Broadstone Golf Club—Tom Dunn 1898
Harry Colt redesign --1914
Frank Pont Restoration—2013
Rough/Fine Shaping - Jeff Stein
The restoration process at Broadstone has been pretty straightforward, as the club has excellent photo records of many original bunkers and its also quite obvious to see which bunkers have been lost to neglect or the whim of a committee. We are bringing back lost strategic play from the tee as well as opening up the many stunning views of the heathland. The heathland at Broadstone makes for a wonderful and rare setting to a round of golf and must be one of the best stands of heather in the UK. There are three different varieties (three different varieties!) growing on property, providing a rich visual texture and contrast to the fairways, tall fescue and gorse.
Truthfully I’ve been a bit nervous to share some of my work with the GCA community in the last year, partly because I’m my own worst critic, but I also can’t learn anything if I try to hide from the eyes of my collegues (and no one will know I’m alive if I don’t post anything!). I feel fortunate to have something to share and even proud of the work we are producing. Without further delay, below are some before and “after” shots of the 2013 restoration work at Broadstone Golf Club, under the guidence of architect Frank Pont.
7-- Par 4 over the heather
5 Before
5 After (View from proposed tee--safety issue)
5 --right side bunker
6 Before
6 After
8 Waaaayyy Before
8 2000's
8 After
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I look forward to some feedback and questions about the project. Its been an interesting process working with Frank, especially being that it is our first project working together and one of my first projects doing all of the shaping work. Overall I'm enjoying the process and there is still one more hole to go for this season!
Thanks for checking out the pictures.