A MODERN DYE TEST
Heron Point by Pete Dye
Risk-reward tee lines, moving fairways, narrow elevated targets and Dye's mounds, swales and visual pressure.
Par72
Blue tees6,523yards
Rating73.3
Slope134
Designed byPete Dye
Round 3Fri · Aug 28 · 2:00 PMScramble
The 18, in one scan
Pick a hole, get the shot.
One cue, one target, one decision at a time. Tap any hole for the full recon.
01255-265 landing targetUse right-center without flirting with the water. Favor the middle-left portion of the green.02175-185 landing targetPlay to a full short-iron number. The conservative tee club removes the worst miss.03225-235 landing targetCenter-right fairway, then take enough club. Short and crooked compounds quickly.04208 to centerTake the full carry club and choose center depth. There is no useful short miss.05225-235 landing targetPick a right-side carry you own. If that shape is absent, accept the long approach from the left.06230-240 landing targetRemove right trouble from the tee. Judge the third shot by green section, not flagstick alone.07164 to centerCenter-green carry. Do not chase a flag that brings the timbered bunker into the shot.08200-210 landing targetChoose the cut only with a precise carry. Short of the far bunkers preserves the full hole.09285-295 landing targetReach the turn, then lay up away from right trouble. Confirm pin depth before the third.10160-170 landing targetFairway over force. Trust the yardage on the blind approach and use center depth.11265-275 landing targetPlan three shots around the cross bunker. Favor center-left only if the collection area remains out of play.12225-235 landing targetCenter-left from the tee, then use the open right approach lane. Do not cross the hole twice.13141 to centerStart center-right and let the wind call determine club. Left is never the acceptable miss.14230-240 landing targetUse the left lane from tee to green. Make the bunker—not the water—the aggressive-side miss.15235-245 landing targetCenter-left tee ball, center green. Remove the short side and accept a long first putt.16196 to centerAdd the elevation club and start left-center. Short-right creates the recovery Dye wants.17235-245 landing targetStay left of the temptation. The scramble advantage comes from two balls safely in position.18245-255 landing targetPlay the tee ball away from water, then commit to center depth. Do not force the final flag.