GOLF DESIGNER DIGS UP A CLASSIC AT L.A. COUNTRY CLUB

[John McCarthy]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/great-reads/la-sp-c1-golf-renovation-20150807-story.html#page=1


"The object of his search lay somewhere beneath the ground, two or three feet deep, maybe more.
Scanning old newspaper photos and aerial shots, Gil Hanse could only guess at where to begin. He fired up a bulldozer and started digging with a dexterity that belied so much steel and diesel.

"You're almost part of the machine," he said. "You can feel it in your hands and in your butt."

The first few passes removed a substantial amount of dirt. After that, his task became more delicate.

Thin layers of topsoil peeled away, a few inches at a time, until something brighter appeared — a patch of sand.


"Jackpot," he recalled thinking. "It was like an archaeological dig."


Except that Hanse is no archaeologist."

[MCirba]

What a terrific, well-written story.   Congrats to all!

[John Kavanaugh]

I agree that is interesting. I'm not a reader so have to ask, is it good writing? 

[Ronald Montesano]

The buried lede is the final paragraph. Hanse gets to do his own thing with the South course.

[RJ_Daley]

What an amazing before and after photo of renovated 11th!   

[Carl Nichols]

Cool article.  I am surprised that, as described in the article, LACC was sensitive to the economic downturn.