Michigan Golf Journal August 2018

ŽǀĞƌ ^ƚŽƌLJ ƌĐĂĚŝĂ ^ŽƵƚŚ ŽƵƌƐĞ ŽŶĞ ƐŚĂƉĞĚ ůŝŬĞ ǁŚĂƚ /͛Ě ƐĂLJ ŝƐ Ă ĐŚĞĨ͛Ɛ ŚĂƚ͘ EŽ͘ ϭϬ ůŽŽŬƐ like the end of a loaf of bread. No. 12 is a horseshoe green, but the ends of the horseshoe ƉŽŝŶƟŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĞ ĂƌĞ ƐƋƵĂƌĞĚ Žī͘ “Every green out here has its own story,” Shriver said on a recent walk-around. “These greens are not alike. They are all unique in their own ǁĂLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ŽĨ it. Those design features are ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ hard to say anymore in golf ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐŶ͛ƚ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ͛Ɛ been done.” ƵŶŬĞƌƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ ŽƵƌƐĞ are also unique. Most are long ĂŶĚ ƐŬŝŶŶLJ͕ ƌĞĐƚĂŶŐƵůĂƌ ;ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶͿ ĂŶĚ ƌƵŶ ƉĂƌĂůůĞů ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌƉĞŶĚŝĐƵůĂƌ ƚŽ ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ ĚĞĞƉ͕ ďƵƚ ŽŌĞŶ ǁƌĂƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ of square cut green edges, with 90-degree turns. And on Hole ϭϳ͕ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƐƚĂŝƌͲƐƚĞƉ ďƵŶŬĞƌƐ ŐƵĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ fairway and need to be taken ŝŶƚŽ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ Žī ƚŚĞ ƚĞĞ͘ dŚĞ ϯϭϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƉ ŽĨ ƐĞǀĞŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƌĞĐƚĂŶŐƵůĂƌ ƉĂƌĐĞůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƌĂŶŐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƉĞŶ ĮĞůĚƐ ƚŽ ĂĐƟǀĞ ĂƉƉůĞ͕ ƉĞĂĐŚ and cherry orchards. Around ,ĂůůŽǁĞĞŶ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϲ͕ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƉŝĐŬŝŶŐ ĨƌƵŝƚ Žī ƚŚĞ trees at the No. 1 tee, and in November the course was ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘ Shiver said the idea that the golf course was built on a rectangular ƉŝĞĐĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ďLJ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ /ƚ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŚĞLJ wanted it to go, as well as taking the wind into account. &Žƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ ^ŚŝǀĞƌ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ how Fry and Henderson ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀĂŝůŝŶŐ ǁŝŶĚ from the northwest, which ^ŚƌŝǀĞƌ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŝƚƐ ŝŶůĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŝůů ďůŽǁ ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ůƵīƐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ ,ŽůĞƐ ϰ ĂŶĚ ϲ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ ŽƵƌƐĞ ƌƵŶ ƉĂƌĂůůĞů ƚŽ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ ŶŽƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵƚŚ͘ ,ŽůĞ ϰ ŝƐ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƉĂƌ ϰ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ƚĞĞƐ Ăƚ ϱϬϬ LJĂƌĚƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŝƚ ƉůĂLJƐ ĚŽǁŶŚŝůů ĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŶǁŝŶĚ͘ ,ŽůĞ ϲ ŝƐ ϰϲϬ LJĂƌĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďĂĐŬ ƚĞĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƚŚƌĞĞͲ ƐŚŽƚ ƉĂƌ ϱ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ĨƵŶŶLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ĚƌŝǀĞ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬƐ ŇĂƚ͕ ďƵƚ ŽŶĐĞ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ŽƵƚ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ŇĂƚ͕͟ ^ŚƌŝǀĞƌ ĂĚĚĞĚ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ŐŽƚ a lot of roll to it and a lot of character. ͞ ǀĞƌLJ ǁŽŵĂŶ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ůŽŽŬĞĚ Ăƚ ŝƚ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ͚/ ĐĂŶ ƉůĂLJ ƚŚŝƐ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕͛ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ͘ /ƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ƋƵŝĐŬĞƌ ^ŽƵƚŚ ŽƵƌƐĞ ƐƚĞƉ ďƵŶŬĞƌƐ