9 DIGEST Lohmann Quitno Golf Course Architects has completed a renovation of the Abbey Springs golf course in Wisconsin. The focus for the renovation was to overhaul the greens. “Our goal was to create a lot more variety in the surfaces,” said Todd Quitno, ASGCA, who led the project. “We integrated internal contours to create pinnable areas guarded by fun bumps, ridges or rolls. “We also rebuilt the surrounds, and now the bunkering has a more classic, elegant look and is accompanied with bentgrass roll-off and roll-on areas that provide more recovery options and interest.” The project also included new drainage, fairway regrading and a revamp of the practice area. The range now has three greens at varying distances and Quitno also added a new short-game green. The Abbey Springs course reopened on 5 July 2022. Since the project’s completion, ownership of Lohmann Quitno has been transferred to Quitno and the firm has been renamed Quitno Golf Designs. Photo: Paul Hundley Planning under way for new golf entertainment center The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians has selected Richardson | Danner Golf Course Architects to design a nine-hole parthree course and golf entertainment center near Sacramento, California. The new development is planned on 34 acres of land by Highway 50. The entertainment center plans include a driving range with launch monitors and gaming technology plus a miniature golf course. “It’s a new age,” said ASGCA Past President Forrest Richardson. “We’re no longer designing just for the game we grew up playing, but for a whole new generation of golfers – many who simply want to have fun as opposed to keeping score.” Jeff Danner, ASGCA, said: “The realization that the most social game ever invented does not have to fit a certain mold is now, more than ever, at the forefront of how we approach projects to make them successful and sustainable into the future.” Planning will be completed by fall 2022, with the aim to break ground in 2023. Abbey Springs reopens with overhauled greens Photo: Richardson | Danner
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