Kevin:

Thanks,  I of course knew about the possible/future 3rd nine, but also thought of the potential that it doesn't happen and how you responded to the relationship at hand.

Thanks for posting the routing as well.  it helps to have the context.

Check your IM

Cheers

Kevin,
Nice looking work.
Congratulations on the partnership.
Please tell us a little more about the project.
Did you climb up Devils Tower for routing studies...  
How long was the process from when they first contacted you?

FYI - you can edit old posts - to remove those little pictures..
and you can preview to make sure the images will work - it is also good for editing.

Mike

Thanks for the tip about editing old posts!  Devils Tower National Monument is 9 miles from the site, so...while climbing the monument would be fun and challenging, it would not have helped us get a better view of the site.  That is what the airplane was for!

Hi Kevin,

That parcel of land looks like it is west of Lemoyne on the north side of the lake?  Look forward to seeing that project develop as well.

Jason

Hi Kevin,

Although I like the look of much of the course, I am not real thrilled by those bunkers on #12 and by the one in the rocks on #13. They look out of place and very unnatural to me.

Bryan

You are right on...

The course can't open until the grow-in for the minor renovation work the front 9 catches up with the new back 9.  Thanks again for the kind comments regarding my speach at the Peaks and Prairie meeting and stay in touch

Bryon, the lake level at MacConaughy has dramatically gone down in recent years.  Last year when I played Bayside I'd say the water level was 60+ ft down from when that course was first constructed.  It looks as if there were places you could literally drive across the lake then.  Of course there was a recent dump of 12-18 inches of snow last week in the region.  But, from what I heard from locals, the snows in the mountains and that region would need long term weather changes with several extremely wet years to catch up to what it should be.  

I don't know the specifics of the land and available water resources that Rick and Kevin have in the plan there.  But, some areas out there do have moritoriums on high cap wells.  It would be a very interesting prospect for the right developer to explore, IMHO.

Yet, little by little, the area is seeing golf course development along the same ideals that recognise the special qualities to be found in the terrain out there, and testing the market of how many people around the country are willing to travel far to those remote destinations to enjoy the rugged beauty and unique golf opportunities that can still be found out there.  It is a very interesting study in a boutique golf market, so to speak.

Kevin,

The golf course looks very appealing.

Thanks for sharing and we look forward to your further GCA involvement.

These 9 holes do look incredible. I also am not too sure about the bunkers on the right side of 12. They seem very close to the edge of that cliff and they feel overcrowded. It might just be the view but I feel they are not needed. Good luck with the rest of the project and that new site looks like something special.

If anyone has or can get a hold of the JULY issue of Golf Course News there is a nice article on the golf course and its construction.

As a side note it was interesting seeing the reaction of some of my co-workers when they saw the pictures. Most people liked the bunkers others did not. (They are fond of the grass-faced bunkers I guess) Overall the magazine was opened to the Devil's Tower page almost the entire time.

Kevin, welcome to the bear pit  

I would like to congratulate you on seemingly a fine looking golf course from what you have posted.  The holes are full of design intent and strategy and most importantly, potential, fun looking golf shots to keep the 'punter' well and truly happy.

Colarado is a beautiful place, and being fortunate enough to create golf courses there must be a thrill.

I particularly like the contrast of the roughs youve incorporated into the bunker faces around the backs of the greens and the fairways against the fairway colours.  The bunker to the left of the 10th landing zone is a favourite style of mine also.

well done.

Jonathan,

""can you tell who is the Brit here??"" go on - have a guess ...  

I was clearly looking at where the business is based of course... (hold my head in shame)

Not Buffalo golf, neither. Interesting that they don't have photos of some of the holes in the virtual course tour...makes me wonder if they were ever built or if they have a P.R. department.

16 looks like the only throwaway hole to me...like we need another long iron over a pond hole in golfdom!!

I wonder if the pond on 18 is within reach of a tee shot from the tips...they focus on the hole playing much shorter than it actually measures.

Keep us posted.

Matt,
Bayside is definitely on the agenda.  We're going to take a couple of days vacation in the Black Hills, so it's really not too terribly far away.