Photo: crdit 12 DIGEST The Highlands at Harbor Springs, Michigan, is under way with construction of a new nine-hole par-three layout designed by Ray Hearn, ASGCA. The short layout will be the eleventh course operated by Boyne Resorts, a ski and golf operator running resorts in Michigan, Maine and Montana. Boyne is also currently in development of several courses across its locations as it looks to press forward with a long-term vision for growth. The new yet-to-be-named short course is located on the site of the former Cuff Links, which was also a nine-hole par-three layout. Hearn’s design values playability and fun – there will be two to three fairway options for each hole, forward tees to avoid some hazards, and it will be lit for evening play. Construction is expected to be completed by fall 2023 with an opening planned for spring 2024. Classic style returns to Colonial in Memphis Nathan Crace, ASGCA, has completed a renovation of the South course at Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee. Crace’s renovation plan for the South focused on greens and bunkers. “The goal at Colonial is what I call a ‘restorvation’,” he said. “We’re restoring the classic feel of a classic layout that was once the longest course on the PGA Tour while making improvements for today’s game and modern players. “Over the years, multiple contractors had been brought in to redo a green here or there and a few bunkers at a time, but not all of them. And none of the work was done under the direction of an architect, so there was no consistency.” Forefront Golf Construction began work on Crace’s plan in early 2023 and finished in late July, despite record-breaking cold temperatures and rain in the spring, and summer storms that uprooted 14 large trees, including the oak in the middle of the seventeenth fairway. The course is expected to reopen for play in October 2023. New short course to debut in Michigan next year Photo: Boyne Resorts Photo: Nathan Crace, ASGCA
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