41 The cover story of the latest issue of By Design magazine – produced for the American Society of Golf Course Architects by the team responsible for GCA – explores whether the golf industry is ready to embrace golf courses that do not comply with the 18-hole norm. “With land and water becoming more expensive, alternative golf options are a resourceful way to be successful and introduce people to the game of golf and provide a wider variety of options for future members and potential customers,” said Jeff Lawrence, designer of the 13-hole par-three Mountain Top course at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri. The Winter issue of By Design also includes an interview with new ASGCA president Jason Straka and profiles of the golf course projects that have been recognised in the 2021 ASGCA Environmental Excellence Awards. To download the latest issue and subscribe to By Design, visit www.asgca.org “Alternative golf options are a resourceful way to be successful” GOOD READ ground in a much more natural way. These new holes use the land better, and they create a more interesting and varied f low to start the round.” Davis is also transforming the existing par-four twelfth, par-five thirteenth and par-four fourteenth into a short risk-reward par-five twelfth, a par-four thirteenth that has a closer relationship to the river, and a potentially driveable par-four fourteenth with the river more in play. “With these changes, and through placement of strategic features around the rest of the course, we are focusing on giving the course a more interesting f low from start to finish that will see some holes becoming better opportunities for players most of the time, while some holes will become more challenging at strategic points in the round,” said Davis. Landscapes Unlimited began construction in January with the support of club superintendent Lukus Harvey, his assistant Trent Inman, and Davis’s shaper Jason Gold. “Being an Atlanta native, the opportunity for me to have this relationship with the Atlanta Athletic Club, a club Bobby Jones called home, is a dream come true,” said Davis. “I am pretty much moving to Atlanta for most of the project.” The course is expected to reopen in late 2022. Image: Tripp Davis A sketch of the proposed new short par-three third hole
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