By Design – Issue 51, Winter 2020

12 Photo: Seana Hue DIGEST Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, has reopened its Kendale course following a renovation by Fry/Straka. The project included work on bunkers, removal of 800 large trees, widening of fairways, and the rebuilding of greens. “The first thing you notice is that on any hole, every bunker on that hole can be seen,” said Tom Morand, vice-chair of the club’s improvement committee. “The fairway bunkers are characterised by ‘low entry and high exit,’ allowing for enhanced visibility and an increased degree of difficulty in advancing the golf ball. They have been strategically placed, resulting in many risk-reward situations.” “The original greens were laser scanned and rebuilt with all the same nuances, but just at softer slopes in critical pin locations,” said Jason Straka, ASGCA. “This results in hole locations not seen on Kendale for 30 or more years.” Hills Forrest Smith completes renovation at TPC Treviso Bay Steve Forrest, ASGCA, of Hills Forrest Smith has overseen a renovation of the golf course at the private TPC Treviso Bay community in Naples, Florida. The project has included an overhaul of all 18 greens on the Arthur Hills-designed course, plus seven practice greens. Three greens have also been repositioned. Putting surfaces were re-grassed from paspalum to TifEagle, while the collars are now grassed with TifGrand. Bunkers have been reconstructed with ZLine bunker liners and G-Angle sand. Six were removed from the front nine and seven added to the back nine. Landscape and mounding work was completed throughout the course to improve the separation of adjacent holes. “This project has been an exciting upgrade to what has always been considered a world class golf experience,” said general manager Scott Bertrand. Photo: TPC Treviso Bay Kendale course reopens following Fry/Straka renovation