Tweaks To Harbour Town

Dave Shedloski on the revamped Harbour Town, which players ranked number two in the Golf World player survey.

Seven teeing grounds were altered, with the most dramatic changes coming with additional tees at Nos. 3, 16 and 18. The par-4 third is 32 yards longer, the dogleg left 16th has an additional 36 yards, and the famous par-4 18th is 20 yards longer thanks to an extension of the tee box back and to the left towards Calibogue Sound.

Also at 18, in a change that players might appreciate, a grass area left of the green has been extended, providing just a bit more of a buffer from the Sound. "It's not that you ever want to mess with that side, but if you do miss there, you might get a little lucky," Rich Beem said.