|
|
CALVERTON LINKS
Calverton, Long Island, New York
9 Hole Addition to an
Existing Public Facility
Course
Master Plan
|
| Shortly after my project
in New Jersey began, I focused my creative energies on a beautiful piece of rolling, sandy
property for a new nine-hole design. This project began as a new eighteen-hole course,
separate from my client's present nine-hole course. Unfortunately, plans for a
neighboring property to be used for a landfill caused my client to cease consideration of
the new course, and instead he looked to expand his present course. I spent several days
on property next to his facility, discovering a number of magnificent holes, and assured
him a superb nine holes could be built on this property. The new nine holes
opened in 1999. Conducting the
routing and design development on the land resulted in a course that lays out well with
the topography. Only 50,000 cubic yards were required to build the nine holes, of which
20,000 cubic yards must come from the small irrigation pond. Furthermore, the routing
captured some dramatic situations. For instance, the 16th hole is a par three that plays
down hill about twenty feet to a sprawling green that is fronted along the right half by a
pond located in a naturally low spot. The tee shot is played out of a sparsely populated
pine forest, framed by sand hills covered by native fescues. This is a typical Long Island
setting, reminiscent of the beautiful landscapes at Shinnecock Hills.
|
Back to Current Projects
|