Renowned throughout the golfing world, rich in history, one of the
best courses through the PGA season, this week’s WGC Cadillac is hosted at the
Blue Monster at Trump National Doral. The course is tougher, significantly
longer, and more dramatic than ever before after renovation in 2014. The owner
of the course Donald Trump acquired the services of Gil Hanse, a distinguished
course architect, to meticulously re-sculpt every hole.
The 7,590 yard, 72 par course features a series of strategically
placed deep bunkers, long flowing fairways, interesting undulating greens, deep
Bermuda rough and a challenging assortment of water hazards – all of which
combine for a course that requires both length and finesse to score well.
The famous 18th hole is traditionally ranked as one of the most
difficult on the PGA Tour, littered with late round collapses and heroic shots
over recent years. The tee shot has to be kept right to stay away from that
dangerous water with the approach into the stunning green.
Along with the fantastic 18th hole, one of my personal favourites on
the Trump owned Doral Blue Monster course is the split fairway, par 4, eleventh
that has more sand in it than any other hole on the course. The massive angled
bunker splits the fairway and would put fear into any golfer.
Doral has, historically, seen very close final leaderboards with
one stroke and playoff wins the norm. The course has a rich history on the PGA
tour with past winners including, two time champion Jack Nicklaus, three time
winner Greg Norman and Tiger Woods with four wins at Doral.
With the rich history, and a course kept up to perfect condition,
it is no that it has once again secured its status as the current and future
home to the World Golf Championships– Cadillac Championship.
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