The Red Tiger course was unveiled alongside the Blue Monster at Trump National Doral in 1962. Set out within a tight, 120-acre property, the original Dick Wilson layout has recently been renovated by the Gil Hanse design team.
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The Red Tiger course was unveiled alongside the Blue Monster at Trump National Doral in 1962. Set out within a tight, 120-acre property, the original Dick Wilson layout has recently been renovated by the Gil Hanse design team.
Trump National Doral (Red Tiger)
Although the Trump Doral Resort lost its Great White during 2015, there are still many a fearsome beast for the skilled golfer to combat during a visit. At the top of the list, obviously, is the famed Blue Monster, but Dick Wilson was not the only architect creating backbreaking championship tests in the Miami area. Gil Hanse also turned his attention to the Red Tiger, a Robert von Hagge course from the same era.
Playing just 6,400 yards, the little brother to the Blue Monster may seem like a mere “warm-up” course for the bigger brute on campus. Length alone isn’t what gives this Tiger its teeth, however. Much like the other routes at Doral, ample bunkering and water installations will both threaten to keep the scorecards anything but “Red.”
Despite these modern design tendencies, the course’s signature hole is a nod to more Golden Age sensibilities: The 175 par three at No. 14 shares many facets with a MacRaynor “Short” template, surrounded by eight bunkers and featuring a large “thumbprint” to vex the short approach shot into this green.