DEVELOPMENT buys back design firm Senior Tour Player and three-time U.S. with Brassie. He will continue the opera- Open Champion Hale Irwin has repur- tions of HIGSI and Hale Irwin Golf De- chased Hale Irwin Golf Services, Inc. sign. Hale Irwin Golf Design will retain (HIGSI) from Brassie Golf Corp. all the existing design staff. Terry Anton Irwin had sold HIGSI to Brassie in a will continue to be in charge of business stock exchange on May 16, 1994, and en- development, while Stan Gentry is lead tered into an employment contract to oper- architect, and Bryce Swanson ate Hale Irwin Golf Design as president. is design associate. The terms of the agreement were for three Contracts require additional hiring soon. years and were governed by Brassie. The Offices will remain in St. Louis and Tampa, contract naturally expired May 15. Fla., with a third office to be opened in Irwin decided not to renew his contract Phoenix by the summer of 1998.

As Rakes Go... This One's a Real Mature trees characterize the new Reynolds National course at Reynolds Plantation. Reynolds Pit. opens 3rd course GREENSBORO, Ga. — Reynolds Na- accept low, running shots — should any tional, the Tom Fazio-designed layout now player dare to try that route. open for play at Reynolds Plantation, has The par-5 8th hole, playing from an added a third golf course to the 4,800-acre elevated tee that affords a view of the residential community located on Lake entire hole, measures 499 yards from the Oconee, between Atlanta and Augusta. back markers, inviting players to try to The course is open to guests staying at reach the green in two shots. But large Reynolds Plantation, as well as members bunkers in the landing area await less- of the Reynolds National Golf Club. than-accurate tee shots. A 7,015-yard, par-72 test from the back Four sets of tees have been designed tees, Reynolds National features two holes into the Reynolds National layout, mark- directly on Lake Oconee, a 19,000-acre ing the course at 5,292, 6,056 and 6,536 lake that is the second largest in Georgia. yards, in addition to its 7,015 champion- The site, with dense forests of hardwoods, ship yardage. The course also features a pines, flowering wild dogwoods and some 10-acre practice facility. of Lake Oconee's most dramatic lakefront Reynolds National joins two award-win- topography, provided the canvas for ning courses already in play—the Planta- Fazio. tion Course, designed by Bob Cupp in con- At the par-5 6thra two-tiered green is junction with touring professionals Fuzzy • A splinter resistant handle guarded on three sides by water, with Zoeller and , and Great Wa- only a narrow ramp left open in front to ters, designed by . made from wrapped fiberglass with a reinforced honeycomb core. Hills-designed Half Moon Bay lies on the edge • A dynamic, 3-D shape for highly efficient smoothing. HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Natural the 186-yard par-3 17th, which hangs on landforms and the Pacific Ocean form the the edge of a cliff. Crashing waves of the • A Dual-sided head design - tines, for smoothing, on one backdrop for the Ocean Course, an Arthur Pacific Ocean below provide an accompa- Hills-designed layout which opened at niment to a hole with no fairway, simply a side... a flat blade on the other side, for moving lots of Half Moon Bay Golf Links here Sept. 5. tee and a green. sand. A full 15" wide. A true links layout, the Ocean Course underscores the riparian areas and native • A Lightweight, two-piece, sonic welded head - made grasses along the Northern California CURLEY BUYS LANDMARK DESIGN DIVISION from super-tough, nylon filled plastic. coastal bluffs. With prevailing ocean SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Brian Curley, breezes, tight fairways and knolls, the former director of golf course design for • Easy to attach handle with a comfortable rubber hand grip course offers a challenging test for golfers. Landmark Golf Co., has signed a buy-out The award-winning Links Course, the agreement with the firm to purchase its • The extra long, and extra strong, 54" handle means existing track at Half Moon Bay Golf Design Division. Curley has 20 years expe- . "Genuine Par Aide Value" is affordable for every bunker.. Course Links, was designed by Francis rience in golf, 11 in Duane in consultation with design with Land- in 1974. The 18th hole has been named mark, where he one of the top 100 holes in America and worked extensively the Links Course is one of the top-rated with Pete Dye and Lee public courses in the Bay Area. Schmidt. He recently On his first course design in Northern collaborated with California, Hills designed each hole of on The the par-72, 6,700-yard Ocean Course to Plantation, a private possess an ocean view. Brian Curley dub ^ Indio Calif > 'The beautiful landforms and the ocean and assisted Dye on two Las Vegas Paiute have created an ideal setting for this Resort courses, including No. 3 which will Call 1-888-893-2433 course," said Hills. "As the famed planner open late this year. •P for the name of the Dealer nearest you. |j| and park designer Daniel Burnham said, He is working with Couples on The 3565 Hoffman Rd. East • St. Paul, MN 55110 The greater works by God, the lesser by Palms, adjacent to PGA West. www.paraide.com • e-mail to [email protected] man/ " Long-time Curley associate Grant One of the course's signature holes is Haserot will work with him.