From the article:
"Richmond-based golf architect Lester George said the links-style, par-72 course -- which he's spent the past year designing on "one of the greatest parcels of land one could ever find" -- will be nothing short of a home run.
"It's awesome," George said. "The golf course is going to be magnificent."
With a design reminiscent of the Scottish highlands, the 190-acre course will boast 50-to-70-foot elevation changes and old-style, gouged-out, roughed-edged bunkers. Two holes will share a green. The putting surfaces will average 8,000 square feet, allowing golfers to play a variety of different approach shots."
It seems to me that "Scottish highlands" and "links-style" are mutually exclusive qualities. The writer of the piece may not know golf well enough to know the distinction. If it's really going to have a "links-style" feel, then it should have great drainage, and be firm and fast all the time, which probably means fescue grass. Just thought I'd point out the unrealistic advertising here, a somewhat typical error.
I'm excited for Lester to have a great piece of property to work with, so he can build a "Lester George" style course.