INTERVIEW A new collaboration was borne from Cabot Links – being the first project that Whitman worked together with architects Dave Axland, another Coore & Crenshaw protégé, and Keith Cutten. Axland and Cutten also worked on Coore & Crenshaw’s Cabot Cliffs, the second layout at the resort, and by the time Cowan-Dewar and Keiser were ready for a third, a 10-hole par-three course, the three architects had joined forces to create their own practice. “WAC Golf emerged from long term relationships which I already had with Dave and Keith,” says Whitman. “They were both heavily involved with Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs. Dave partnered with me on The Nest, with Keith running the job. It seemed natural to take that partnership forward. Whitman, Axland and Cutten was formed because of great mutual respect and a history of being able to work creatively together.” Keiser and Cowan-Dewar clearly appreciate the firm’s talents. WAC Golf has been appointed for their Cabot Revelstoke project in the mountains of eastern British Columbia, and and Bandon Dunes has followed suit for its second short course (see page 14). “We are going to try and build a few more special projects,” says Whitman. “My goal is to continue to build golf that will endure, and others can appreciate.” GCA WAC Golf designed The Nest, a ten-hole short course on the highest point of the Cabot Cape Breton property Whitman, Axland and Cutten are currently working on projects for Cabot and at Bandon Dunes Photo: Steve Rankin Photo: Thornburgh Resort 71
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