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archie_struthers

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #50 on: December 03, 2021, 08:53:25 AM »
 ;D :o




Great addition to this post by Don Mahaffey.  I was particularly taken by his description of the detail that went into the blending and capping at the project he described.


We certainly didn't have that much oversight at Twisted Dune in South Jersey. We had a site that was basically dead flat and pretty much turned it into a quarry that mined out material for the H-tract project in Atlantic City. It was more of a rolling quarry over the 200 plus acres of golf course that was the end product. Our soil analysis worked in reverse to Don's. The casino / tunnel site needed soil that would compact and solidify and our material was perfect for them. They tested it constantly and wanted it full of aggregate and even a little clay. That the majority of our material was almost the consistency of I-5 gravel.  The sand that was pure was either left in place or used to cap the golf course fairways. It also was the mix that Atlantic City CC bought from us to build up all the low lying holes on the back nine.  All in all it worked pretty well but I probably should have done more drainage lines  running along the dunes that were part of the design. Live and learn.


Quite an interesting thread but if you need to cap a whole golf course perhaps you picked the wrong site!



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Mark_Fine

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #51 on: December 03, 2021, 09:07:36 AM »
We proposed sand capping a few holes on an old Tillinghast course in the Poconos (they were basically built in a peat bog) but the budget didn’t allow it.  I am having enough trouble getting sand for bunkers right now let alone enough for capping entire fairways  :o
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #52 on: December 03, 2021, 09:54:30 AM »
Updated.
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #53 on: December 03, 2021, 10:04:08 AM »
Is Mountaintop GC up in NC sand capped?
I know Wade Hampton has a couple holes, but don't believe the whole course is.
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #54 on: December 03, 2021, 10:08:18 AM »
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #55 on: December 03, 2021, 10:16:21 AM »
St. Ives claims 40mm which isn't much so I won't but that down.
https://www.stivesgolfclub.co.uk/course-cambridgeshire
Also Ballarat GC down in Australia states 35,000 cubic yard of sand capped material imported, placed and shaped was used?  Anyone know if this would qualify?
https://www.ballaratgolfclub.com.au/golf-layout/11-the-course
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #56 on: December 03, 2021, 10:19:32 AM »
Putting down Playa Grande a reno by Rees Jones.
https://www.reesjonesinc.com/playa-grande/

"All fairway and green surrounds will be sand capped and the golf course will be planted with paspalum turf."
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #57 on: December 03, 2021, 10:22:21 AM »
Putting down
Dun Laoghaire Golf Club
https://www.dunlaoghairegolfclub.ie/The_Course
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #58 on: December 03, 2021, 10:26:30 AM »
Putting down Highland Falls CC in North Carolina.
https://www.clubhfcc.com/Golf/Our_Course
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #59 on: December 03, 2021, 10:28:52 AM »
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #60 on: December 03, 2021, 10:30:49 AM »
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #61 on: December 03, 2021, 10:35:42 AM »
Adding the Jack Nicklaus course Kalhaar Blues & Greens in India.


http://www.kalhaarbluesandgreens.com/golf/course-overview/
"The entire golf course has been sand-capped to enable one of the finest water harvesting and drainage systems to drain rainwater and excess irrigation water to the lake."
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #62 on: December 03, 2021, 10:39:39 AM »
"Our 18 hole Puddicombe designed course has pristine golf surfaces, five tee deck options, varied shot options from the tee with multiple layup areas all on sand capped fairways."


Adding Wainui Golf Club in Auckland, NZ.
https://wainui.online/play

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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #63 on: December 03, 2021, 10:46:17 AM »
Adding Royal Auckland and Grange GC
https://www.raggc.com/cms/project-information/
"With sand capped fairways and SubAir technology in the greens, the Royal Auckland and Grange course will underpin a new standard of golf course in New Zealand. "
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #64 on: December 03, 2021, 10:49:03 AM »
Oslo Golf Club

https://oslogk.no/english/uncategorised/in-english
"With triple drainage, fully automated water irrigation system, sub-air under all greens, sand capped fairways, “sportcrete” in all bunkers, bent grass on greens, tees and fairways, our new course is among Europe’s most technologically advanced, and we believe that the course design will meet both the average golfer’s needs for challenge and at the same time be a tough challenge for the professional golfers for many years to come."
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #65 on: December 03, 2021, 10:55:03 AM »
Adding Hamilton Island GC in Australia. Wow this looks like a great site!
https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/feature/review-hamilton-island-golf-club-559610


Building a golf course on an island was always going to be logistically tricky, and expensive. But the construction and design team became very resourceful to keep the costs down. When it came to sand-capping the course the cost could have blown the building budget.
“The cost to barge in sand from the mainland would have been prohibitive so we made our own sand on the island,” Perrett chuckles. “There were seven crushing machines on the island, and we crushed our own sand. We didn’t waste anything. Rocks the size of Volkswagens were crushed into beautiful sand.”
Hundreds of tons of crushed rock were turned into sand that formed the course’s foundations on which the Bermuda Tifeagle and couch playing surfaces would grow.
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #66 on: December 03, 2021, 10:58:40 AM »
Chahalen Glenn in Oregon. I'm not putting down a reference someone posted on a website as gospel, unless someone can confirm?
http://donandpetegolforegon.com/mobile/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=652889
"We are spoiled by our home course, Chehalem Glenn, with its sand-capped fairways; it is perhaps the most playable winter course in the Willamette Valley."
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #67 on: December 03, 2021, 11:02:06 AM »
San Roque Golf Resort located near Marbella
Source which is interesting story:  https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-31001863.html

"We are reshaping the entire 18 holes which involves installing a new drainage system throughout the entire course. In all we are putting in 100,000 tons of sand capping in laying out a totally new surface.
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #68 on: December 03, 2021, 11:08:54 AM »
Cabot St. Lucia
The St. Lucia property, despite being near the ocean, doesn’t have much of that. Mr. Coore confirmed that they would use a technique called sand capping, which places a layer of sand over the turf to help promote drainage and create the fast and firm conditions golfers prefer.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/todaysinyt/saint-lucia-golf-resort-design.html
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #69 on: December 03, 2021, 11:11:44 AM »
Liberty National of course.

https://www.linksmagazine.com/liberty_national_golf_club/
"Three million cubic yards of soil and silicate were spread across the site and that was topped with a mind-boggling 70,000 truckloads of sand, lifting everything 50 feet above the original land."
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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #70 on: December 03, 2021, 11:15:38 AM »
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Jeff Schley

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #71 on: December 03, 2021, 11:18:33 AM »
Pelican Hill GC, both courses renovation under Fazio. Not adding as it is unclear how much was done. Anyone have insight to add?

"Sand-capping high-traffic areas to create better turf quality."https://www.pelicanhill.com/press/pelican-hill-golf-club-opens-in-newport-coast-with-spectacular-new-clubhouse-and-restaurant/
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Ben Malach

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #72 on: December 03, 2021, 06:31:25 PM »
I would add Cabot Links, Cliffs and The Nest to your list of "Sand Capped" courses.
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Carl Rogers

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #73 on: December 03, 2021, 07:53:03 PM »
Ballyhack??
Lester, Tommy, Scott & Wade please confirm or negate.
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Ian Andrew

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Re: List of courses that have been "Sand Capped"
« Reply #74 on: December 10, 2021, 08:09:28 PM »
Muskoka Bay is sand capped with three feet of sand.
That was the recommendation to ensure the sand cap would drain
It was also placed over the Canadian Shield.

There's 3 holes that play on native sand, the rest was all imported.
The sand was found on site.

It took me 6 weeks of exploring the 800 acre property on foot to find all 250,000 cu.m. of sand
It took us a season just to get all the trees down, build the access roads and sand cap all the holes.



6th hole



9th hole
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