5 / 26
DIGEST
Major work begins at Harbour Town
Renovation
The Harbour Town course at the Sea Pines
Resort in South Carolina has closed for
renovation work.
The project will see fairways regrassed
with Celebration bermudagrass, while the
greens will be resprigged with Tif-Eagle.
A further project at the resort will get
underway in October 2015 and will see the
redesign of the Ocean Course.
Architect Scot Sherman, ASGCA is leading
the redesign and will oversee the project as
part of the Love Golf Design team.
“Davis, Mark and I plan to build a course
that players will fall in love with and want to
play over and over again,” said Sherman. “To
accomplish this, we will rethink and rebuild
everything—even some slight re-routing of
the existing layout. We’ll build features and
create a strategy that will lead players around
the golf course and help them have fun.”
05
“Our goal is to
build a golf course
that players will fall
in love with,” says
Scot Sherman,
ASGCA
Eckenrode completes renovation
work at Quail Lodge
Renovation
The back nine holes at Quail Lodge & Golf
Club in Carmel, California have recently
reopened for play following renovation
work by the design firm of Todd
Eckenrode, ASGCA.
The newly designed course features fully
renovated tees, bunkers, fairway features,
chipping areas and lakes. Many bunkers
have been placed in new strategic locations
while the introduction of short-cut chipping
areas around every green is expected to
enhance the short game by increasing
playability and variety of play. “I am excited
to present a much more interesting,
strategic and varied golf experience for the
members, and can’t wait to complete the
other side,” said Eckenrode.
Work is now well underway on the front
nine holes of the course.
Industry leaders gather for
Donald Ross Roundtable
ASGCA recently gathered
industry leaders for the first
Donald Ross Roundtable to
discuss major issues facing
the golf industry. Like many
golf discussions, water and
the environment were the
main topics.
“Water is a significant issue
the game is addressing,”
said ASGCA Past President
Lee Schmidt, who led the
discussion. “With the ideas
and technologies provided
by architects, manufacturers,
irrigation designers and
others, the golf industry
is providing solutions that
are benefitting golfers, golf
course operators and entire
communities.” Schmidt noted
that golf courses that are
well-designed, built and
maintained are increasingly
part of the solution to
communities grappling with
water issues.
Roundtable members –
including representatives
from Profile Products, Rain
Bird and Toro – were
unified in their belief
that architects and other
industry professionals
can help clubs manage
their budgets wisely, and
address today’s challenges
and opportunities.
Nicklaus awarded
Congressional Gold Medal
Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA
Fellow, has been awarded
the Congressional Gold
Medal—the highest civilian
honor Congress can
bestow. The recognition is
the most recent and one of
the highest for the golfing
legend. Nicklaus joins
Arnold Palmer, ASGCA
Fellow, as the only other
golfer, and just one of seven
athletes, to earn the medal.