ages and skill levels, are also part of the overall project. Hearn said he wanted to keep the scenic beauty of the property and deliver optimal shot values and strategy in the design while also featuring what he calls classic Golden Age green contours and bunkering. A five-tee system has been created on each hole of The Cardinal with the aim of creating a variety of options and yardages. “It has been a thrill to be able to work on this project for Saint John’s Resort and the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation,” said Hearn. “The land, with its natural glacier forms and beautiful hundred-year-old trees, was a great foundation to work with. We were able to save many of the old mature trees and create a routing that kept them in play around green sites and along fairways, which is a bit unique in today’s golf course architecture that focuses more on tree removal.”
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