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public. The public also has access to
any tee times before 1pm that have not
been reserved 24 hours in advance.
Members have unlimited access to
practice facilities and balls, while a
practice membership is also available
that allows players to hit unlimited
balls and then pay a green fee to play
the course.
Fuller believes that concepts such at
the one at The River Club could act as a
template for other clubs. “If a club with
an existing 18-hole course was looking
to sell off land to real estate developers,
what we’ve done at The River Club
is a good example of how to create a
great golfing
experience in
a limited area,”
Fuller concludes.
“Not only can
clubs potentially
benefit from a model
such as this, but
golfers can also enjoy
a flexible course that
meets their play and
practice needs.”
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To find out more about Billy
Fuller’s projects, visit:
www.billyfuller.com21
The site (seen before development, left) for The River Club occupies 145 acres in Clarksville, Tennessee
In order to make room
for an expansive practice
facility (as seen at the top
of the routing map image
on the left), architect and
owner decided upon
a nine-hole design, but
utilised both double and
alternate greens, as
well as a wide range of
teeing areas, in order to
provide golfers with a
great variety in the way
they can play the course