Golf Course Improvement Plan Dundalk Golf Club
Golf Course Improvement Plan 1. Develop a Plan that may be implemented over a 1 to 10 year period 2. Develop the golf course for the enjoyment of members and visitors 3. Consider sensible budgets – tough economic times 4. Develop a course to provide fun for the average player 5. Create a golf course suitable to challenge the very best players and suitable for hosting top class events 5. Proper planning of any proposal to be undertaken 6. Implement the proposals 2010 – 48 th 2011 – 50 th (-2) 2012 – 60 th (-10) 2013 – 71 st (-11) 2014 – 80 th (-9)
Golf Course Improvement Plan 1. Introduction 2. The Starting Point 2.1 First Impressions 2.2 The James Braid Influence 3. The routing 4. Tees – Ladies and Gents and others 5. Greens 6. Bunkers – fairways and greenside 7. Fairways and rough – mowing regimes - definition 8. Woodlands / vegetation – how they impact on aesthetics and the playing strategy 9. Practice facilities 10. Hole-by-hole analysis to include proposals for improvement 11. Paths 12. The strategy in moving forward 13. How the “Improvement Plan” can fit into the golfing calendar. 14. Estimated costs 15. Conclusion
Golf Course Improvement Plan James Braid 1934 at Dundalk GC • Work carried out by Stutt (The Golf Course Whitten and Cornish) • We don’t have records for a definitive history • Braid influence should be a marketing tool • Braid style ought to be considered in future works • Braid’s design philosophy: Now: -focus on greenside bunkers, enhancing naturally occurring swales and hollows by greens and placing an emphasis on positional play from the tee and with approach shots. Braid’s Open Championship Record 1901 - 1st Muirfield 1905 - 1st St. Andrews James Braid, Golfer and Golf Architect 1906 - 1st Muirfield 1870-1950 1908 - 1st Prestwick James Braid work 1934 1910 - 1st St. Andrews
Golf Course Improvement Plan The bones are excellent....the flesh needs work ... Course has a tired look to some of the features, particularly, the bunkers The Classic routing 2 nd Hole RHS
Golf Course Improvement Plan
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Golf Course Improvement Plan Scope of works: Phase 1 • Greenside Bunkering (1 or 2 phases subject to budget) • Filling and reinstating some bunkers that are only impacting the shorter hitters and causing a maintenance problem: 2 nd (fairway RHS); 6 th (fairway LHS); 7 th (fairway RHS and LHS); 11 th (fairway RHS); 12 th (fairway RHS) • Minor remodel works to green sites – run-offs, swales etc - In-house Phase 2 • Fairway bunkering (subject to budget)
Golf Course Improvement Plan ... If the job is worth doing, it is worth doing well... Thank you.
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