13th @ The Addington | Golf Monthly

Huge improvement. Return hole to as it was designed to be played. Trees seemed like a good idea 30-40yrs ago, these same trees now encroach and cause drainage issues and prevent wind and sun getting into fairways and greens to dry and grow. Plus from a golfing perspective when I go off track I want to have options for my next shot/recovery.

Tree-lined fairways often provide little in the way of options other than a hit out sideways. Better to penalise through lie (heather here) and provide either a simple recovery and play for chip and putt, low risk chance of reward; or a tricky shot to the green from the difficult lie, with protection to green to be overcome - high risk high reward.