Random bunkering is also prevalent at Fox Chapel Golf Club, a Raynor masterpiece outside Pittsburgh that Silva is halfway through renovating in preparation for the 2002 Curtis Cup matches. This keeps it interesting for all levels of play regardless of the teeing area. Together they provide great flow to the golf course while providing actual hazards, no matter how far you hit the ball. A risk-reward scheme means longer hitters might take a chance. But it also means skilled shorter hitters, including women, can purposely lay up and play the alternate route.
Any good player wants that sort of choice.
It seems to me the trick to accommodating women's play is getting the overall length down while maintaining these choices and preserving design's integrity. Of course, the layout must possess that integrity to start with. Another course laid out with a versatile sensibility is the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida. Designed by Rees Jones, the course was commissioned by the LPGA to be the permanent home for the Mercury Titleholders Championship. When we started, we didn't really know where the tees would be set for the tournament, so we made the sand bunkers quite long so as to catch a wide variety of shots.