Yeamans Hall in the 20's (Part 2)

A dustpan green that opens from the left side at the end of this drive and pitch hole.

The large humps which inspired the template's name can clearly be seen in the photograph on the right.

The mystery of whether this hole at one time sported long views to the marsh (like the original did to the Eden Estuary) can now be answered - the trees remained at the time of construction.

This hole is a showstopper in modern days, but imagine the risk-reward when the highest lofted club for bunker play was the equivalent of a 9-iron...

The deep swale is clearly visible and the area in front of the swale is maintained as  approach, a decision we feel is in keeping with the original design concept of a green beyond a Valley of Sin.

Again we see a rougher look than today's course, but how well an exposed sand pile would fare in tropical-storm prone Charleston is an open question. Erosion almost certainly was an issue and perhaps explains why the feature was removed and only recently restored in the latest round of work by Renaissance Golf.

One of the best approach bunker complexes in golf awaits at #18 and our dutiful photographer knew enough to capture it.

These photographs of Yeamans Hall from just after it opened provide an unique insight into the history both of the club and Raynor's work. With so little time between the Club's opening and the period in which the photographs were taken, nothing material is likely to have changed. 

Yeamans Hall Club is to be commended for its outstanding work in restoring the course. Aside from attire and automobiles, a black and white photograph taken today would be nearly indistinguishable from those of our Olmsted photographer. Other Golden Age courses would do well to consider that principal when deciding on how to present their courses. If it would look out of place in a photograph from the era of the club's founding, remove it. As the simple elegance and timlessness of Yeamans Hall so beautifully demonstrates - less is more.