By Design - Winter 2019

27 elevated perch,” said ASGCA Past President Steve Forrest, ASGCA. “On the flat landscape of the Preserve course at Shadow Wood, we didn’t really have that concern.” Forrest said that the design team tried to ensure that the placement of forward tees would be accessible from cart paths; would not be a visual distraction from other tees; be big enough and level like the other tees; that they would avoid forced carries over penalty areas; and would reduce the play angle on dogleg holes. “The biggest challenge usually comes when the cart path is routed on the inside curve of a dogleg hole,” said Forrest. “In those situations, if the tee is convenient to the cart path, the play angle is usually increased and there is most likely a bunker on the cart path side of the hole that can become a challenge to the forward tee player. In those instances, if the cart path can’t be moved to the outside of the dogleg, the best solution is to line up the tees on a single centerline.” The pilot project on the second hole was well received and the decision to implement more improvements, including a new set of forward tees on all the remaining holes, was made. Glase Golf Construction completed the work in summer 2018 and the Shadow Wood membership now look forward to making the drive north to enjoy the new and improved Preserve. • Moving forward Hills Forrest Smith’s work on the Preserve course at Shadow Wood CC is one of a number of projects that is included in the new ASGCA publication Forward Tee: Case Studies in Additional Tees . Download free of charge via www.asgca.org/publications Photo: ASGCA Past President Steve Forrest, ASGCA The forced carry on the second hole of the Preserve course at Shadow Wood CC is avoided from the forward tees (visible in the top-right of the image)