By Design - Fall 2018

DIGEST 7 T he nine-hole public Tam O’Shanter course in Niles, Illinois, has reopened following a collaboration between the Niles Park District, Doug Myslinski, ASGCA, of Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation and Todd Quitno, ASGCA, of Lohmann Quitno Golf Course Architects, Inc. Tees have been expanded, the course has been rebunkered and drainage has been upgraded in a project that now allows the course to stay open longer and withstand more play. The latest work stemmed from a desire to improve teeing grounds. “The executive director of Niles Park District had noticed the difference that squaring off and levelling tees made on a project I worked on at the private club he belongs to,” said Myslinski. “He wanted to know what it would take to improve the teeing grounds for the 30,000 rounds that were played on the public ‘Tam’ course.” While discussing tees, the topic of drainage continued to arise. “The course lies on a flood plain [the property is adjacent to a branch of one of the main rivers that drains the northern suburbs of Chicago] and was struggling with storm recovery,” said Quitno, who was brought onto the team to collaborate on the design and complete the plan work. “We thought the best approach would be to start developing a master plan that would reflect the desired alterations to the teeing grounds and the proposed drainage improvements,” said Myslinski. Historic Tam O’Shanter course enters a new era Renovation Golf course architects Doug Myslinski, ASGCA, and Todd Quitno, ASGCA, collaborated on the renovation of the public Tam O'Shanter course Photos: Todd Quitno Photo: Hoiana Shores GC Photo: Cobblestone Creek CC Photo: Kevin Norby First Vietnam design for RTJ II Situated near Hoi An, a Unesco Heritage Site, the Hoiana Shores course is scheduled to open in 2019. ASGCA Past President Robert Trent Jones, Jr., ASGCA Fellow, said: “This property is the most perfect canvas. Alongside the beautiful coastal terrain, we have been given the ability to shape a design befitting this special region and magnificent new destination.” Cobblestone Creek opens following redevelopment Cobblestone Creek Country Club in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is now open following a redevelopment of the former Greenacres Country Club by Bobby Weed, ASGCA. “Seeing the results, I’m certain a number of private clubs could benefit from the progressive thinking employed at Cobblestone Creek,” said Weed. Norby, ASGCA, adds holes at Edgewater Kevin Norby, ASGCA, has created three new holes at Edgewater CC, a nine-hole public course in New Town, North Dakota, following the State’s decision to build a road through the middle of the course. “The three new holes—six, seven and eight—are very exciting.”