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DEVELOPMENT BRIEFS Dye is cast for ASGCA Alice takes gavel this month When the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) meets in Toronto, May 12-18, Alice Dye will suc- ceedDenis Griffiths as its first female presi- dent. A design partner with her husband, Pete, since 1959, Alice has been a storied amateur state and national golfer as well as prime champion offorward tees in course LOHMANN BREAKS GROUND architecture. When son Perry was accep- ted by the ASGCA last year, it meant the ON EVANSVILLE PROJECT Dyes and both sons were ASGCA members Alice (from left), Perry and Pete Dye conduct a site walk at Thai Muang G. C., EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Construction —younger son P.B. having joined several a Dye Design in Thai Muang Beach, Thailand. has begun here on Eagle Crossing years ago. doing something in a golfers, everyone. The Foundation has Golf Club. The new 18-hole golf course • • • special niche to help. done some good work with research, and and practice facility will be the focal Golf Course News: What do you want By building low- with a living history. We have videotaped point of the 270-acre Eagle Crossing to focus on during your term in office? cost golf courses we about 20 old-time architects who are still subdivision. The golf course is being Alice Dye: We will continue all of the can reduce the price living, telling their experiences and phi- developed by BSH Development of programs that Denis [Griffiths] started: of golf and keep it losophies. People like Robert Trent Jones Evansville and designed by Lohmann stressing low-cost golf growing. The Pres- on tape, telling his philosophy — this will Golf Designs, Inc. of Marengo, 111. Con- courses and the President's ident's Award will be directed toward a be invaluable 50 years from now. struction is being completed by BSH Award. We also want to specific project: this year Junior Golf. So The environmental book that [ASGCA Development and Golf Creations of improve speed of play many programs are so big that we can't member] Bill Love put together was won- Marengo, 111. The par-70 course will and create a greater make a particular contribution, so our derful. It required a lot of work and dedi- feature bentgrass greens with identity for the ASGCA foundation will center on some area that cation, and it is information that only our zoysiagrass collars, Bermudagrass Foundation so that the is pertinent to our organization where we organization can provide. But we're such tees and fairways, and fescue grass industry knows we are can really be of help to the golf industry, roughs. The golf course is scheduled Continued on page 48 for completion this fall, opening for play in the summer of 1998. The hous- COMMENTARY ing development began last summer and now features 84 of the 245 home sites for sale. With irrigation and VIOLA TO ADD NINE alcohol, hard part is AT PINE KNOB GC CLARKSTON, Mich. — A new nine knowing when to stop holes are under construction here at By DR. MICHAEL HURDZAN Pine Knob Golf Course. The additional holes were designed by West Bloomfield ecently I had a discussion with architect Lorrie Viola, whose first solo perhaps the dean of club profes- effort in Michigan, The Timbers near Rsionals, from one of the most Frankenmuth, opened last summer. distinguished and exquisitely mani- She's also undertaking a renovation of cured golf courses in America. We Burning Tree Golf & Country Club in talked about, what else, Tiger Woods' Macomb, two championship layouts prodigious length off the tee, and my in Ocala, Fla., and a nine-hole addition friend offered that maybe it was time to in Fairfield, Conn. Planned to inter- bring back fairway cross bunkers that twine with the existing 18, three of the make the classic courses of the 1920s new holes will wind their way along so popular and a great test of golf. Lake Fleming, while the other six will "Only then," he mused, "will par-5s offer the wildness of an Irish links stay three-shot holes and will 460-yard course, Viola said. Seeding is expected par-4s be more than a drive and short to take place in June. The new nine iron for the big hitters." will be open for play in 1998. Personally, as a fan of cross bunkers, The contours catch and enhance patches of sun and shade at Keith Foster's Texas Star Golf I applauded his observation, but we Course and Conference Center in Euless. both realized that such hazards would C-D TO HANDLE MICH. RENOVATION most seriously frustrate the average SHEPHERD, Mich. — The golf Foster set to unveil the Texas Star and below-average golfer, make for course design firm Conroy-Dewling slow play and add to maintenance costs. Associates, Inc. will handle a renova- EULESS, Texas — Hurricane Creek through a landscape of stacked rock I suggested there might be another tion and extensive master plan here at meanders by while century-old oak ponds, waterfalls and hill country ter- strategic solution, which would actually Winding Brook Golf Club, according trees and an assortment of native rain. more fairly increase the challenge of a to President James R. Dewling. The grasses outline the fairways here on The 7,000-yard track, constructed golf course for all golfers, speed up renovation will continue this spring the newest design from Keith Foster, by Landscapes Unlimited of Lincoln, play, reduce maintenance costs and under the direction of head profes- the city of Euless' Texas Star Golf Neb., will play to a par of 71. make golf courses better neighbors to sional Tim Dawkins. Improvements Course and Conference Centre. Sporting a spikeless golf shoe policy, their surrounding environments. That will focus on the tees and drainage The facility, located in the heart of the course will host The Collegiate idea was also a 1920s classic, but it was around a number of greens and fair- the Metroplex and 10 minutes from Players Tour National Championship a product of technological depravation, ways. Phase two, involving an updat- the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, opens on Aug. 12-14. not intelligent decision-making. ing and upgrading of the existing for play May 22. The state-of-the-art conference cen- This big idea was — to turn off course, is expected launch this fall. The constant feature of the 287-acre ter includes more than 5,000 square fairway irrigation. The course will be available for play site is Hurricane Creek, which winds feet of divisible space. Now my dear Mom taught me "all while improvements are underway. Continued on page 42 GOLF COURSE NEWS May 1997 39 DEVELOPMENT AND FAZIO MAKES A chat with Alice Dye, madame president THREE AT REYNOLDS Continued from page 39 want to be very positive in all our Reynolds Plantation, a a small segment that we're not going to relationships. When the USGA pre- 4,800-acre residential be movers and shakers in environmental sented this Construction Education community located in issues. Program, we made a point to accept it Greensboro, Ga.,onLake GCN: During your term you also positively even though there was some Oconee, midway between want to get the ASGCA and its mem- fear that it might be infringing on the Atlanta and Augusta, bers better known. Can you address builders' or architects' territory. Our will unveil its third golf that? attitude was, this is good for the course this year. Reynolds National, designed by AD: I'd like to work with [the media] industry, and as long as you don't Tom Fazio, will join the to promote that they are ASGCA infringe we want to work with you and Plantation and Great members. I'd like golf courses built by encourage you. Waters courses when it any of our members to have their photo GCN: Judy Bell is president of the opens this fall.Reynolds and "a member of ASGCA" on the USGA while you're president of the National is a par-72 lay- scorecard. Most of the top 100 courses ASGCA. What significance do you see out that features two holes on anybody's Best-of List were de- in these two organizations having their along Lake Oconee, a signed by ASGCA members, starting first lady presidents at the same time? 19,000-acre impound- with Donald Ross. I'd like this known. AD: We've been lifelong friends. ment that is Georgia's I'd like it known that belonging to our We've played golf together, been on second-largest lake. Rey- nolds'original Plantation society is quite an accomplishment... teams together and associations Course was designed by We want everybody who is doing together. I don't know if there is a Bob Cupp in conjunction quality work to be a member of the significance. I don't like getting into with touring profession- society. men versus women. I think it just als Fuzzy Zoeller and We also want to work to design golf shows we can work together, Hubert Green, while courses to promote speed of I think it's important that other Great Waters was de- play. We can do this by £ women see that this field is open signed by Jack Nicklaus. building cart paths with SB to them. That is one of the material that is not too V W reasons I accepted the distracting and by curbing ^^ J position. Plus the fact that I paths so they can be brought / % think I can do a good job.