First Look: New 7th At Royal Portrush

Welcome the busy and talented design firm of Ebert and Mackenzie to Instagram by following and checking out the first glimpse of their Royal Portrush renovation.

The firm is adding two holes to a course currently ranked 13th by Golf Magazine's esteemed panel.

We saw a preview of the planned changes here. While many of us feared tinkering with a classic to create a tent city on the current 17th and 18th, adding two holes was the only way for The Open to cone to Northern Ireland. Furthermore, losing the 17th hole's massive fairway bunker was a shame but it seems "Big Nellie" has surfaced at the new 572-yard 7th:

The best players in the world will encounter two new holes at Royal Portrush in 2019. Pictured is the new 572 yard 7th, which features the relocated 'Big Nellie' bunker. Safe to say we can't wait to see how the world's best tackle this hole in a couple of years! #portrush #theopen #linksgolf

A photo posted by Mackenzie & Ebert (@mackenzieandebert) on Dec 4, 2016 at 10:18am PST

Update on 2016-12-05 22:38 by Geoff

**We discussed on Morning Drive.