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Mark_Fine

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Congratulations are in order to Forrest Richardson.  He was just selected as the winner of the Golf Inc. Magazine's "Renovation of the Year" competition.  His work at The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa won the first place
award in the category of daily fee courses.  

Now I know what he was doing with all his time the last few years while I was busy working on our book  ;D

Well done Forrest and surely well deserved!
Mark

paul cowley

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2006, 09:15:08 PM »
hear hear ....seems like at least one group could see through the trees. :)
paul cowley...golf course architect/asgca

Bill_McBride

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2006, 10:41:45 PM »
Fun to play and beautifully restored.  I'm sure there is a lot of buzz about the new 18th hole, which my son says is sort of a reverse Road Hole, with the straight canal on the left side playing the part of both the sheds and the road!

Congratulations Forrest!

« Last Edit: March 09, 2006, 10:42:07 PM by Bill_McBride »

ed_getka

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2006, 12:42:34 AM »
Well done Forrest. 8)
"Perimeter-weighted fairways", The best euphemism for containment mounding I've ever heard.

Jesse Jones

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2006, 03:23:11 AM »


Congrats..Nice work..I'll be playing there in April..

wsmorrison

Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2006, 06:34:52 AM »
Congratulations, Forrest.  Does the magazine differentiate between a renovation and a restoration?  What exactly do they mean by a renovation?

Ian Andrew

Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2006, 08:24:06 AM »
Does this mean the first round of drinks are on you at Pinehurst?

Congratulations Forrest.

Ian

Jeff Fortson

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2006, 10:39:48 AM »
Congrats to Forrest.  I look forward to seeing the changes.


Jeff F.
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Joe Perches

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2006, 12:11:03 PM »
I thought the award might have been for Buena, but maybe that's next year at Olivas instead.

Congratulations Forrest.

Steve_ Shaffer

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2006, 12:30:49 PM »
Having played Wigwam Gold in November, I can understand why the award was given to Forrest. Congratulations!!!!
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Ryan Farrow

Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2006, 12:14:43 AM »
I can't wait to play it. Have a tee-time for monday with my dad, brother, and uncle. Got to love spring break.

Congrats Forrest.

Tony Petersen

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2006, 12:53:12 PM »
I've had the pleasure of playing WigWam Gold 4 times over the past couple months (3 rounds which were Gateway/Grey Goose Tour) and Forrest did a FANTASTIC job on a piece of land that for the most part is flatter than flat. His work around the greens and the bunkering is the the most pronounced, but the bottom line is that Forrest returned the Gold to what is once was, which is a serious test of golf if you choose to play from the backs... GREAT JOB, Forrest... Now, when are you going to make your way up to DM so we can play Outlaw :-)
Ski - U - Mah... University of Minnesota... "Seven beers followed by two Scotches and a thimble of marijuana and it's funny how sleep comes all on it's own.”

Emmy

Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2006, 04:49:40 PM »
FR,

Hats off to you on your recent accomplishment!

cary lichtenstein

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2006, 08:11:32 PM »
I looked on their site and they only show one hole behind a sunflower. Anywhere we can see the before and after pictures?
Live Jupiter, Fl, was  4 handicap, played top 100 US, top 75 World. Great memories, no longer play, 4 back surgeries. I don't miss a lot of things about golf, life is simpler with out it. I miss my 60 degree wedge shots, don't miss nasty weather, icing, back spasms. Last course I played was Augusta

Forrest Richardson

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Re:Congratulations to Forrest Richardson - Best Renovation Winner
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2006, 07:21:07 PM »
Ian — I always do buy the drinks!

Carey — Our web site will have some, but it is 1 month behind schedule Sorry.

Ryan — Have fun.
« Last Edit: March 12, 2006, 07:21:34 PM by Forrest Richardson »
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