35 TEE BOX A new nine-hole par-three course will open at Apes Hill in Barbados in December 2024. Little Apes will join the resort’s 18-hole course, which was redesigned by Ron Kirby in 2021. The short course has holes ranging from 70 to 154 yards and are based on some of golf’s most well-known designs. “From the outset, the vision at Apes Hill has always been to create an enjoyable and memorable golfing experience where you can feel at home no matter your skill level, age or how long you have been playing the game,” said Jody Addison, director of golf at Apes Hill. “Ron Kirby embodied that philosophy with his redesign of our championship course, and it is an ethos that we have carried into Little Apes, which we believe will provide endless fun for young children and the whole family in equal measure. “In many ways it is like a bite-sized version of our 18-hole course, and we can’t wait to see everyone playing it.” The new short course follows Apes Hill’s introduction of a 19th hole – an island green-style challenge inspired by the seventeenth at TPC Sawgrass. New short course to open at Apes Hill in December 2024 Photo: James Hogg For 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 – Bobby Weed, Chris Cochran, Brett Mogg and Bill Bergin discuss how golf clubs that are facing uncertainty can, with some reconfiguration, secure their future prosperity. “All options were on the table,” says Weed about the revamp of Waynesville Inn and Golf Club in North Carolina. “It was apparent that the 27 holes were too shoehorned and compressed. We quickly determined that reducing the routing to 18 and creating much-needed practice areas was the best path forward. It also presented us with a special opportunity to restore Ross’s nine to its former glory.” The Summer issue of By Design also includes insight from Larry Hirsh of Golf Property Analysts about club culture and Chad Ritterbusch reflecting on his 20 years as ASGCA executive director. To download the latest issue and subscribe to By Design, visit www.asgca.org. “All options were on the table” GOOD READ
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