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lived and worked in surrounding states

of Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia,

and were retiring to Delaware to take

advantage of the favorable tax structure.

“Due to the property being on The

Eastern Shore and only 30 minutes

from the beach, it was determined that

Plantation Lakes would be developed as

a resort community with a golf course

featured in a package of amenities that

also included a fitness center, outdoor

pool, trails, open spaces and community

parks,” says ASGCA Past President Steve

Forrest, ASGCA, of Hills & Forrest.

The Hills & Forrest team proposed

a solution that would enable Lennar

to invest in its golf course at a pace

that matched the progress of the

development. The golf course was

designed to be built in stages, with

a few holes being available at the

initial phase of the project soon after

development began in 2007.

This was enough to satisfy early

homeowners, providing them with

a picturesque outlook and access to

high-quality golf holes at a reasonable

price. As it happened, this strategy

paid dividends. When the recession

arrived, homebuilding slowed,

but Lennar was able to continue

maintaining the six golf holes it had

completed before the downturn.

With the market now recovering,

the development can flex up again.

“Approximately 400 single family and

townhouse units, with supporting

infrastructure, have been sold and

settled,” says project manager Shawn

Smith, ASGCA. “The clubhouse has

been completed, including a pool and

gym. Three additional golf holes are

under construction, with the grand

opening scheduled to take place on

Memorial Day in 2016.”

It’s this type of pragmatic approach

that is enabling developers to balance

the attraction of golf with the need for

a sound financial investment. And it’s

not just residential developers who

are finding a return on investment in

golf. Resort developers continue to see

golf as a primary draw of visitors. The

Spring 2015 issue of

By Design

told

the story of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of

Arizona, whose

Sewailo

golf course—

designed by Ty Butler, ASGCA and

Notah Begay III—is succeeding in

its goal to attract more visitors to the

tribe’s Casino Del Sol resort.

Every development will have its

own optimum solution. As Bill Love

concludes: “It’s important not to simply

apply the blanket statement that ‘golf is

a good investment.’ Each project should

be examined on a case-by-case basis and

we can’t necessarily expect to complete

a course at the onset of a project.

We have to meet the development

objectives and build it for long-term

success, which means delivering a high

quality product, protecting sensitive

environmental areas and working to a

practical timeline.” ASGCA members

have the experience and expertise to

propose a golf design that is best suited

to a developer’s goals.

For

Questions & Answers on Selecting

Your Golf Course Architect

, visit

http://asgca.org/free-publications

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and the developers are adding more as

the community expands

Photos: Lennar Corporation