The land is the show. Fairways cascade over long, bending, sometimes rumpled slopes and wander into tighter compartments surrounded by the bizarre mining archeology. Drives repeatedly play blind or semi-blind over crests and sand washes that obscure the landing areas, so players must select foreground or background targets for orientation. One wonders if Doak’s recent immersion recreating C.B. Macdonald’s The Lido at Sand Valley, where fairways are often invisible behind earthen ramparts and bunkers, necessitating alternative aiming objects (rocks, flagpoles, roofs), expanded his outlook on the psychological impact of obfuscation.

—Duncan, Derek. “I got to play Pinehurst #10—it’s unlike anything I’ve seen.” Golf Digest, 2 April 2024.