This is Robert McNeil showing me one of Geoffrey Cornish’s classic tree holes at a nine hole golf course called Kings Crossing G.C., which McNeil also happens to own.
Robert McNeil is a New Englander who plies his trade as a golf course designer, and was brought in by Paul Grillo back in the late 1990s to update the layout and design of Sterling Farms Golf Course.
Tree Trouble
All golfers familiar with Sterling Farms will appreciate the trees which come into play on several holes. Geoffrey Cornish was the original golf course designer of Sterling Farms, as was known for placing trees in places where most of us go.
It is a devilish bit of trickery, and keeps us thinking.
McNeil Left No. 4 Alone
The tree on the par 4 No. 4 hole at Sterling Farms is another example of a Cornish classic tree hole.
We all contemplate that monster, at one point or another, when playing that golf hole.
It’s a real stickler!