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By Design

L

ying entirely within the Lower Fox

River Watershed and surrounded

by urban development, the Reid

municipal golf course for many years has

served a practical water management

purpose for the city of Appleton, gathering

overflow from the course and also from

the paved streets around it via a concrete

channel. This water was ultimately

delivered into the Lower Fox River, which

flows into the Wisconsin River.

Two problems were faced regularly

however. Firstly, not enough water was

actually making it downstream in an

efficient manner, resulting in localized

flooding, some on course but mainly

off course. Secondly, the water that did

reach the Wisconsin River did not meet

new state standards for water quality.

Working with Todd Quitno, ASGCA

Associate, of Lohmann Golf Designs and

taking two years to plan and build, the

concrete channel was naturalized and

the course’s retention capacity hugely

increased. This involved the creation of four

acres of new ponds, representing 50 acre-

feet of new storage. The newwetlands filter

stormwater as it passes through the on-

course systembefore heading downstream.

In accommodating this, a series of

changes to the course were also made.

“The relocation of four new greens and

the equivalent of four fairways helped

to maximize spatial relationships and

improve risk-reward strategies at the edges

of the water hazards,” explains architect

Quitno. “Green contours were preserved

thanks to thorough mapping prior to

construction, and the greens were built

using a ‘modified push-up’ style that

emulated the profile of the 14 remaining

greens. This allows the new greens to

behave more or less like the old ones in

terms of maintenance and playability.

“These upgrades are expected to increase

the course’s local and regional draw and

breathe some life into a lagging local

golf economy,” adds Quitno. “Given the

positive early response to the re-opening, it

appears things are on the right track.”

“These upgrades

are expected

to increase the

course’s local and

regional draw and

breathe some life

into a lagging local

golf economy”

Location:

Appleton, Wisconsin

Architect:

Todd Quitno, ASGCA Associate

Lohmann Golf Designs

www.lohmann.com

Project summary:

In order to improve water management

and avoid localized flooding,

Todd Quitno, ASGCA Associate

helped increase Reid Municipal’s

retention capacity and simultaneously

made a number of alterations and

improvements to the course.

Partners:

AECOM

T.J. Emmerich Associates

The Toro Company

Ryan Inc. Central

Waupaca Sand and Solutions

www.reidgolfcourse.org

REID GC

One of the new ponds comes into play on the transformed twelfth hole,

seen before (left) and after the renovation