I had worked many jobs over the years with Hanse Golf Design, but never so closely with Gil Hanse himself. Somehow the pandemic and the situation of the project allowed me to work side by side with Gil restoring several greens and many bunkers on the Lower course. I spent the first half of the year peeling back the layers, almost literally grain by grain of sand to re-discover the original grade on the greens and the bunkers were restored to their original shapes and dimensions, except a few which were moved for professional competition. Working so close to home was a bonus but studying these classic Tillinghast greens everyday was even more rewarding!