See the below request from Forest Dunes that I received via email.
So, what's your best naming suggestion for Tom's new course(s)?
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We Need Your Assistance - Help Us Name the New Golf CourseOver the last 18 months, the staff here at Forest Dunes Golf Club has been attempting to create a name for our new reversible golf course. The Tom Doak design, currently under construction, is loosely planned for an opening late in the 2016 season.
After many hours of discussions, it has been decided to ask for some help from our membership, guests, and fans in creating a name for what will surely be an exciting addition to the Bucket List Golf experience.
We have come to realize that many of you that receive our e-mail newsletter are creative in the world of advertising, promotions and public relations. Why not ask you, the public, for ideas?
Before asking for your ideas, however, there are several key aspects of the new golf course's concept that you must be aware of:
The course is designed so that it can be played in both directions.
* We will manage the course so that on odd dates it will be routed in one direction and on even dates it will be routed in the opposite direction.
* Alternating courses on alternating days.
* The course (s) both consist of 18 greens and 18 fairway complexes.
* Each routing will be unique and different from one another.
* The course will feature large open spaces and fescue fairways, providing a stark contrast to our current parkland style golf course.
So with those concepts in mind, we not only need to name the golf course but also name each routing. As you can understand, I believe that the name for the course will not be overly generic, as the concept for the course is anything but generic.
In my opinion the course name will incorporate and explain the reversible aspect and utilize something native or common to the area. Northern Michigan provides a special setting and conveying that in the title may be key.
Once a name is established we then need to create a logo. That part will come a little further down the road, never the less, feel free to include ideas for logos in addition to your creative name.
Are you up to the challenge? If you have any ideas or thoughts please feel free to email them to me at tcampbell <at> forestdunesgolf.com. I thank you in advance for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Todd Campbell, PGA
General Manager
