Another was the increased develop- ment of courses on sand-based sites like Bandon Dunes, Arcadia Bluffs, Dismal River, Friar’s Head and, later, Streamsong, Gamble Sands, Sand Valley, Ohoopee Match Club, Congaree, CapRock Ranch and Pinehurst No 10. Working in malleable sand gave shapers the freedom to dig deeper and experi- ment with forms and edging (sand is more pliable and forgiving than clay
emerged, including Hanse, Mike DeVries, Tom Doak, Mike Strantz and Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, who took architectural inspiration from the past far more than their predeces- sors had, specifically the British links and the architecture of the 1920s. This translated into more rugged and naturalistic bunker expressions and the notion that a little pain is an acceptable consequence of tactical error.
1990s and early 2000s at places like Cuscowilla – where Jeff Bradley, now considered the most influential bun- ker shaper in the profession, garnered acclaim with rustic, chewed-edge haz- ards gouged out of the Georgia red clay – as well as Old Sandwich near Boston and Bandon Trails. Several colliding trends in the ear- ly 2000s contributed to the bunker revival. First, a contingent of designers
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