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Girvan Golf Club Golf Course Road, Girvan, Ayrshire ,
Located
5 miles from the world famous Turnberry Resort, Girvan Golf Course has all the
charm of good wee course living in the shadow of a legendry links. That said, it
has its problems but therein lies the challenge of the job. The brief for the
project was simple, replace the 5 holes south of the river (land was to be used
for housing), re-route the remaining holes, and overall, improve the layout of
the course. This last bit, improve the layout of the course, may seem fairly
obvious but to understand this you have to understand the make-up of the course.
Luckily the layout of the site lends itself
to being pulled together. To strengthen any layout it is always possible to add
length which will strengthen the card, to add features and hazards to enhance
individual holes but to really strengthen this layout the objective becomes to
try and amalgamate the two distinct styles. The 8 links holes could not be more
definitive links and same goes for the parkland. Fortunately the holes that will
be utilised for housing, the finishing holes, are the poorest part of the
course. Loosing these weak holes means only 5 parkland holes remain and these 5
could be modified to make the step from links to parkland less dramatic. The 5 new holes become the real link(s).
Creating a complete loop of 18 when you take away the 14th tee –
the furthest away point from the clubhouse – calls for the new holes to better
balance the layout as well as the overall style. A new first hole sets the scene
for the round followed by the 8 links holes. After 2 further new holes you are
returned to the clubhouse before playing the redeveloped parkland section with a
final new hole completing the round.
For the layout proposal please click the
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