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Course Planning

Kathy Hill
LAND SALE COURSE PLANNING COMMITTEE, CHAIR
Since its inception, the Land Sale Course Planning • The Halfway House should be strategically
Committee has been meeting regularly and working positioned to provide facilities for players and
diligently to create a solid foundation on which to base Academy participants.
future decisions.
• Issues of maintenance and sustainability will be
addressed.
Firstly, we adopted the motto “do it once, do it right”. • Consider the total costs of various concepts
This means considering all construction that will be separate from necessary expenses for irrigation,
required for the re-routing plan, as well as construction drainage, and bunkers.
that will need to be done in the near future. This
includes bunker rejuvenation, irrigation replacement,
Academy requirements, Halfway House facilities, and The current focus is on re-routing the east holes
emergency and maintenance access to name a few. (8 through 13) only. We are analyzing the options
We also must be aware of expected environmental available to design a replacement hole resulting in
changes and the pressure this will put on our water minimal disruption and cost. Of course, we have spent
storage and consumption needs. Funding for many of time imagining what could be possible if we look
these projects is already provided for in the existing at the bigger picture and increase the scale of the
long-range capital plan and we may want to schedule project. Maybe this is an opportunity to increase our
these projects to take advantage of the access to pond capacity, move or modify the range, or relocate
heavy equipment when construction takes place on the Academy! The possibilities are endless. At this
the east side of the course. This will allow us to realize point we do not have potential designs for the various
synergies and to minimize future disruption. options to share with you. Our next step is to interview
course architects to better determine our options.
Secondly, we established a list of principles with
which to evaluate conceptual designs. We felt that a Eventually, consideration of the alternatives will take
well-defined decision process would make it easier to place in conjunction with the work of the Net Proceeds
communicate and explain our final recommendation to Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee as
Members. well as feedback obtained from Member consultation
sessions.
Our Principles are as follows:
• The new lay-out should be challenging and The Committee thanks you for your patience as we
enjoyable for Members of all abilities. continue to perform our due diligence. It is an exciting
• The design should look like it has always been part undertaking and we look forward to sharing more with
of the course, fitting in with the style of the west you soon.
holes. Good course design fundamentals should
be satisfied with respect to flow, pars, and yardage
preservation. Routing should be efficient for pace
of play and accessibility. Kath y
• Safety of players during play and neighbouring
properties is important.
• Consideration will be given to the total
construction time and disruption to course play
during the construction phase.
• Should the Academy continue to be identified as
a priority in the revised Strategic Plan for the Club,
the design should be evaluated in the context of
providing adequate capacity and location for a
suitable practice facility and Learning Centre.

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