13 SOCIAL UPDATE Search ASGCA on the below channels for more posts: LinkedIn @Golf Course Architecture “We discovered a piece of land that’s like nothing else,” says William Duane Horton on The Outpost, a new golf course designed by Bill Bergin, ASGCA, and ASGCA Past President Rees Jones Instagram @asgca1947 Attendees at this week’s ‘MultiCourse & Resort Operators Retreat’ in South Carolina, from left: Justin Apel, GCSAA; Jay Andersen, NGCOA; Hunki Yun, USGA; and ASGCA President Jason Straka Twitter @carriejulie1 My 13-year-old spent eight hours on this golf course design “for the pros”. It is meticulously designed with exact yardages, various tees and relies on using the land “as is”. #CoolGolfKid Grande Dunes Resort Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is reopening following a fourmonth renovation by John Harvey, ASGCA. Harvey has restored putting surfaces to their original size, reclaiming nearly 40,000 square feet of putting surface, and regrassed them with TifEagle ultradwarf bermuda. Work on bunkers included coring out the floors and installing bunker liner from Capillary Concrete. “We are delighted with the progress in all three phases of the Grande Dunes renovation,” said Founders Group International president Steve Mays. “We allowed four months for the completion of the project, ensuring the course will be in spectacular condition from the moment we welcome players back.” Jones livens layout at Westchester Hills ASGCA Past President Rees Jones has completed a renovation of the golf course at Westchester Hills Golf Club in New York. Work has included reshaping and expanding fairways, creating new greenside pitching swales, expanding 14 greens, adding new tees, renovating all bunkers with new sand and Capillary Concrete, and installing a new state-of-the-art irrigation system. “Our design was to liven up a classic-style golf course while upgrading the course’s playability and maintenance standards,” said Jones. “We fully expect the golf course’s new features to take the Hills golf experience to a new level.” Grande Dunes to reopen following Harvey renovation Photo: Grande Dunes Resort Club Photo: Troon
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