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Issue 43 | Spring 2019 BY DESIGN Excellence in Golf Design from the American Society of Golf Course Architects Alice Dye, ASGCA 1927-2019 Also: • Driving Distance • Collaboration • Forward Tees • Dave Heatwole, ASGCA @RainBirdGolf CONNECT Upcoming technologies Simplified upgrades A partner dedicated solely to irrigation FUTURE “ One of the nice things about our 20-year partnership with Rain Bird has been the ability to evolve as we go. We can run our IC System™ and satellites with the same Central Control. They definitely give us the flexibility we need.” Chris Dalhamer, Director of Golf Course Maintenance | Pebble Beach Golf Links Discover the benefits of a Rain Bird system at rainbird.com/TheFuture. Rain Bird is the Official Turf Irrigation Supplier of Pebble Beach Resorts®. Pebble Beach®, Pebble Beach Golf Links®, Pebble Beach Resorts®, The Lone Cypress™, The Heritage logo and their underlying distinctive images are trademarks, service marks and trade dress of Pebble Beach Company. Used by permission. R461-056186-8 Pebble Beach Print Ad Size: T - 8.5" x 10.9" B - 8.5" x 11.22" L - 7.9" x 10.5" Publications: SIZE C By Design (Digital Edition) ISO 12647-7 Digital Control Strip 2009 3% A 100 60 100 70 30 100 60 100 70 30 100 60 100 70 30 100 40 40 100 40 100 40 70 40 70 40 40 40 70 40 40 70 40 70 40 40 3 10 25 50 75 90 100 B 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 40 100 40 40 100 10 40 40 20 70 70 70 70 40 70 40 40 0 0 0 0 3.1 2.2 2.2 10.2 7.4 7.4 25 19 19 50 40 40 75 66 66 100 100 100 80 70 70 100 FOREWORD Working together CONTENTS very project a golf course architect undertakes involves some form of Digest 4 collaboration. We work closely with our clients, contractors, suppliers This issue opens with news that clubs E and golfers to make projects succeed. want more forward tees, according to But most clients appoint just one golf course architect, relying on their sole recent research. We also hear about expertise and experience to solve the design puzzle. the health benefits of golf, driving In this issue’s feature topic, which begins on page 12, we take a look at some distance and new projects. recent projects where golf course architects have collaborated. By working as a team, these designers have shared knowledge and considered multiple Collaboration 12 perspectives on how design challenges can be solved, to ultimately maximize ASGCA members sometimes team the benefit for the client. up to help projects succeed. Richard One of the most effective collaborations of our time has been that of Pete Humphreys finds out about some recent and Alice Dye, the husband-and-wife team responsible for many of modern collaborations; how they came about golf’s most celebrated designs, including Harbour Town, TPC Sawgrass, PGA and what benefits were delivered. West, Whistling Straits and the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. It was with great sadness that we learned of Alice’s death, after what seems Alice Dye, ASGCA 18 like no time since she presented her thoughts on golf design with such energy ASGCA members share their stories and enthusiasm at the 2017 ASGCA Annual Meeting in Jupiter, Florida. On about golfing pioneer ASGCA Past page 18 we hear from some of the many golf course architects who have President Alice Dye, who passed away worked alongside or been influenced by Alice over the years. in February 2019. I hope you enjoy the read. Forward Thinking 22 We find out more about the implementation of new forward tees at Rancho Murieta Country Club in California, as recently profiled at the ASGCA Foundation event From Tees to Green: Forward Tees and Other High-ROI Ideas. Jeff Blume, ASGCA President Five to finish 24 American Society of Golf Course Architects Dave Heatwole, ASGCA, answers our five questions to finish the issue. COVER Editor and Publisher: Toby Ingleton Editorial contributor: Richard Humphreys Issue 43 | Spring 2019 Design: Bruce Graham, Libby Sidebotham BY DESIGN ASGCA Staff: Chad Ritterbusch; Mike Shefky; Aileen Smith; Therese Suslick; Marc Whitney Excellence in Golf Design from the American Society of Golf Course Architects Photography: Bill Bergin, ASGCA; Delhi Golf Club; Florida State University; Dave Heatwole, ASGCA; Istockphoto.com; Trey Kemp; Richard Mandell, ASGCA; ASGCA Past President Greg Martin, Rolling Green Photography/Ken May; Todd Quitno, ASGCA; Rancho Murieta Country Club; Drew Rogers, ASGCA; West Bay Club Subscribe to By Design at www.tudor-rose.co.uk/bydesign Alice Dye, ASGCA © 2019 American Society of Golf Course Architects. All rights reserved. www.asgca.org 1927-2019 By Design is sponsored by: Also: • Driving Distance • Collaboration • Forward Tees • Dave Heatwole, ASGCA Cover photograph courtesy of Rolling Green Photography/Ken May 3 A round-up of recent golf design DIGEST news in association with: Sharp rise in demand for forward tees ew research has revealed a sharp rise in the demand for Nforward tees at golf clubs. The findings come from the recently-released 2019 Golf Facility Market Trend Watch report, commissioned by the American Society of Golf Course Architects and conducted by Sports & Leisure Research Group. “There is more investment being made in golf facilities each year, and those facilities are seeing a return on that investment,” said ASGCA President Jeff Blume. “It is interesting to see that now 70 percent of general managers think their golfers would welcome the addition of forward tees; that’s a 30-point increase in just one year.” The report also finds that the Research Group. “This year’s data Respondents to the report’s fall facility enhancement most desired shows consistent responses in 2018 survey included golf course at both public and private courses is several key areas, but some views are architects, superintendents, general a course renovation, and that there changing, which is also worth noting.” managers, owners/operators, golf has been growth in master planning professionals and industry leaders. projects, bunker renovations and turf To read the highlights of the Golf Trendable core questions and reduction. Facility Market Trend Watch, visit: topical modules were covered to “The golf business continues https://asgca.org/wp-content/ find out what ASGCA members are to evolve,” said Jon Last, founder uploads/2019/01/2019-Market-Trend- experiencing in the field. and president of Sports & Leisure Watch-for-website.pdf The demand for additional tee boxes has risen sharply General managers at clubs ranked the importance of the following amenities or services Additional tee box options that allow for a shorter golf course 70% 40% A newly designed, more modern and trendy bar area 60% 33% An enhanced practice range 58% 45% A dedicated short game practice/learning area 53% 48% Additional, dedicated outdoor event space 43% 40% More casual/livingroom/‘space for social interaction’ 43% 10% 2019 40% A state of the art fitness facility and gym 28% 2018 4 | By Design Health benefits The healing power of golf? he United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) is Tprescribing golf to patients, following pilot schemes that found it boosted levels of fitness, muscle strength and happiness in middle- aged people. The program, backed by fitness body ukactive, is funded by England Golf and leisure operator Mytime Active, and is part of a wider NHS policy of ‘social prescribing.’ Almost one million patients will be referred for classes and activities to boost health and reduce loneliness. Trials conducted in London found that patients with heart disease strong evidence that physical activity population who may not be too and respiratory conditions who can not only prevent disease but engaged with other activities.” were referred for golf coaching saw that it can also prevent disability, England Golf’s head of club support increased levels of grip strength and dementia and frailty in people who Abbie Lench said: “We’re thrilled to improved mental health. are already affected by disease.” see this scheme developing from our Professor Sir Muir Gray, an advisor Steven Ward, ukactive CEO, earlier research into the impact of to Public Health England, said: “Golf said: “Golf is a fantastic way to playing golf on health and wellbeing, on referral is an excellent high-value encourage people to be more active, which we carried out with the support health service because we now have particularly among parts of the of Mytime Active and ukactive.” Driving distance continues to rise tatistics from 2018 show that Average driving distances are driving distances increased by measured on two holes at each San average of 1.7 yards on pro tournament, covering almost tours. The previous year’s gain was 40,000 shots over a season on more than three yards. some tours. These results come from the R&A A progress update on the and USGA’s 2018 Annual Driving Distance Insights project, Distance Report, which reports on which includes insights from driving-distance data of golfers ASGCA members, will be playing on the world’s major tours. delivered by summer 2019. The game’s governing bodies The R&A and USGA adopted a Joint Statement of intend to distribute the Principles in 2002 to monitor the comprehensive Distance effects of advancing equipment Insights report in the technology on golf. latter half of 2019. Driving data has been provided by the PGA Tour, European Tour, The 2018 report can be found at: Japan Golf Tour, Web.com Tour, www.randa.org/~/media/files/ PGA Tour Champions Tour, LPGA distance-insight/2018-distance- Tour and Ladies European Tour.