoriously nasty 11th green at the Great Rock Golf Club can take some joy in the latest course news. Great Rock superintendent Dan Wolf has already completed a minor renovation of the green that will keep more balls on the back side of the green and out of the rough.
The teardrop-shaped green is well known for its deceptively severe left-to-right tilt and fast falloff up top. Wolf's work adds height to the back of the green so that decent approach shots aren't penalized with a trip into heavy rough, said Great Rock general manager Brian Curtin.
Like the major renovation done on the 12th green in 2010, this work began in November and was finished in short order. "Once again, Dan has outdone himself by completeing the work in only seven days," said Curtin. "It's a smaller job [than #12] but one we're confident will add to the overall experience at Great Rock."
The back of the green will be closed until spring, but the rest of the green, which still sports its devilish slant in the center, will remain open all winter. That left-to-right speed is featured in this Golf On Long Island "Closer Look" from May 2012.
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