The second hole at Midland, the Road Hole, has an interesting, and somewhat cloudy, history. Raynor modeled it after one of the most famous golf holes in all of golf, the 17th at the Old Course at St. Andrews. It’s important to remember that Raynor never traveled to the UK or Scotland himself to see […]
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2020 seemed to be all things virtual, so why not start a digital tour of the Master Plan implementation. I tried my best to document the most interesting aspects of the project, and will sprinkle in reasons behind the changes, highlighting strategy, aesthetics, construction methods, history, “Templates”, challenges, and some fun along the way. The […]
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“To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.” Leonard Bernstein was correct. Time doesn’t care about our plans! My plan was to blog the progress of the Master Plan work, but that didn’t happen. There just wasn’t enough time. I didn’t plan for the unknown, which was how […]
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Day one of the project was extremely productive. All of #1 green is demo’d, and #5 green is close. Hartman Construction was prepared, and executed their plan efficiently. Our staff made the application to the fairway expansions, as well as assisted with irrigation demo. Soil from behind 6 green being used for #1 and 5 […]
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On Monday, the golf course Master Plan work begins. #1 and 5 greens will go to temporaries in their fairways. You will see Hartman Constrution, along with our staff, begin the labor-intensive demo process. Because of design changes, both of these greens need a large amount of soil hauled to them. That soil will come […]
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Yesterday marked 5 weeks of playing golf, that literally flew by. A lot of things have happened, and I’ve had a few consistent questions, so I’ll try to shed some light on them. Question #1: Why were the deep tine holes on #13, 14, and 15 greens larger than the rest of the course this […]
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Everyone knows that Spring brings excitement in the golf world. Needless to say, 2020 Spring brings us all sorts of emotions. First and foremost, I hope everyone is being smart, safe, and healthy. Second, I hope everyone is staying patient during these unprecedented times. Golf is a fantastic sport for many reasons: the camaraderie, the […]
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Today marks the completion of my 10th year at Midland Hills. A decade. During my final-round interview, sitting in the board room of the clubhouse 10 years ago, I was a nervous Nellie, with big ideas, trying to sell my skill set. What I told everyone in that room that day was that I wanted […]
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Yes, the weather is about to become frigid for a few days, but we did groom the winter trails today. You won’t want to be on them during the cold snap, and Justin didn’t want to be out grooming them as well! However, it looks to warm up by the weekend, and the trails will […]
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We haven’t groomed the winter trails in a few weeks, because too many areas didn’t have sufficient snow, and unfortunately, too many areas were too icy. With a fresh 4-5”, we finally have enough of a base to groom. But we will wait until the winds subside, on Monday to do so. The winds will, […]
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