For reader “CW” who found St. George’s bunkers “garish,” here is a shot from 1932, just a couple of years after opening, and a current photo:
St. George's 11th hole in 1932. Note the bold movement in the bunkers.
St. George's — Then and Now
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A bestselling author and award-winning columnist, Robert Thompson has been writing about business and sports, and particularly golf, for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary on golf has appeared in Golf Magazine, the Globe and Mail, T&L Golf and many other media outlets. Currently Robert is a columnist with Global Golf Post, golf analyst for Global News and Shaw Communications, and Senior Writer to ScoreGolf. The Going for the Green blog was launched in 2004.
In fairness, it is not the bunker style that is garish, but rather the white sand. I bet they did not have that in 1932…
I think the white sand provides a visually stunning contrast.