Great news for all that like strategic architecture and golf courses with a sense of place. Can’t wait to see what they do.
Posts Tagged ‘Coore/Crenshaw’
COLORADO GOLF CLUB- BACK NINE
Colorado Golf Club has been awarded a Senior PGA in 2010 and there has been some speculation that it will one day host a major on the big tour. Because of the altitude some additional length may be required, but this could readily be accomplished. The property is expansive and could easily handle spectators. Denver [...]
COORECRENSHAW.COM
Those of us who are big fans of Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw have long bemoaned the firm’s lack of a website. No more. http://www.coorecrenshaw.com/ is a the firm’s sophisticated and elegant new home on the interwebs, full of information and pictures on their current and past projects. Matt Varney, developed the site for the [...]
CHECHESSEE CREEK – PART TWO
In the second half of my interview with Bill Kennedy, superintendent of Chechessee Creek, he discusses how Chaffin/Light, the club’s developer, went about making environmental stewardship a priority at the club. Bill lays out what measures he undertakes to develop animal habitat, limit water and chemical use and generally make the course as environmentally friendly [...]
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 [...]