Restoration Golf Hole Profile of the Week- Hole #2

This week our team will place blue flags/paint and signs outlining some of the changes that will occur on the 2nd Hole. The updated rendering is located on the Pro Shop porch and a sign will be located at teeing locations. 

Some of the highlights of the 2nd hole include:

Ross: 478

Blue: 430

Green: 414

Silver: 397

Gold: 333

Pull back first layer of trees to open up tee shot
and allow for tees to shift left. Replant under
story and areas where there are gaps to better
screen houses from view.

Create dual championship and forward tee
between Holes #2 and #18. Gold tees can play
from here or the Silver tee for variety in length.

Restore Ross fairway bunker scheme on the
right side of the fairway. Challenging these
bunkers off the tee will provide the best angle
into the green, especially if the hole is back left.
Widen fairway down the entire left side.

Bring back Ross’ raised mounds with sandy
faces as a layup hazard for forward tee golfers
playing the hole as a Par 5. Golfers playing the
hole as a long Par 4 will need to land their long
iron or wood near these sandy mounds to run
the ball onto the green if they cannot reach via
an aerial approach.

Recapture lost front corners of the green for
unique hole locations.

Shift cart path further away from the green to
allow for small misses to remain in the rough.

Other Design Elements in the Restoration

With the Restoration of the golf course less then a year away there will be a few design elements that will be incorporated. Click on the link below!

What is a Hummock?

Golf Course Update

The Grounds team has been very busy across the the golf course including preparations for the the Restoration in July of 2025. 

With the drier weather our team has been able to work on tree and brush removal left of 13. These removals will enhance the view from the 4th green back to the Clubhouse, allow for increased air circulation and assist with increased sunlight to the new forward tee on 7. The mature healthy trees will remain and post restoration this area will be restored with Fine leaf fescues and select plantings. 

New Forward Tee- Above Existing Tee

View from the 4th

Our team has been working across the golf course to reduce the amount of standing water in low-lying areas on the fairways. The added ~ 33,000 lineal feet of fairway drainage during the restoration project along with the raising many of low-pockets in the fairways will reduce the chances of winter injury and allow carts off of the path sooner. The Zoysiagrass nursery will be shifted to right of 13, from #4 to make room for a new teeing area on the hill on #5. 

Added Tee Location #5 

The 13th fairway shifts to the West leaving an expansive area to grow both Zoysia and Bentgrass while being surrounded by Fescue.

New Turf Nursery Location #13

13 Fairway Shifts to the West 

In the coming weeks we will continue to delineate locations of proposed bunkers, tees and other features. We will place an excerpt of the proposed rendering at the teeing areas and mark the new features with paint and flags.

Proposed Bunker Complex #5/6

Rendering #5/6

Thanks again for the feedback and questions!

Pat O'Brien 

Grounds Superintendent.