In the second part of my interview with Norman Furtado, he discusses the course’s push-up greens. They switched the greens over to Tifeagle a few years ago under the advice of Patrick O’Brien of the USGA. I was somewhat surprised that Mr. O’Brien did not suggest the replacing of the greens with USGA greens. (Video [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2009’
THE SHEEP RANCH
My first job in golf course design and construction was on the business end of a rake at the Sheep Ranch just north of the Bandon Dunes Resort. I returned there in February for the first time in seven or eight years and was really pleased with what I found.
The Sheep Ranch consists of thirteen [...]
KYLE FRANZ
I have worked with Kyle Franz on a number of projects, most recently at the Prairie Club for Tom Lehman and Chris Brands. Kyle is an immensely talented person, who is almost singularly obsessed with golf course architecture. He has worked on some of the best courses built in the past ten years including Pacific [...]
AUGUSTA- NOW AND THEN
I consider myself very fortunate to have played Augusta National twice. The first time a month prior to Tiger Woods first win in 1997, and more recently, about three weeks ago in mid-March. Like most fans of the tournament, I’ve tracked the changes to the course. Augusta National, being the one constant in major championship [...]
BRUCE CADENELLI
Bruce Cadenelli took over as head greenkeeper at French Creek Golf Club, in the fall of 2007. I was there in April of 2008 doing a few touch ups on a couple of bunkers for Jim Wagner and Gil Hanse. Bruce was excited about the potential of the golf course and was hard at work [...]
CHRIS HUNT’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK
AUGUSTA NATIONAL’S SIXTH
The par-3 6th hole at Augusta National, where the topographic interest of the property is easily evident, on a dress-down day. Apart from the glorious rebirth each April, it is hard not to see this storied Masters Tournament venue as the aging star, unable or unwilling to succumb to the charms of advancing years and find contentment with its original design. [...]
CHECHESSEE CREEK CLUB
Full Disclosure: I have been a member of this club since 2003 and it is one on my favorite places in the world.
Chechessee Creek is located halfway between Hilton Head and Beaufort, SC and only forty minutes from Savannah. The Coore/Crenshaw low-profile design is an excellent example of how a short course can play much [...]
MATT ALLEN- CHAMBERS BAY
Matt Allen came to Chambers Bay after nine years at Bandon Dunes. As the General Manager, he is responsible for making things go smoothly in anticipation of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. In this first part of my interview with him, he discusses the site’s history and how it came to [...]
LAKE PRESIDENTIAL
This Tuesday I ventured out to Lake Presidential, a new daily-fee course forty minutes from DC in PG county. There I met up with Troy Miller, assistant director of golf design at Landmark Land Company, which designed and now manages the course. Troy and I went to graduate school together at UGA and it was [...]
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