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Phase Three
Master Plan Phase III
The completion of the Golf Course Master Plan will include the following changes: • Add 300 plus yards to championship tees. • Forward tees will be shortened by 184 yards. • 25 more fairway bunkers will be added for strategic purposes. • Alternate routes of play will be established through bunkering along with fairway shifting. • Cart path rerouting. • Establishment of fescue areas.
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• Irrigation design will be incorporated to provide better playing conditions.
COMPLETED IN PHASE I
• Indoor practice facility • Short game practice area • Master plan improvements to #2, #4, #5 and #10 • An expanded driving range
COMPLETED IN PHASE II:
• Bunker restoration
• New #10 tee
• Cart path reposition & repair • First tee starters building
• All tees will be rebuilt and squared off along with new irrigation.
• Two fairway bunkers will be added, both on the left side. One bunker place 200 yards from the tee, with the second bunker 275 yards off the tee to challenge the longer hitters.
• The fairway will shift to the right to give an alternative route of play that will bring the swale in front of the green into play.
• Fairway widens in the landing area from 25 yards to 33 yards.
Before
Hole 2
• Forward tee will be added on the right side on top of the hill near the native area.
After
• Two new tees will be added to the hole, one back and one forward.
• All tees will be shifted to the right to lessen the severity of the dogleg.
• One fairway bunker will be added to the left side at 275 yards from the back tee to challenge the big hitters with a risk reward shot. The white tee will require a 200yard tee shot if you want to challenge the bunker or play your shot safer to the right side.
• One bunker will be restored short of the green on the left side of the hole, 25 yards out for strategic reasons.
• The fairway will shift to the right to lessen the dogleg with the landing area expanding to 41 yards wide.
Hole 4
• All bunkers to be redone using the “Better Billy Bunker” method to mimic all bunkers on the course.
• No design changes.
Hole 5
• All tees will be rebuilt and squared off, along with a new tee being added left and shorter of the current white tee.
• 4 fairway bunkers will be added on the right side of the fairway with 2 of the bunkers being cross bunkers.
• The first cross bunker will be placed at 300 yards from the back tee with amble fairway to the left.
• From the white tee the first cross bunker will be placed at 275 yards although the fairway shifts to the left if you choose not to challenge the bunker.
• The cross bunkers will be added to bring in more strategy off the tee.
• The fairway will shift to the left to give alternate routes to play the hole.
• A new back tee will be added giving an additional 19 yards to this hole.
• All additional tees will be rebuilt and squared.
• A new green complex will be designed with the green being shifted to the right, allowing for an additional 1,000 sq/ft of green surface, which will allow for additional hole locations on this long par 4.
• An additional bunker will be place on the right side of the approach.
Hole 7
• All tees to be rebuilt and squared. 18 yards will be added to the hole as the tee will be expanded.
• The cart path will be rerouted so that it does not come into play off the tee.
• A fairway bunker will be added to the right side, place 266 yards from the back tee.
• Landing zone on the fairway will widen by 9 yards along with the fairway shifting to the right in the landing area.
• 2 more fairway bunkers will be added on the left side of the hole near the approach, with the fairway shifting to the right to give alternative routes to play the hole. • All tees to be rebuilt and squared and shifted to align better with the hole.
• No other design changes.
Hole 9
• Tee to rebuilt and squared along with additional teeing surface to be added.
• Forward tee to be extended both forward and back.
• Cart path to shifted to the right side of the hole.
• Fairway will shift to the right to give alternate route of play.
• 2 fairway bunkers will be added to the right side of the fairway.
• The first bunker will be placed 150 yards from the tee with the second bunker placed 183 yards off the tee.
Hole 10
• Bunkers will be redone using the “Better Billy
Bunker” method.
• No other design changes.
• All tees will be rebuilt and squared to add more yardage along with a new forward tee being added to shorten the hole.
• This hole will be redesigned as a risk reward hole with it having the option of being a drivable par 4.
• The fairway shifts to the left to allow the two cross bunkers to be placed strategically near the fairway edge starting at 225 yards from the back tee.
• After the cross bunkers, the fairway shifts to the left side where it widens to 33 yards. This will create a risk reward tee shot.
• A series of 3 bunkers will then be placed on the right side of the fairway allowing an alternate route of play.
• This will be one of the most visual holes to play from the tee, as many options have now been created to play this magnificent par 4.
Hole 12
• Cart path will be rerouted at the tee.
• New back tee will be added.
• All existing tees will be rebuilt and squared. Hole 13
• All tees will be rebuilt and squared.
• Landing area will be regraded to improve tee shots.
• No other design changes.
• This will be one of the most visual inspiring holes on the course.
• All tees to be rebuilt and squared.
• Two fairway bunkers will be placed on the left side of the fairway, creating a risk reward tee shot. The first bunkers will start at 233 yards from the top tee with the second bunker being placed 250 yards off the tee.
• The fairway will shift to the right at the bunkers creating a wider landing area of some 20 yards.
• After the landing area a bunker will be placed on the right side of the fairway at 285 yards off the tee. This bunker is designed for the longer hitters creating a premium on an accurate tee shot.
• Another fairway bunker will be established 166 yards out from the tee shot landing area on the left side with the fairway moving again to the right.
• A series of 3 bunkers will then be placed on the right side of the approach with the fairway again shifting to the left to allow for alternative routes of play.
• This will be one of the most stunning changes on the course.
Hole 15
• All tees will be rebuilt and squared.
• Two new forward tees will be added.
• One fairway bunker will be added to the rights side of the hole 266 yards from the back tee and 250 yards from the bottom tee.
• The fairway will shift to the left where the lading area will widen to 36 yards.
• The fairway will shift to the right and the back to the left giving a wider fairway throughout the hole.
Hole 17
• Five new tees will be added to this hole.
• A new back tee will add 24 yards to this hole.
• No other design changes. Hole 16
• All new tees will be created.
• A new back tee will add 36 yards to this hole.
• A new forward tee will shorten the hole 10 yards.
• Three fairway bunkers will be added to the right side. From the back tee the first bunker will be placed 233yards, the second bunker 250 yards, and the third bunker 266 yards. This will allow for a risk reward tee shot.
• The fairway will shift to the left where the landing area will widen by 6 yards.
Hole 18
• All tees will be rebuilt.
• A new tee will be added right and forward to the existing white tee.