First Look at TPC Boston: 17th Hole Before/After

I will be posting more images in a few days, but thanks to TPC Boston superintendent extraordinaire Tom Brodeur, who managed a a major econstruction and grow in of his course since last year's Deutsche Bank event, we get to see some before/after shots of Gil Hanse and Brad Faxon's redo.

Home to next week's PGA Tour playoff event, TPC Boston was overhauled to reflect more of a New England-style look and feel. Much of the new-meant-to-look-old bunkering was crafted by Jim Wagner, who was recently featured in this YouTube video.

Here's the 17th hole's fairway view, before and after. Note New England style fescue bumps just off the fairway of this 420-yard par 4:

 

 

And the rear view of the 17th where the green has been reduced in size:

 

 

Comments

[Al]

Looks much more like a golf hole rather than a hole to play golf on.

Please tell Gil nice work!!!!

[JAD]

I would love to see more of these photos. The course has a more natural look to it with alot more character. Great job Mr. Hanse, Mr. Wagner and Mr. Faxon.

JAD

[Hank]

"New England style fescue bumps"= chocolate drops. Other N.E. courses with this feature include Brookline, Kittansett, and Essex (Ross home pre Pinehurst)

[Geoff]

JAD,
I'm going to post more in the coming days.

[pc]

Typical of Gil, these changes look phenomenal. That new 17th looks like it has been there for 1000 years.

[ReverendTMac]

Those bunkers are phenomenal. And Boston's only nine hours out of here...hmmmmmm...wonder what kind of bribery the gf will take for this kind of road trip?

[sean arble]

Almost anything would have been an improvement on that rocky feature. I like the new rough, but strongly dislike the large bunker for two reasons. I don't understand the purpose of such a large bunker and it looks to dwarf the green - it isn't in scale to its surrounds.

[Ronald Montesano]

I agree with the bunker post. Perhaps a grass depression bunker would have completed the hole in a more subtle way. It seems to be a fairly subtle hole, and the bunker flashes a bit more brilliance than needed.