[Scott_Burroughs]

A nice preview of 2009 course openings, grouped into East (U.S.), West (U.S.), & International.  Certainly several I hadn't heard of:

Click Here


Pic of C&C's Clear Creek Tahoe:

[Joel_Stewart]

The numbers get smaller and smaller.  By my count, thats 10 in the west, 8 in the east and 10 international for a total of 28.

For some reason there are no courses mentioned in Asia or Australia/New Zealand so there has to be a few more?

[CJ Carder]

That's really exciting that there's a new one in New Kent.... Viniterra?  I can even accept the fact that it's a Rees Jones design!  Also I though this blurb was interesting...

The course will be maintained using environmentally conservational practices. Unlike many courses, The Club at Viniterra will be entirely sodded to save as much as 80% of the water consumed by traditional courses, and the course will use only the grass hybrid “Celebration,” which is far more draught-resistant and requires 70% less water to maintain than traditional course sods. And, The Club at Viniterra course will never use potable water for irrigation. Instead, a series of ponds will collect rainwater and runoff to distribute this water to the course for all required irrigation, making it virtually self-sustaining.

[Jim Nugent]

The numbers get smaller and smaller.  By my count, thats 10 in the west, 8 in the east and 10 international for a total of 28.

For some reason there are no courses mentioned in Asia or Australia/New Zealand so there has to be a few more?

The way I read it, the article doesn't claim to cover all course openings.  It covers what the author considers "significant" new courses. 

The total number is probably a lot bigger. 

[RJ_Daley]

http://hoakaleicountryclub.com/golf-render.htm

Ernie Els course above has to be one of the more strange layouts that has come along in a while.  It looks more like it belongs in Dubai with all the H2O and sand and palms than Hawaii.  No returning 9s here... The virtual tour has some interesting cart paths locations.

DMKidd's, Huntsman Spings looks like it might be a darn fine course, but from the overlay, what a damn pity that there will be rooflines to spoil the setting. 

http://huntsmansprings.com/golfreview.aspx

That whole area is one of my favorite places in America.  Fazio's Shooting Star in Jackson Hole is another where the R.E-golf growth and gentrification of some of the last best remaining areas of the country seem to be inevitable. 

At some point I have to ask myself personally if I think that a tradeoff of golf with rooflines distracting from the overall beauty of these special areas is better than no golf at all.  I think I'm going to have to say, no golf. 

[PCCraig]

Does anyone know anything about Chicago Highlands outside (duh) Chicago? I remember someone posting on here during the first phase of planning, but it looks like its close to being done?

www.chicagohighland.com

[Garland Bayley]

...It covers what the author considers "significant" new courses.  ...

I guess the author doesn't know "significant", because he doesn't cover the course our very own Slagster worked on, Wine Valley in Walla Walla, WA.

Face it, the author is just a TD, DK, RTJ, RJ, JN, AP butt boy.

[Jim Colton]

Is the Fazio Shooting Star picture computer generated?  It looks like something out of Microsoft Links Golf.

[Bob Jenkins]

Also for this list you can add Sagebrush, near Quilchena, B.C., Dick Zokol's course which he designed with Rod Whitman, Jeff Mingay etc. I understand it is to be very private but assume access will not be exclusive until Dick sells enough memberships. Hoping to get up there in late spring.

www.sagebrushgolf.com

[Greg Chambers]

That's really exciting that there's a new one in New Kent.... Viniterra?  I can even accept the fact that it's a Rees Jones design!  Also I though this blurb was interesting...

The course will be maintained using environmentally conservational practices. Unlike many courses, The Club at Viniterra will be entirely sodded to save as much as 80% of the water consumed by traditional courses, and the course will use only the grass hybrid “Celebration,” which is far more draught-resistant and requires 70% less water to maintain than traditional course sods. And, The Club at Viniterra course will never use potable water for irrigation. Instead, a series of ponds will collect rainwater and runoff to distribute this water to the course for all required irrigation, making it virtually self-sustaining.

What a bunch of marketing bs.  How'd they get the sod?  Did it magically appear?  Or did it need to be irrigated somewhere else to grow it?  Huh.  And in my 15+ years of turf management, I've never irrigated w/potable water, so this is not environmentally cutting edge.  Jeez.  The things people will say to try to sell rounds of golf.

[Scott_Burroughs]

It's certainly not an exhaustive list, as Ballyhack and (I believe) Dormie Club are to open in '09 as well.

[Kirk Gill]

The things people will say to try to sell rounds of golf.

I was struck by the line that went something like "A neighborhood with villas furnished with rare Palmer memorabilia." Bizarre.

I did see a page on Ballyhack, by the way, under the EAST courses link.

Nice to see CommonGround listed - although I remember a while back that the price was going to be $30, then the CGA decided on $40, now $50. Too bad the price went up, but I'm really looking forward to playing it !!!

[Scott_Burroughs]

I did see a page on Ballyhack, by the way, under the EAST courses link.

Not sure how I missed that.  I thought that Chicago Highlands was the first one I saw under East Courses.  Oh, well.   

[jeffwarne]

Take a look at the picture and caption they chose for Victory Ranch.
Priceless

[Ash Towe]

Joel,
There is nothing new in Nz that I am aware of for this year.  We have had a good run in recent years and some of the new ones appeared to have struggled.

[Charlie Goerges]

Is the Fazio Shooting Star picture computer generated?  It looks like something out of Microsoft Links Golf.

It does look like a photoshop job. Looking at the level of the "water" compared to the depth of the bunkers right next to it makes me think that players would be ankle-deep in casual water.

Also, is it just me or is there a proliferation of 8000 yard courses?

[Tommy Williamsen]

Nicklaus is to open Twelve Oaks near Raleigh in the spring. 

[Duane Sharpe]

Also for this list you can add Sagebrush, near Quilchena, B.C., Dick Zokol's course which he designed with Rod Whitman, Jeff Mingay etc. I understand it is to be very private but assume access will not be exclusive until Dick sells enough memberships. Hoping to get up there in late spring.


I was on the property in July 2008 and was very impressed. I just checked out their website and there seems to be so many pictures of the 13th hole. I would love to see more of the course.  I hope to get out there in July 2009 to give it a try. 

sharpee

[Tom_Doak]

The inclusion of Baker's Bay was interesting, since it looks like they haven't even finished clearing a hole yet!

Kirk:  The Colorado Golf Association is just trying to keep up with U.S. monetary policy.  And it should be $40 for you, if you live in Colorado ... just sign up to be a CGA member.

[John Kirk]

As mentioned a month or two ago, Wine Valley, designed by Dan Hixson in southeastern Washington, should open this year.  The pictures indicate it has promise.

[Scott_Burroughs]

Nicklaus is to open Twelve Oaks near Raleigh in the spring. 

Tommy,

12 Oaks opened last April.

See: http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,38315.msg795293.html#msg795293

[Tommy Williamsen]

Nicklaus is to open Twelve Oaks near Raleigh in the spring. 

Tommy,

12 Oaks opened last April.

See: http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,38315.msg795293.html#msg795293

Scott, JN's web site has the course opening in 2009.

http://www.nicklaus.com/design/search_under.php?crit_sort=1&name=&state=NC&4_option=3&country=&submit=Search

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