in the U.S,’ in 1990. Its replica holes have been used in 14 U.S. Opens, 11 PGA Championships, eight U.S Amateurs and three Ryder Cups. Seminole, Oakland Hills, Detroit Golf Club, Pinehurst, Charlotte Country Club, Oak Hill, Plainfield, Scioto, Inverness, Oak Hill, Bob O’Link, Royal Dornoch, Salem Country Club, Aronimink and Wannamoisett all have holes that have been recreated. That’s quite a collection of holes, and Hearn is revising two of them. The first and the 16th holes of the Ross Memorial are receiving facelifts. No. 1 is a recreation of the sixth hole at Seminole and the 16th is a copy of the tenth at Ross’ beloved Pinehurst No. 2. “We’re capturing the flavor a little more than the first time through, when Bill Newcomb did it,’’ said Hearn. “There’s so much more information available for architects to work with now.’’ In the case of Seminole, that course was restored by the architectural team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw two years ago. “We looked only at the original drawings of the hole. The bunkers were much larger. We took out quite a few trees to open the hole, like the original, in Florida. The result was the creation of massive waste areas on both sides of the hole.’’ Hearn is aware that tinkering with a Donald Ross design can be dangerous. “There’s a small percentage of Ross aficionados who question the idea of the Ross Memorial, but I think it’s good. A lot of players would never get the chance to play those other holes, so getting to play them is fun. But, for those who take them too seriously, I respect that, too.’’ Watch this Back 9 Report interview with BOYNE’s Bernie Friedrich talking about future renovations to The Highlands at Harbor Springs. Mou – insert black rectangle for the video Despite his firm’s 25-year history and its proximity to the resorts, this is the first time that Boyne Golf and Hearn have joined forces and his work there will extend far beyond the Ross Memorial. His biggest project there may be a redo of the Moor course, which opened in 1974. “We’re in Phase 1 of that,’’ said Hearn. “We’ve begun tree removal and adjustments of the grass lines of the fairways and greens.’’
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