Pic of the Month-Harborside
Harborside Starboard #2
par 4
398-380-333-295
Chicago, IL
Architect: Dick Nugent
‘Twas a dark and dank September day a few years ago when I snapped this shot of the dogleg left second hole at Harborside. I’m about 150 yards out, looking down at a green sunk in the netherworld of this former garbage dump about 15 miles south of downtown.
What a great hole. If you let fly with the driver you run the risk of going through the fairway, so be sure to cut it off a little. But watch how much you cut off because then you run the risk of a downhill lie. I like to dial it back a little (I usually play the 380 yard tee), hit maybe a strong three wood, and cut the dogleg off just slightly. A low iron approach from about 150 is what you want.
I think one of the marks of a great course is how many shades of green you can see. I can see about six here. Please adjust the angle of your screen to make sure you have a good view because the light that day was not optimal. Here is the green list:
- The light and uniform green on the putting surface.
- The checkerboard-style green of the fairway.
- The lush green rough.
- The scaggy, uneven green of the fescue
- The dark green of the trees and bushes
- The washed out, hazy green of the industrial landscape
A veritable feast I say, a feast for the eyes.