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By Design
Whether there is too much or too little
water, its proper management is critical
to the ongoing success of golf.
By Design
considers two contrasting projects where
design enhancements have delivered
improvements in water management
FEATURE
Water
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Toby Ingleton
F
or almost 100 years, Wilmette
Golf Club in Illinois has
enjoyed substantial play. But
drainage issues have increasingly
plagued this great public venue. The
north branch of the Chicago River
often breaches its banks, leaving this
flat golf course, with little stormwater
management capacity, indefensible.
With a relatively modest budget,
the club hired Martin Design,
led by ASGCA Treasurer Greg
Martin, to develop an improvement
program. This would see the water
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