Video: Aerial Tour Of Turnberry Ailsa Changes

If you were on the fence (like me) about messing around with Turnberry's Ailsa course, this computer aerial simulation of the holes as they are now, with faded in looks at the proposed changes, will probably convince you that the course is going to get better.

It's seven minutes but well worth your time if you are interested in architecture. While the par-3 9th has been getting the attention, the revamped 10th and all new 11th really caught my eye. Not a lot of strategy to the holes but the setting is so divine that few will care. It's also interesting to note how much The Open is mentioned in hole change plans and in the 18th hole setting as presented. Turnberry is not currently scheduled to host The Open, which is booked through 2018, with three of the four venues locked up in Scotland (and 2020 almost assuredly going to St. Andrews).

Thanks to reader John G for sharing this which, I believe is the most impressive tour of proposed course changes I've seen.