By Design - Winter 2019

25 and The National in Westlake, Louisiana. “At Crystal Falls and Cypress Bend, there are tremendous changes in topography, which Dave took advantage of with many uphill, downhill and sidehill holes,” says Kaspar. “Many of the holes feature risk-reward shots, both utilize the existing landscape to its fullest and they have a few blind shot holes to challenge the golfer. “The National is at a much more level piece of land, but Dave was able to create enough rolling terrain to make it very visually appealing, yet not look contrived. All three courses fit the properties very well. There is a good mixture of par fours, both lengthy and short, and challenging, if not sometimes unconventional par fives, as is the case at Cypress Bend. The par threes are very beautiful and well laid out with good variety from one to the other. To his credit, if a visitor played each course, they would not know that the same architect designed them.” • Photo: ASGCA Above, the seventeenth hole at Bennett's Cypress Bend Resort layout in Many, Louisiana. In 2006, Bennett (right) was presented with his ASGCA Fellow plaque from then-ASGCA President Tom Marzolf