Castle Stuart was the victim of an unwanted facelift last summer, when a freak storm left the course scarred by landslides.
Yesterday, ahead of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open returning to the Highlands venue in July, officials unveiled some slightly more considered cosmetic alterations.
In the wake of the biblical downpours which forced the 2011 contest to be reduced to 54 holes, some £70,000 has been invested in an extensive storm-drainage system to combat the threat of further assaults from the heavens.
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