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Golf CourseMaster PlanLONDON HUNT AND COUNTRY CLUB

VISION“Our vision is to be one of the premier private golf and country clubs in Canada offering an exceptional total Membership experience.” MISSION“The London Hunt and Country Club is a family focused Club providing it’s Members with an exceptional golf course complemented by first class dining facilities. To enhance the enjoyment of Members, the Club includes such programs as tennis, trap and skeet, fitness and social activities.”VISION, MISSION

OUR STORYThe story of the London Hunt and Country Club is one of vision and commitment spanning over 130 years dating back to March 30, 1885 when a group of stalwart eques-trians formally organized civilian hunting buffs into the London Hunt Club. Over the years, amenities such as golf, tennis, trap and skeet and fitness were added to en-hance the Membership experience. With a history of its Members excelling in business, athletic and charitable arenas, it’s no wonder the Club continues to host guests from all over the world. As you will learn in looking through more than twelve decades of history, times change, but our commitment to providing Members with the most exceptional Membership experience offered does not. Pre 1885The origin of the London Hunt may be traced back to the city’s “garrison period”, and is popularly cited as May 9, 1843. On that day a famous military steeplechase took place that dramatically illustrated local interest in equestrian sports, including fox hunting, which had begun in this area during the previous autumn.

OUR STORY1885 – 1950It was actually on March 30, 1885, though, that the London Hunt Club was formally organized. Hound Kennels and a Clubhouse were soon established in converted farm buildings on Western Road at the present site of the Federal Agricultural Institute. Other early activities of the Club included lawn tennis, bowling and archery. By the turn of the century the Club had moved to a nearby location at the corner of what is now Richmond Street and Windermere Road, and with the provision of a 9-hole golf links was re-designated in 1904 as The London Hunt and Country Club. Tennis was revived in 1906 when two grass courts were constructed. In 1917 the golf course was expanded to 18 holes through the lease of a portion of the adjoining new campus which had been acquired by The University of Western Ontario. The tennis courts were abandoned in 1930 in order to convert the space into a parking lot for the increasing number of vehicles at the Club. Two years later trapshooting was introduced as an off-season activity.

OUR STORY1950 – 2015In 1951, because of the encroachment of residential development surrounding the London Hunt’s property, the Hunt Kennels were moved to a new location east of Hyde Park. In 1965 the same reason forced the Hunt to move to another location, at the north east corner of the Denfield Side Road and the Sixth Concession Road of London Township. Aware that Western’s expansion during the 1950’s would eventually jeopardize its course, the Club purchased from the London Health Association some 275 acres (111 hectares) at the west end of Oxford Street. Robert Trent Jones designed a 27-hole golf course, 18 of which were completed in 1959. The following spring the Hunt Club moved to its present attractive setting. In 1970 tennis courts were constructed and the game rapidly proved popular with a large number of Members again. In 2000, the golf course was renovated by Rees Jones, son of original designer Robert Trent Jones and in the fall of 2014 the Clubhouse underwent its largest renovation to date which was completed in 2015 and included the addition of a terrace, new restaurant, expanded banquet facilities, fitness studio and facility, new locker rooms and a new Pro Shop.

In 1958 the Club engaged Robert Trent Jones Sr. to design a 27 hole course and in 1960 our current 18-hole, 7200 yard championship golf course was completed. Jones was one of golf ’s most prolific architects, creating or remodeling more than 350 courses, including more courses for national championships than any other golf architect. The list of just his US Open venues includes Atlanta Athletic Club, Baltusrol, Bellerive, Broadmoor,Congressional, Hazeltine, Oak Hill, Oakland Hills, Olympic Club, Country Club of Rochester, and Southern Hills.The course was updated and renovated by his son Rees Jones in 2000.Set on 267 stunning acres, the course meets all the classic Robert Trent Jones Sr. characteristics.Trait One: Fairways Framed With BunkersTrait Two: Large GreensTrait Three: Bold Use of Water HazardsCOURSEOVERVIEW

Our Championship course has evolved and improved over the years with the last major renovation completed in 2000.Since that time, our irrigation system has shown itself to be severely out of date, the bunker aged sand is well past its replacement date, there remain significant drainage issues, and the grasses composing the greens have developed into a mix of bent and a very young, weak variety of poa – all issues that require addressing in the very near future or the high level of quality that our membership expects will be put at risk.In implementing a new irrigation system it is imperative to be built in coordination with any drainage enhancements, bunker adjustments course routing changes or golf course design adjustments. To complete an irrigation system in isolation would be an inefficient and ineffective exercise. As a result, the Long Range Golf Course Master Plan Committee was initiated.In 2017, we reviewed a select group of best in class architects and unanimously chose one that had the experience and the resume to guide us through this journey.Drs. Mike and Chris Hurdzan have guided us through the plan and will continue to guide us through its implementation, drawing on his years of experience in course construction and restoration.LONG RANGE PLAN

The Mandate of the Committee was to engage the proper experts to work with our first class operations team to create, plan and cost an appropriate plan to address the courses continued weaknesses, being theirrigation system, the bunkering, the drainage, greens reliability and identify any areas of improvement to the course that may not be apparent to the casual member.Over the past several years, Drs Hurdzan and Club Management engaged and worked with several experts in every facet of course operations including the premier drainage experts, irrigation consultants, irrigationmanufacturers, arborists, sand manufacturers, bunker liner manufacturers, and the USGA on several occasions (who reviewed light and shade issues, grass analysis, greens composition analysis, fairway analysis, tee analysis and more).The Committee ensured it kept clear to its mandate and heeded the words of Alister MacKenzie in 1933:“It is a rather extraordinary thing that members of golf committees, themselves men of intelligence, experience and frequently specialists in different lines, when it comes to consideration of the task involved in remodeling the club course, will turn to seek the advice of persons whose only qualification in matters pertaining to golf is the ability to play a good game. Granted that the play of such persons is probably a fitting measure by which to judge the merit of a course, the fact still remains that worthwhile course designing is a matter for specialists in that line. And the stature of the specialist is determined by the character of work which he has turned out.”THE MANDATE

MIKE AND CHRIS HURDZANBorn into the coal and steel proletariat of 1940s West Virginia, Dr. Col. Michael J. Hurdzan (R-USAR Special Forces) found himself well outside the gates of the local country club.Seven decades later, he became the fifth person in golf to achieve the non-playing “Grand Slam” as recipient of the highest honor from our industry’s “Big 3”: the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, the American Society of Golf Course Architects and the Golf Course Builders Association of America. Today, there are now seven on that list: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Rees Jones, Pete Dye and Dr. Hurdzan.Dr. Christopher M. Hurdzan was born into golf architecture, a curious fact in that it is one of the few not shared with his father/business partner. He swung his first club at three, joined his father on course construction visits at six, became the youngest participant in an American Society of Golf Course Architects annual meeting (St. Andrews, Scotland) at 13 and joined the payroll of his father’s firm at 15.Patience, observation, and access to his father’s world renowned architectural library replete with the classic texts of “Golden Age Masters” has convinced Dr. Hurdzan that the foundation of all elegant design – be it sports cars, English gardens or golf courses – is “complexity cloaked in simplicity”.MEET THEARCHITECTS

MEET THE ARCHITECTSTHE COURSESThe Hurdzan name is on many of golf’s most famous courses including the following.Country Club of DarienSite of the 2018 PGA Met Match Play ChampionshipErin HillsSite of the 2017 US Open Championship.The Ottawa Hunt and Golf ClubSite of the 2017 LPGA Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.The Philadelphia Cricket Club - Wissahickon CourseSite of the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship.Devil’s Paintbrush and Devil’s PulpitRanked #10 and #25 in Canada in 2020Georgian Bay ClubRanked #48 in Canada in 2020

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THE PLAN:PROCESS

OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING PROCESSSTEP 1DEVELOP MANDATEOF THE LRPCOMPLETEDSTEP 2SELECTION OF GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTCOMPLETEDSTEP 3ENGAGEMENT WITH ARCHITECT FOR V1COMPLETEDSTEP 4MEMBERSHIP TOWN HALLCOMPLETEDSTEP 5DEVELOP A V2 BASED ON MEMBER FEEDBACKCOMPLETEDSTEP 6DEVELOP A V3 BASED ON COMMITTEE FEEDBACKCOMPLETEDSTEP 7MEMBERCOURSETOURSCOMPLETEDSTEP 8DEVELOPA V4COMPLETEDSTEP 9MEMBERSHIP TOWN HALLWITH HURDZANCOMPLETEDSTEP 10CONSTRUCTION GRADE COSTINGCOMPLETEDSTEP 11FURTHER PLAN REFINEMENT/REFINE TIMING/CAPITALFUNDING APPROACHCOMPLETEDSTEP 12COMMUNICATION OF BOARD RECOMMENDED PLAN TO THE MEMBERSHIPSTEP 13TOWNHALL’S TO REVIEW WITH MEMBERSHIPSTEP 14MEMBERVOTEFALL 2017 APRIL 2018 SEPTEMBER 2018 OCTOBER 2018 JANUARY 2019 APRIL 2019 SEPTEMBER 2019 OCTOBER 2019 OCTOBER 2019 MARCH 2020 SEPTEMBER 2020 DECEMBER 2020OCTOBER 2020 NOVEMBER 2020

THE PLAN:COURSE ISSUES

COURSE ISSUESOVERVIEWThe basic routing and structure of the London Hunt golf course is sound. The variety and distribution of hole lengths and par is excellent with no more than two par 4s in a row. There is one long and one shorter par 5 and par 3 on each nine and they play in different compass directions which is highly desirable, and unusual. There is a good mix of right and left dogleg holes, and par and yardage are well balanced on the front and back nines. The golf course is very walkable even for the considerable amount of roll and undulation of the land. The following descriptions are excerpts from reports submitted by Drs. Hurdzan.

IRRIGATION 37% OF PROJECTThe irrigation system is over 30-years old, which well exceeds the life expectancy of a system manufactured during that time period. Unlike modern irrigation heads that are controlled by electricity and are in a normally closed or “no run” position, the London Hunt and Country Club system is controlled by requiring a constant water pressure to keep the head closed. In other words if one of the small pressure control tubes is cut or broken, the irrigation head will go on and run until manually turned-off, or water pressure in the tube is restored. Pressure control tubes can be cut or broken by aerification equipment or by heavy equipment running on soft soils such as tree maintenance trucks. All irrigation heads today are designed in the normally closed position because of this problem.The irrigation control at London Hunt and Country Club is such that three or four heads are on one station or switch, whereas modern irrigation has individual head control to permit putting water down from a single head only where it is needed. As it is now, if only one small spot needs water, then three or four sprinkler heads will have to run. The alternative is to have a workman take a hose to that dry area and hand water it. This is a poor use of labor and could be costly as hourly wages rise. A new irrigation system is a high priority for long-term maintenance improvementThe heart of the irrigation system is the pumping plant and control valves. A modern, new irrigation system can typically operate at a lower water pressure which is easier on the irrigation heads, valves, pipes, and pumps. This means longer life expectancy, less power requirement, less wasted water and greater efficiency. One of the nations most respected and sought after Certified Irrigation Designers has been engaged by the Club to design and implement the new system.

BUNKERS 28% OF PROJECTSand bunkers are currently the most expensive feature on the golf course to build and maintain, the industry trend is towards smaller and fewer, but well placed bunkers. The emphasis today is on the playing quality of sand surfaces and the ideal goal is 1/2” of fluff over a firm base. Average to weaker players are generally more intimidated by sand and hence penalized more than are better golfers who have mastered the technique of bunker play. In addition with longer hitting golf equipment, many well placed fairway bunkers are now not a challenge to better players who can fly right over them. The right fairway bunker on #9 is a good example.A major breakthrough in bunker construction started about 20-years ago with the introduction of “bunker liners.” These are essentially materials placed below the bunker sand and above the soil floor of the bunker that improve drainage so sand doesn’t wash down slopes in the rain. There are perhaps 12 – 15 different bunker liner concepts ranging from geotextiles to porous cement, with many variations in-between. Jayson has rebuilt the practice bunkers in the short game practice area utilizing some new technology and sands. This will allow him, the Committee and the membership to see the differences in how they perform before deciding which to use and hence make a truly informed decision. Bunker liners are without question labor saving installations.

GREENS AND DRAINAGE 17% OF PROJECTThe purpose of the green is to be a strategic target area for golf shots and provide true and consistent putting surfaces, with sufficient hole locations to spread out golfer wear patterns. Ideally a green should have 12 – 14 identifiable hole locations with slopes of at least 1.5% to surface drain excess water, but no more than 3% so as not to be too steep for skillful putting when green speeds are high. So hole locations are defined by slope limits. London Hunt Club’s golf greens are approaching 10,000 square feet each, which is nearly double the size of more modern greens. In addition, as micro-survey maps show, the greens appear to be too flat in some places resulting in poor drainage, and too steep in others meaning these areas are not suitable for hole locations. Therefore reducing the size of some greens and improving the surface slope of others is another major part of analyzing the golf course.The fairways seem fairly well drained, except for #4, #5, #6, #10, #11 and #12; where drainage solutions need to be implemented.

TEES, FAIRWAYS AND ENHANCEMENTS 18% OF PROJECTTEESThe championship length from the black tees is 7,249, which while acceptable, presents less challenge today with longer hitting equipment than that same length (or equivalent length) did back in 1960 when the course opened. Opportunities for a few additional back tees should not be ignored, for they present an option, not an obligation, to be exercised during competitive Club events. Gold tees at 6,841 are ideal as are the blue tees (6,391) for better than average players. However there is a gap of about 600-yards going out to the white tees at 5,798. To ensure players get the opportunity to enjoy shots and challenges commensurate with the length that they can hit the ball, golf authorities around the world have endorsed a program called “Tee it Forward” which recommends the length of course a player should play based on their driving distance. With this in mind, the plan would deliver a better course at 6,000 yards as well as a new set of tees aggregating 4,500 yards. We believe these tees will allow more enjoyment as well as improve the pace of play. In our experience, a 6,000-yard course is a good intermediate distance for seniors and faithful effort should be made to create such a course through a strategic, select installation of more tees. The green tees at 5,260 are excellent but the modern trend is to provide a set of tees playing to no more than 4,500-yards because it is better for super seniors. In summary, new tee locations to expand the flexibility of the course will be one focus of the study.Most tees are well aligned with the play line of the hole, fairly level and well drained, and generally large enough. Ideally par 3 tees should be 25% larger than par 4 or 5 tees, especially on shorter ones like #2, #8 and somewhat on #13, where one would expect lots off divots. Expanding these tees will give golfers more options and better turf conditions. Gaining extra space can be easily realized by lowering the tee a foot or two when the tees are releveled.

TEES, FAIRWAYS AND ENHANCEMENTS 18% OF PROJECTFAIRWAYS AND ROUGHMost fairways are about 32-yards wide which is common by today’s standard but not overly generous. In some instances the fairways should be widened or shifted to better fit the topography or natural tendency of balls to roll out. The fairways seem fairly well drained, except for #4, #5, #6, #10, #11 and #12; and all support a pretty healthy stand of Poa/bent turf.The roughs are a bluegrass turf and pretty lush during the times we have observed the golf course. The rough grasses are in constant competition with the trees for light, moisture and fertility, and so the health of the rough is influenced by the trees, and limitations of the fairway irrigation. The Course retained an Arborist who performed an in-depth tree analysis and provided long term recommendations. The study provided an inventory all trees on the property and identified which trees should be given special treatment, replaced or removed, as well as the appropriateness age and health of each tree

GREENS: RE-GRASSING 2024 All golfers have heard of a native weed grass called “Poa,” which is short for its Latin name Poa an-nua. When healthy and happy, Poa produces a wonderful putting surface, but it is a weak grass that doesn’t tolerate heat, cold, drought or pests very well. Poa can just suddenly die within days when stressed by any one or combination of factors. It is not a desirable grass because of this unpredict-ability. Bentgrass on the other hand, has been bred or genetically selected to be more tolerant to drought, heat, humidity, pests, and traffic stress. Poa is such a ubiquitous weed grass that is a pro-lific seed producer so it tends to creep into bentgrass areas in the spring and fall seasons that are drained, or have too much shade, or poor air movement. Once a significant population of Poa invades a bentgrass area like a green, the superintendent must now manage two different turf cultures that are interspersed. Once the population of Poa reaches 50% or more, the management techniques now must strive to save the Poa, to the further disadvantage of the bentgrass. That is the current situation at London Hunt and Country Club. Unlike in the USA, Canadian pesticide laws prohibit many of the management tools that can control Poa populations. Therefore if the perfect consistency of bentgrass greens are desired, the only solution is to kill and remove the Poa contaminated turf and plant only bentgrass. That process is called “regrassing.” Once the new, Poa free bentgrass is established the superintendent can use cultural practices to retard the invasion of Poa.Many clubs across North America thrive with Poa greens. However, these clubs have older more established grasses, different varieties, different climates and as mentioned earlier utilize chemicals unavailable in Canada to control their growth. Our young, shallow rooted poa is weak and extremely susceptible to the environment.

1960 1970’s 1970’s 1960-1980 1976 1970-1990 1980-2014 2014 May 2014 2014- Present2018- PresentPresentGreens establishedGreens flattened to establish more pin positionsEdges of greens raised up due to member requests that roll off too difficult, but has led to poor drainagePoa becomes dominant grass in greensAdvent of Stimp meter - average speed in the USA 6.5 feetMowing heights decline by over 50% - speeds increaseWinter greens damage varies from year to year with various approaches from covers to no coversWinter damage suffocates the Poa grass killing 90% of the greens at LHCCGreens completely re-seeded with Bent grass for the 2014 LPGAPoa seeds in base mix germinate and re-establish a weak, young Poa eventually taking over 50% of the green’s grassesDeep Aerating and Drill and Fill help to establish better drainage, firmer surfaces, better ball roll, better sand mineral components on which Poa thrive Hot summers and cold winters require a heavy investment of human capital and excessive inputs to maintain multiple grasses particularly with our sub-standard infrastructureGREENS: RE-GRASSING 2024

We are fortunate enough to have as our Superintendent Jayson Griffiths who among many other things, has experience in re-grassing of greens. Regrassing of greens, such as Jayson Griffiths assisted with at Devil’s Paintbrush in Caledon, means killing all of the grass on the green, removing the dead sod and excessive organic layers, re establishing a new seedbed, and planting. Once the bent seed germinates, it must be allowed to grow into a mature turf suitable for golf. That process takes about 10 weeks during good plant growing weather.Regrassing is not rebuilding. Rebuilding is where the entire profile of the green is removed to a depth of 18” to 20”, new tile drainage is installed, than a 4” gravel blanket, and 12” or so of new greens mix root zone. London Hunt and Country Club’s greens do not need this extreme level of reconstruction. Regrassing will only disturb a few inches of existing top materials. To improve subsurface drainage on regrassed greens, a technique called “XGD” or existing green drainage, will be used to add tile drainage where needed and in a minimally invasive way.Currently all experts familiar with London Hunt’s greens believe that regrassing and XGD is all that is needed and not rebuilding.Once this proposed irrigation/Bunker/drainage project is complete, the situation with the green and the Poa grasses will be addressed. Simply from a logistics perspective, any work on the greens complexes cannot occur until the irrigation system has been addressed.GREENS: RE-GRASSING 2024

THE PLAN:TIMING

Phase 1 2022 Phase 1 2023AprilOpen Portions ClosedMayOpen Portions ClosedJuneOpen OpenJulyOpen OpenAugustPortions Closed OpenSeptemberPortions Closed OpenOctoberPortions Closed OpenNovemberPortions Closed OpenTIMING - INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUNKER PROJECTTIMING AND IMPACT ON PLAY• Grass grows when the weather is warm – that is an unavoidable fact. • Much of the infrastructure updating can be performed in the shoulder seasons, but the re-grassing of greens will require both warm weather and a fully functioning AND reliable irrigation system to be successful.• The result will be member interruption on the golf course with the best case scenario illustrated below.• While the work is being completed, we anticipate many holes to remain open and those where work has been completed, re-opened. The result will be, at a minimum 9 holes will always remain open.

Phase 2 2024 Phase 2 2025AprilOpen Temporary GreensMayOpen Temporary GreensJuneOpen OpenJulyOpen OpenAugustTemporary Greens OpenSeptemberTemporary Greens OpenOctoberTemporary Greens OpenNovemberTemporary Greens OpenTIMING - GRASSING OF GREENSOnce the Project to upgrade the course infrastructure is complete, a thorough assessment of the changes, their impact on the greens and the ongoing issues with the current poa grasses in the greens will allow us to commence with re-grassing to a 100% bent grass stand. The timing of such a project would be:

THE PLAN:FUNDING

IrrigationBunkersDrainage and GreensTees and EnhancementsThe need for the irrigation and drainage system upgrades has been known for many years and the Club was fortunate enough to set aside capital funds for a large portion of the project.To date we have set aside $4,000,000 to help finance this project. The overall project costs are summarized in Table 1A.The Project will be financed through a mix of debt and cash illustrated in Table 1B.To secure the new debt, the current Long Range Planning Fund will be doubled for each category, beginning in 2022.The project will be amortized over 20 years.CAPITALFUNDINGAPPROACHTable 1AProject Cost $8,250,000Cash on Hand $4,000,000Net to Finance $4,250,000Table 1B37% OF PROJECT28% OF PROJECT17% OF PROJECT18% OF PROJECTMembership Category Current LRP Proposed in 2022Resident Shareholder $350 $700Resident Shareholder Spouse $150 $300Senior Life, Intermediate 25-39, Class A Senior Life $175 $350Senior Life Spouse, Non-Resident, Intermediate 25-39 Spouse $100 $200Senior Social, Class A Senior Social $125 $250Senior Social Spouse, Intermediate 19-24, Intermediate 19-24 Spouse$75 $150Class A Resident $250 $500

DR. HURDZAN’S REVIEWHOLE BY HOLE

PROPOSED CHANGE 01:Install forward tee and regrade/shift current green teeThe opening hole on any golf course should introduce the character of the golf course, but yet it should be fairly forgiving of opening swings, play briskly, and establish a positive attitude in the minds of golfers. At London Hunt, the opening hole is a delightful medium length, straight away hole. The white tee measures 393 yards while the green tees are at 307, leaving a gap of 86 yards. Ideally it should be half of that but because of the large swale in front of the tee that is not practical. 1STHOLEBlack Tees 415Gold Tees 408Blue Tees 393Combo 393White Tees 393Green Tees 307CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 415Gold Tees 408Blue Tees 319Combo 393White Tees 393Green Tees 245PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Raise and reduce size of the left fairway bunkerContour mow fairwayThe left side driving bunker is fairly well placed and quite visible but it is too large and too severe for most golfers. This bunker could be improved by lowering the front edge of the bunker to permit easier egress, and as well get rid of the front half nearest the tee. The floor of the bunker should be raised to permit a recovery shot that a good player can make two out of three times. The fairway mowing line would flow around the bunker on the right side visually integrating it with the playline.1STHOLEBlack Tees 415Gold Tees 408Blue Tees 393Combo 393White Tees 393Green Tees 307CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 415Gold Tees 408Blue Tees 319Combo 393White Tees 393Green Tees 245PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGE 03:Raise and reduce size of left front bunkerRemove left front moundRemove back bunker and moundThe left side green bunker is also grossly out of scale and too deep and steep for its place on the golf course, as well as too difficult for golfers and maintenance personnel to egress. In addition there is a large mound at the left front of the green that is also out of scale and negatively impacts traffic flow. The solution is to remove the mound and use it as fill material to shorten and raise the bunker floor and make it more playable. The back bunker is not visible and the mounding behind it hides a great view down to hole #2. Again there is an egress issue with this bunker that needs addressing. The best solution is to completely remove the back bunker and convert it to a grassy swale that surface drains out to the right. Lowering the back mounds on this bunker will also remove much of the reason for the poor condition of the wooden wall along the paved path going up to #3 tee complex. This wall will need to be replaced soon, anyway, so might as well address the cause (v. symptom).1STHOLEBlack Tees 415Gold Tees 408Blue Tees 393Combo 393White Tees 393Green Tees 307CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 415Gold Tees 408Blue Tees 319Combo 393White Tees 393Green Tees 245PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 04:Re-grass and re-level putting surface for drainageRetain false frontThe green itself is quite large but is too flat in many areas to permit good surface drainage needed for strong bentgrass growth and interesting putting. We suspect that the flatness and poor drainage are a result of differential settling of the fill material under the greens. We are familiar with many RTJ courses and none have greens with these issues. Lastly the green is perhaps 70% Poa annua and should be re-grassed to bent as previously discussed. This re-grassing will also allow improving the slopes and drainage on the putting surface.Black Tees 415Gold Tees 408Blue Tees 393Combo 393White Tees 393Green Tees 307CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 415Gold Tees 408Blue Tees 319Combo 393White Tees 393Green Tees 245PROPOSED TEES1STHOLE

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Lower stonewall in front of greenLower front 20% of greenThis par 3 is pretty penal with few or no options on how to play the hole for there is no bailout room and the front opening is pretty narrow. In addition the stonewall in front of the green is an attractive feature but it is somewhat uninspired and is not fully integrated with the green. The wall in front of the green should come down by one or two stone(s), and the left front 20% of the green be lowered about 12” and tie into this new stone level. This left front area of the green is now almost too steep for good hole locations and creating this new level will provide some new and very demanding hole locations. Making these changes now puts a strategic premium on left side hole locations, usually the intimidation side for the best players.2NDHOLEBlack Tees 216Gold Tees 185Blue Tees 158Combo 125White Tees 125Green Tees 109CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 216Gold Tees 185Blue Tees 158Combo 125White Tees 125Green Tees 109PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Remove path and curbInstall drop area to the left of the bridgeExtending up to #5 tees and around the left side of the left bunker, as well as over and along the golf car path could become a native grass or fescue area. This would help to hide this path area to #5 tee as well as add a visual accent that could be used on other holes throughout the golf course. Another small improvement would be to remove the path and turn around across the bridge and making this a bentgrass chipping area between #2 and #4 greens.2NDHOLEBlack Tees 216Gold Tees 185Blue Tees 158Combo 125White Tees 125Green Tees 109CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 216Gold Tees 185Blue Tees 158Combo 125White Tees 125Green Tees 109PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 03:Remove right side driving bunkersAdd left side driving bunkerThe right side of the green needs to be made more forgiving and inviting to compliment the added challenge now on the left. This can be accomplished by reducing the right front bunker to only a flashed pot bunker by removing the front 50% of sand area. This allows expanding the fairway area in front of the green as well as opening it up to receive run-up shots. This new fairway area could coalesce into a back chipping area on #4 green, as well as a shared feature.2NDHOLEBlack Tees 216Gold Tees 185Blue Tees 158Combo 125White Tees 125Green Tees 109CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 216Gold Tees 185Blue Tees 158Combo 125White Tees 125Green Tees 109PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGE 01:Shift back two tees to left near pond to include installation of forward teeThe dogleg on this hole feels forced or too abrupt from the current raised tees. Consideration should be given to building new black and gold tees to the left down toward the pond and raised about three feet (3’) above water level while retaining existing tees. This new alignment softens the dogleg, gives a better look into the green, and fits the landing area better to the tee shot. If these new tees prove to be improve the hole then the existing tees can be used for the other markers. The current back tee could be retained (for use as back tee on #18) while a new back tee could be installed on the modified slope behind hole #1 green. A new forward tee could be added along the left side of the hole at the start of the fairway.3RDHOLEBlack Tees 399Gold Tees 383Blue Tees 363Combo 363White Tees 280Green Tees 280CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 399Gold Tees 383Blue Tees 363Combo 363White Tees 280Green Tees 280PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Remove right side driving bunkersAdd left side driving bunkerTrees have grown up enough in the right rough that they now provide pretty good protection and definition to the dogleg, thereby lessening the importance of the two right side driving bunkers, and therefore they should be removed. A new left driving bunker that starts about 270-yards off of the black tee and extends out to 290 or so would be more protective of the prime landing area to this very difficult approach to the green. It appears based on the topography map that at one time there was a left driving bunker about where we recommend.3RDHOLEBlack Tees 399Gold Tees 383Blue Tees 363Combo 363White Tees 280Green Tees 280CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 399Gold Tees 383Blue Tees 363Combo 363White Tees 280Green Tees 280PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 03:Move and reshape right front bunker further rightRefresh left front bunkerRemove back bunkerCreate back grassy hollow or chipping areaThe left front bunker could also be made a little less difficult although that is not as important as the one on the right front. The back bunker serves little purpose except to catch badly mishit or very aggressive shots. This bunker could be made into a grassy hollow, serve the same function, and reduce maintenance. Another concept would be to remove the back bunker and the support mounding and create a back chipping area.3RDHOLEBlack Tees 399Gold Tees 383Blue Tees 363Combo 363White Tees 280Green Tees 280CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 399Gold Tees 383Blue Tees 363Combo 363White Tees 280Green Tees 280PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 04:Improve drainage on green complexThe green is very unusual in that it is a raised green on top of a hill, on an uphill hole. Today it would be recommended to build that green three feet (3’) lower, and a little to the left. In lieu of lowering the green, improvements could be made by moving the right front bunker further right to open up the approach to the green, but yet still protect hole locations on the right. This bunker should also be made less severe by raising the floor about two feet (2’). Also lowering the back of the bunker to putting green height makes the green seem like a more accessible and fair target for the uphill approach shot.3RDHOLEBlack Tees 399Gold Tees 383Blue Tees 363Combo 363White Tees 280Green Tees 280CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 399Gold Tees 383Blue Tees 363Combo 363White Tees 280Green Tees 280PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Install forward teeRemove right side driving bunkerShift first fairway landing area to rightBy today’s standards, this is a short par 5 for all golfers, but especially for long hitters who drive the ball to the bottom of the slope. The current fairway bunkering is ineffective to challenge good players but definitely comes into play for average to weaker hitters. To create some equity in the challenge off the tee for all players, it is recommended to remove the right side driving bunker and expand the fairway to the right. 4THHOLEBlack Tees 493Gold Tees 493Blue Tees 468Combo 437White Tees 437Green Tees 412CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 493Gold Tees 493Blue Tees 468Combo 437White Tees 437Green Tees 412PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGE 02:Reshape left driving bunker into fairwayThis would include reducing the fescue area in the trees below the hill and converting that area into mowed rough. This then permits a reasonable size landing area when the left side bunker is extended out into the current fairway. This bunker would challenge the strong player to fly or carry over the bunkers with a drive of 270-yards or more or layup in front of it. This would be a semi-cross bunker complex.4THHOLEBlack Tees 493Gold Tees 493Blue Tees 468Combo 437White Tees 437Green Tees 412CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 493Gold Tees 493Blue Tees 468Combo 437White Tees 437Green Tees 412PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 03:Expand pond eastwardInstall armor stone wall along pondShift second landing area to rightInstall significant drainage running north to south from the pond tying to drainage system from 5, 6If permitted, the water level of the pond could be extended back into the area north of the pond. This expanded water level would make it both more visible and in play on the second shot and into the green. To fully integrate the pond with the green, eliminate bank maintenance in front of the green, and add a strong visual element to the entire lake/green complex, an armor stone wall as used on #2 green should front #4 green and extend for a short ways down the fairway. 4THHOLEBlack Tees 493Gold Tees 493Blue Tees 468Combo 437White Tees 437Green Tees 412CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 493Gold Tees 493Blue Tees 468Combo 437White Tees 437Green Tees 412PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGE 04:The stonewall would start low, perhaps one stone high along the fairway, then gradually climb up to three stones high at the center of the green, then go back down to the dam area which would be one stone high, too. Ideally, if budgets permit the entire bank should be made armor stone over time.4THHOLEBlack Tees 493Gold Tees 493Blue Tees 468Combo 437White Tees 437Green Tees 412CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 493Gold Tees 493Blue Tees 468Combo 437White Tees 437Green Tees 412PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Regrade right front corner of fairwayAdd forward tee (2x) and adjust fairway starting pointRegrade fairway edge of right driving bunkerShorten and raise floor of right driving bunkerBuild new left driving bunkerVisually the right edge of the fairway closest to the tee seems awkward and forced, almost as if it was a contrived feature, and it detracts from a very fine golf hole. Therefore it is recommended to reshape the top of the ridge and cut it back to the left to better accent the very well placed right side driving bunker. The right side driving bunker should be shortened and its floor raised to make a well played recovery shot more rewarding and fair. Regrading on the fairway side of this bunker will also better present it and in turn will move the fairway centerline more to the left. On that new centerline at the end of the fairway, a left side driving bunker would be appropriate build as high up the hill as practical. This new bunker would challenge those trying to drive the ball over the ridge to a very precise shot or layup at the top of the hill. Regrading below this new bunker will allow developing a “speed slot” that would funnel a well placed drive down the slope into the valley fairway, and not up into the fescue area as it does now.5THHOLEBlack Tees 447Gold Tees 426Blue Tees 406Combo 389White Tees 406Green Tees 389CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 447Gold Tees 426Blue Tees 349Combo 245White Tees 406Green Tees 245PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Remove intermediate bunkerMake right and left green bunker smallerAdd “roll back” area to rear of greenThe current bunker cut into the slope between the landing area and the green is interesting to look at from the teeing area but not worthy of keeping. This bunker should be removed, and the two green bunkers should be shortened and refreshed. The golf car path in front of the forward tee is distracting and not really needed, so removing it is recommended.5THHOLEBlack Tees 447Gold Tees 426Blue Tees 406Combo 389White Tees 406Green Tees 389CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 447Gold Tees 426Blue Tees 349Combo 245White Tees 406Green Tees 245PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 03:This is a good green setting with a nice size opening in front but with a big false front that could become fairway. It is also recommended to add a rear “roll back slope” area to support back hole locations. 5THHOLEBlack Tees 447Gold Tees 426Blue Tees 406Combo 389White Tees 406Green Tees 389CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 447Gold Tees 426Blue Tees 349Combo 245White Tees 406Green Tees 245PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Remove 1st right bunkerAdd intermediate and forward teeShift golf car path to left forward of existing teesA very nice golf hole that just needs a little bunker adjustment. The first right driving bunker is a little too close for today’s longer hitting equipment, and should be removed, but keep the second right bunker as it is now. The left side of the fairway should then contour and expand into the left rough to create a potential “roll back” for well struck drives. 6THHOLEBlack Tees 456Gold Tees 436Blue Tees 412Combo 395White Tees 395Green Tees 294CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 456Gold Tees 436Blue Tees 362Combo 395White Tees 395Green Tees 258PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Convert left front green bunker to grassy hollowLower front edge of right bunkerExpand green behind right front bunkerTake collar up onto mound for “roll back” feature The left front green’s bunker should be eliminated and made into a grassy hollow as part of the hollows behind it,so there would be no bunker in the left front of the green, just a gnarly hollow. The right side bunker is well placed and only needs to have its front side lowered to allow for a better look in, as well as improved egress. Behind the right side bunker the green should be expanded by perhaps 30% to give more hole locations, and the bentgrass collar should sweep up onto the mound in the back to create a “roll back” feature for a well played approach shot6THHOLEBlack Tees 456Gold Tees 436Blue Tees 412Combo 395White Tees 395Green Tees 294CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 456Gold Tees 436Blue Tees 362Combo 395White Tees 395Green Tees 258PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Add forward teeLower front edge of fairway bunkers to make “roll in”This is a fabulous golf hole that needs very little except to lower the front edge of the bunkers to expose more sand and allow for more “roll-in.”7THHOLEBlack Tees 617Gold Tees 591Blue Tees 562Combo 522White Tees 522Green Tees 449CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 617Gold Tees 591Blue Tees 528Combo 522White Tees 522Green Tees 374PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGE 02:Relocate golf car path to the right and behind the greenRight side bunker is out of scale, has no easy egress, and presents a bunker recovery shot that is not fair given the slope of the green. Making this right front bunker smaller and raising the floor a foot or two for easier access and a more equitable recovery shot. Golf car path should be relocated to the right side of the green and behind it to clean up the sightline and edge of the ravine. This will also eliminate approach shots bouncing off the left path and into the ravine7THHOLEBlack Tees 617Gold Tees 591Blue Tees 562Combo 522White Tees 522Green Tees 449CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 617Gold Tees 591Blue Tees 528Combo 522White Tees 522Green Tees 374PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Make tees as large as practical in all directions on one levelCreate drop area across bridgeClean out valley of brushReinstall right front bunker as strategic, retaining, and visual feature Ideally par 3 holes should have 35% more tee space than par 4s or 5s because of divots, especially on a short hole like this one. The only way to really gain more tee space on this hole is to lower them a foot to the same level, or whatever is practical, and extending them out wherever reasonable. This will require removing some trees on and around the tee, as well as in front of the tee in the ravine. Creating one, large, same level tee is the best way to maximize precious space. The beautiful stream valley between the tees and green should be cleaned out as much as practical to better feature the stream. Posting the area as an “environmental” or “no-hunt” area with green stakes might discourage anyone from climbing down in there. Establishing a drop area on the other side of the ravine may also encourage golfers to go to the drop zone if they hit a ball into that valley. 8THHOLEBlack Tees 152Gold Tees 141Blue Tees 122Combo 122White Tees 122Green Tees 105CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 152Gold Tees 141Blue Tees 122Combo 122White Tees 122Green Tees 105PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Expand green in right frontReduce size of left and right rear bunkersEliminate front left bunkerIncrease front fairway and bailout area The bunkering at the green is good although it is too big and out of scale. Although we propose restoring a small, retaining bunker at green front to retain some mishit shots and protect middle, front hole locations. This small front bunker also adds an important visual framing to the green and accents the new fairway area to the left of the green. We also propose eliminating the front left bunker and halving the left rear. The current right rear bunker should halved as well to increase the size of the green allowing pin locations which require a diabolical wedge shot where short and long are met with severe penalty.8THHOLEBlack Tees 152Gold Tees 141Blue Tees 122Combo 122White Tees 122Green Tees 195CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 152Gold Tees 141Blue Tees 122Combo 122White Tees 122Green Tees 195PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Expand green in right frontReduce size of left and right rear bunkersEliminate front left bunkerIncrease front fairway and bailout area The Thames River is a priceless visual amenity that is not fully utilized but could be with a new set of tees for hole #9. There is strong question whether the tees and fairway clearing would be allowed by authorities but it would be an error not to ask. Regardless, the rest of the hole improvements are not contingent on whether those potential tees are permitted or not. So while the potential of those new tees is investigated, the other improvements should go forward.9THHOLEBlack Tees 426Gold Tees 405Blue Tees 384Combo 332White Tees 332Green Tees 332CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 426Gold Tees 405Blue Tees 333Combo 332White Tees 332Green Tees 266PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Make right driving bunker smaller and back as far as practicalCut right hillside to create landing areaShift fairway to rightBuild cross bunker at end of fairway on leftThis hole to appears to explicitly benefit the longer hitter and greatly penalizes the shorter one. The main reason being that the right side driving bunker is too close to the tee (existing and proposed) and can be easily carried over by a strong hitter. Ideally this bunker should be moved out about 30- yards before the topography falls off too quickly to make it visible. Since the average to weaker hitter’s drive lands into the face of the slope, or in the bunker, they are left with a very difficult, blind shot to the green. To mitigate this issue the hillside on the right of the fairway should be cut and the valley back towards the tee filled to create a reasonably flat landing area for shorter or average drives. The fairway should also be shifted as far right as possible to bring the hilltop above the Thames River valley a little more into play. 9THHOLEBlack Tees 426Gold Tees 405Blue Tees 384Combo 332White Tees 332Green Tees 332CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 426Gold Tees 405Blue Tees 333Combo 332White Tees 332Green Tees 266PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 03:Remove right front bunkerCreate right front chipping areaTo establish some strategy for long hitters a new, large, left side driving bunker should be built diagonally across the fairway as another semi-cross bunker for long hitters to carry. Cutting down the right hillside will also remove some of the blindness to the green. This left side bunker would complement the smaller right side bunker mentioned above. At the green, the right side bunker should be removed and that area made into a fairway chipping area below the green. The left side bunker simply needs to be rebuilt and refreshed.9THHOLEBlack Tees 426Gold Tees 405Blue Tees 384Combo 332White Tees 332Green Tees 332CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 426Gold Tees 405Blue Tees 333Combo 332White Tees 332Green Tees 266PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Install subsurface drainage on fairwayAllow for portable SubAir hook-upThe left side pond being above the fairway contributes to the fairway staying wetter than necessary. This is especially problematic in the stressful period of summer when temperatures and humidity are high. The pond is not badly located and can stay, but it would not be something we would ever design on a new course. However, if a new, back teeing ground is added on the inside of the confluence of the golf car paths below the clubhouse, the pond would definitely come into play for longer hitters and thus would improve its desirability.The fairway is obviously close to the river and floods on occasion but there is nothing that can be done to stop that. However efforts could be made to help the fairway dry down quicker when the flood waters recede. The surface configuration of the fairway is not bad and so efforts to install subsurface drainage makes the most sense. We assume there is already a lot of drainage in that fairway, but that is something that needs more study before any supplemental drainage is planned. It may be advisable in the landing areas to install drainage so that a SubAir portable machine could be brought down to apply vacuum to dry down the surface faster.10THHOLEBlack Tees 591Gold Tees 549Blue Tees 525Combo 525White Tees 415Green Tees 415CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 591Gold Tees 549Blue Tees 525Combo 525White Tees 415Green Tees 332PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Widen fairway to right of pond by greenIntegrate wall to green, raise 1 stone higherThe second shot area is generally just short of the armor stone edged pond that fronts the green. From the first landing area the only part of the wall that shows is in the front middle of the green. As one approaches the pond it can be seen the pond pretty much blocks the front of the green and extends along the entire left side of it. However as on hole #2, the green and the pond are only weakly integrated, so the wall and pond lacks much of the potential impact. Also the fairway area to the right of the pond is way too small to offer golfers an alternative route to the green.The recommended improvement is first fill in the right most 30’ of the pond to give a little wider fairway. If hauling fill into the floodplain is an issue the pond can be expanded on the far left side up against the slope. However it is done, there should be a small right side fairway. In addition it is recommended that where the wall turns to move along the left side of the green that the pond be moved closer to the green and the wall raised one stone higher than it is now to insure visibility. If pond #1 is removed the stone around it can be used to raise the wall near the green. The summation of these improvements is to get the pond more integrated and closer to the green on the left, make the wall on the left higher so it can be seen from the first landing area, and give a half of a fairway around the right end of the pond.10THHOLEBlack Tees 591Gold Tees 549Blue Tees 525Combo 525White Tees 415Green Tees 415CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 591Gold Tees 549Blue Tees 525Combo 525White Tees 415Green Tees 332PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 03:Refresh back bunkerAdd back tee, middle and forward teeThe views to the river are incredible so continual removal of bank growing brush that limits those views should be an ongoing process.The back bunker on the green is not bad and only needs to be refreshed. The far left bank of the pond at the green is eroding and out of character with the rest of the golf course. This problem can only be solved by softening the slope above it and using either gabions, Reno Mattress or rip-rap to resist wind/remove erosion.10THHOLEBlack Tees 591Gold Tees 549Blue Tees 525Combo 525White Tees 415Green Tees 415CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 591Gold Tees 549Blue Tees 525Combo 525White Tees 415Green Tees 332PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Reshape fairway to drain down fasterInstall tile drainage and SubAir hook-upsUnlike the 10th fairway, the fairway surface shape is like a long bowl being higher on the sides than the middle. This means all the surface water must drain down the middle of the fairway before it reaches the pond near the tee. This makes for soils that tend to stay too wet too long. If permissible this fairway would benefit by regrading it so the flood water leaves it at multiple places like #10 fairway. In addition there should be installed a functioning tile system with portable SubAir hook-ups to quickly drain the root zone down to manageable levels.11THHOLEBlack Tees 384Gold Tees 365Blue Tees 335Combo 277White Tees 335Green Tees 277CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 384Gold Tees 365Blue Tees 335Combo 277White Tees 335Green Tees 277PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Remove front half of left driving bunkerConvert front bunker into array of threeFlash right rear bunkerAdd middle rear bunkerThe front half of the left hand driving bunker should be removed because it only impacts shorter hitters who then have to deal with the sand and the trees growing on the corner. The front green bunker should be converted into an array of three smaller bunkers for diversity . The back right bunker should be rebuilt and the sand flashed up so it can be seen from the fairway. Then a new middle bunker added into the back slope of the green and also flashed up. The suite of sand should serve as an attractive, complementary frame to a difficult green.11THHOLEBlack Tees 384Gold Tees 365Blue Tees 335Combo 277White Tees 335Green Tees 277CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 384Gold Tees 365Blue Tees 335Combo 277White Tees 335Green Tees 277PROPOSED TEES

PROPOSED CHANGES 03:Widen fairway to right at doglegMove golf car path to right of greenThere is a lone spruce tree in the right rough that looks strange because it is alone. It should be removed. The fairway could then be widened about five to seven (5 – 7) yards further out into the right rough at the dogleg.Seed top half of slope to fine fescue to add color and texture to a fine amphitheater backdropThe golf car path that goes up the left side should be moved to the right of the green with a flat, parking area at the elevation of the green. This will get rid of the hazard of walking down and up the steep back slopes. In fact it is recommended that the top half of the back slope should be planted to unmowed fine fescue that also surrounds #12 tees.11THHOLEBlack Tees 384Gold Tees 365Blue Tees 335Combo 277White Tees 335Green Tees 277CURRENT TEESBlack Tees 384Gold Tees 365Blue Tees 335Combo 277White Tees 335Green Tees 277PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 443Gold Tees 415Blue Tees 350Combo 350White Tees 297Green Tees 297PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Enlarge width of teesAdd intermediate teeSubsurface drain fairwayContinue cart path from 11 green to right side of teesReduce front of left front bunkerAs recommended on many holes, the gap between white and green tees is too large, so an intermediate tee is recommended playing 350 yards. The exiting tees can be expanded to the right for additional tee space. We looked at moving the fairway to the left, thereby bringing the hillside into play, but it would have required removing too many trees, although it could be done. Because this was already such a good hole, our feelings were that the money could be better spent in other places like adding supplemental drainage to this fairway.The left front bunker could be made smaller by removing the front half and lowering the grade in front to show more sand. The other bunkers only need to be refreshed (check drainage, liner, sand).12THHOLEBlack Tees 443Gold Tees 415Blue Tees 387Combo 387White Tees 297Green Tees 297CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 195Gold Tees 168Blue Tees 151Combo 151White Tees 151Green Tees 133PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Enlarge width of teesAdd intermediate teeSubsurface drain fairwayContinue cart path from 11 green to right side of teesReduce front of left front bunkerAs recommended on many holes, the gap between white and green tees is too large, so an intermediate tee is recommended playing 350 yards. The exiting tees can be expanded to the right for additional tee space. We looked at moving the fairway to the left, thereby bringing the hillside into play, but it would have required removing too many trees, although it could be done. Because this was already such a good hole, our feelings were that the money could be better spent in other places like adding supplemental drainage to this fairway.The left front bunker could be made smaller by removing the front half and lowering the grade in front to show more sand. The other bunkers only need to be refreshed (check drainage, liner, sand).13THHOLEBlack Tees 195Gold Tees 168Blue Tees 151Combo 151White Tees 151Green Tees 133CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 401Gold Tees 392Blue Tees 361Combo 361White Tees 361Green Tees 263PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Build back teesBuild forward teePlant trees on right side to screen automobilesThe potential of this hole is masked by some inconsistencies that can easily be remedied. The hole is pretty short for good players and overly challenging to less skilled golfers. Building two back tees on the hillside towards the bee hives would make the total length of the hole from back about 465- yards and forcing the hole to be played as Mr. Jones intended by placing a drive at the top of the fairway and not down in the valley. The existing tee seems a bit narrow and could easily be expanded to the right, or just lowered about a foot.Selectively remove spruce trees behind green to maximize view of clubhouseThe view from the tee is distracting as one’s eye is drawn to the right towards the flag poles behind #18 and not focused on the green. In addition the attractive view of the clubhouse is blocked by some spruce trees which also block light and air to the green. Therefore it is recommended to remove the spruce trees behind the green, and plant some selected trees in the sightline towards the flags in the right rough.14THHOLEBlack Tees 401Gold Tees 392Blue Tees 361Combo 361White Tees 361Green Tees 299CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 401Gold Tees 392Blue Tees 361Combo 361White Tees 361Green Tees 263PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Shift driving bunker to right sideRemove trees on left sideShift fairway leftPerhaps the most talked about tree on the property is the tall white pine on the right edge of the fairway going up to the green. In truth it is unfair to weaker hitters who must negotiate a small window to the green while the long hitters have a much easier approach. Therefore in order to save the white pine and bring more equity to the hole, it is recommended that the left driving bunker be shifted to the right side of the landing area, and the trees behind the bunker on the left be removed. These two changes will permit shifting the fairway to the left towards the ravine. It is not practical to be tight against the ravine as that would require removing a lot of trees for not really much gain.However the more that the landing area shifts to the left, the better.14THHOLEBlack Tees 401Gold Tees 392Blue Tees 361Combo 361White Tees 361Green Tees 299CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 401Gold Tees 392Blue Tees 361Combo 361White Tees 361Green Tees 263PROPOSED CHANGES 03:Remove right side of left front bunkerWiden green’s openingConvert ephemeral pond to permanent pondThe front opening to the green is too small and could be widened by removing the right half of the left bunker. Lowering the front edge of all bunkers will make the sand bunkers more visible and dramatic without really changing their size or shape.The ephemeral pond on the right side of the fairway is not very attractive and should either be made into a quaint, permanent pond or tile drained to achieve dry conditions. Losing one or more of the trees in this area is not a significant loss for the hole will play just as well without the tree(s). This right side pond should not impact development of a holding pond to the left of the fairway in terms of water recharge.14THHOLEBlack Tees 401Gold Tees 392Blue Tees 361Combo 361White Tees 361Green Tees 299CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 361Gold Tees 348Blue Tees 329Combo 314White Tees 314Green Tees 255PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Lower fronts of bunkersAdd forward teeOther than lowering the fronts of the bunkers and the addition of a forward tee, we’ve no other recommendations.15THHOLEBlack Tees 361Gold Tees 348Blue Tees 329Combo 314White Tees 314Green Tees 314CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 628Gold Tees 545Blue Tees 441Combo 423White Tees 423Green Tees 355PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Add intermediate (and forward) teeWiden teeGetting to the landing area at the dogleg is the key to enjoying this hole but for some that yardage is too long. Therefore it is recommended that an intermediate tee be placed between the green and white tee, to the left of the play line. This tee would also help to decrease the dogleg angle. The existing tee is a bit narrow and can be expanded to the right by a couple of meters to make it more functional.16THHOLEBlack Tees 628Gold Tees 545Blue Tees 513Combo 423White Tees 423Green Tees 423CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 628Gold Tees 545Blue Tees 441Combo 423White Tees 423Green Tees 355PROPOSED CHANGES 02:Shift left, 2nd landing area bunker toward fairwayLower fronts of all bunkersFeature bog area by selective sightline clearingGetting to the landing area at the dogleg is the key to enjoying this hole but for some that yardage is too long. Therefore it is recommended that an intermediate tee be placed between the green and white tee, to the left of the play line. This tee would also help to decrease the dogleg angle. The existing tee is a bit narrow and can be expanded to the right by a couple of meters to make it more functional.The bog area to the right of the hole is a unique natural, albeit peripheral element that should be celebrated by exposing it as much as practical/permissible. This means selectively removing a few trees on the right side of the hole, but not all.16THHOLEBlack Tees 628Gold Tees 545Blue Tees 513Combo 423White Tees 423Green Tees 423CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 239Gold Tees 213Blue Tees 174Combo 142White Tees 142Green Tees 142PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Expand middle two teesExtend fairway over new moundEliminate right bunker – make into moundEven a long par 3 needs lots of tee space so it is recommended to enlarge the middle tees (gold and blue). This can be done by simply lowering them a foot or so.The two major weaknesses of this very long par 3 hole are 1) a pronounced, formulaic symmetry and 2) a proportionately too severe right front of green (where most shots land), which includes the adjacent sand bunker, which is out of scale to its settings and is too deep (penal) for a slight miss. Therefore it is recommended to convert this bunker to a mound, simply by shifting the existing right side mound more to the left and tying into the putting surface. This mound should be high enough on the play line to hide the bottom 1/3 of the flag stick on far right rear hole locations, and sloped enough to allow balls that land on the green side of it to bounce towards the green. This mound should be grassed in fairway turf and mowed at fairway or collar height. This will then also draw one’s eye more to the left center of the green and towards the left bunker – which is very well done.17THHOLEBlack Tees 239Gold Tees 213Blue Tees 174Combo 142White Tees 142Green Tees 142CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 239Gold Tees 213Blue Tees 174Combo 142White Tees 142Green Tees 142PROPOSED CHANGE 02:Add back, middle roll back featureThe back of the green really calls out for a chipping area since the green slopes that way and could fit nicely into the mound at the rear of the green. This back chipping area would go about ½ way up the slope so it would act as a “roll back” feature for aggressive, well played shots.17THHOLEBlack Tees 239Gold Tees 213Blue Tees 174Combo 142White Tees 142Green Tees 142CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 386Gold Tees 377Blue Tees 348Combo 348White Tees 348Green Tees 283PROPOSED CHANGES 01:Use #3 back tee as #18 blackLower all bunker fronts – create roll-insReshape/reposition driving bunkers to challenge long hittersReduce size of right green bunker – widen openingIf #3 tees move closer to the water as recommended, then the back tee on #3 would become the black tee on #18. Adding this small amount of yardage now makes the fairway bunkers more in play for long hitters, however these bunkers are far too dominating of the landscape, and should be contracted and/or shifted. We recommend these flanking hazards be moved towards the green, accomplished by deleting 2/3 of the left bunker, and shifting, then extending, the front right bunker into the fairway by 5 – 6 yards. The fairway would then contour to suit.18THHOLEBlack Tees 386Gold Tees 377Blue Tees 348Combo 348White Tees 348Green Tees 283CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Black Tees 386Gold Tees 377Blue Tees 348Combo 348White Tees 348Green Tees 283PROPOSED CHANGE 02:Create chipping area right of greenThe front edge of the back bunkers should be lowered and the collar expanded to tie-in into the sand, making it also a roll-in bunker. Lastly it is recommended to make a chipping area on the right side of the green, extending towards, but not reaching, #1 tee.18THHOLEBlack Tees 386Gold Tees 377Blue Tees 348Combo 348White Tees 348Green Tees 283CURRENT TEES PROPOSED TEES

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Black Tees Gold Tees Blue Tees Combo White Tees Green Tees415408393393393307216185158125125109399383363363280280493493468437437412447426406389406389456436412395395294617591562522522449152141122122122105426405384332332332362134683268307830122677591549525525415415384365335277335277443415387387297297195168151151151133401392361361361299361348329314314314628546513423423423239213174142142142386377348348348283362833733123292827862583724968416391600657985260GOLF COURSE SCORECARDCURRENT TEESHole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Black Tees Gold Tees Blue Tees Combo White Tees Green Tees41540831939339324521618515812512510939938336336328024449349346843743737744742634924540624545643636239539525861759152852252237415214112212212210542640533333233226636213468300229343012222359154952552541533238436533527733527744341535035029729719516815115115187401392361361361263361348329314314255628546441423423355239213174142142142386377348348348283362833733014292827862291724968416016586257984514PROPOSED TEES

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