Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design has announced its new project, The South Course at Arcadia Bluffs, which will be the companion course for the acclaimed Arcadia Bluffs located in Arcadia, Mich. The new inland course will be located one mile to the south of the existing Arcadia Bluffs Golf Course off Highway 22 and will span 310 acres.
The Arcadia Management team and Fry/Straka will build a course that provides a unique golfing experience. While Arcadia Bluffs is a links-style golf course that runs along the Lake Michigan shoreline, the South Course will complement the original with its inland location that features a distinctive Golden Age parkland-style design. Upon completion of the project, the combination of the two courses will further expand this world-class golfing destination.
A championship course with four practice holes, driving range and clubhouse will be built, and Fry/Straka's goal is to deliver a course that appears timeless and blends into its natural surroundings without a lot of artificial earthmoving. The South Course will be routed utilizing the 40-foot topographic changes to create interesting and fun-to-play holes that offer open and expansive views, with trees appearing only along the perimeter. Core design elements include large greens of square and rectangular shape; bunkering with steep grass banks cut directly into the ground; and close proximity placement from the putting surface of one hole to the tee boxes of another, thus supporting the opportunity for golfers to walk the course. These elements, along with tightly-mowed chipping areas and native, low-maintenance grasses that go off-color in the summer will give a rustic, timeless appearance to the course.
Clearing of the land will start in the fall of 2016, with golf course construction beginning in the spring of 2017 and grassing to commence later that summer. Warren Henderson, architect of the original Arcadia Bluffs Course, will lead the project management aspect and provide construction oversight throughout the entire project.
No more results found. The Arcadia Management team and Fry/Straka will build a course that provides a unique golfing experience. While Arcadia Bluffs is a links-style golf course that runs along the Lake Michigan shoreline, the South Course will complement the original with its inland location that features a distinctive Golden Age parkland-style design. Upon completion of the project, the combination of the two courses will further expand this world-class golfing destination.
A championship course with four practice holes, driving range and clubhouse will be built, and Fry/Straka's goal is to deliver a course that appears timeless and blends into its natural surroundings without a lot of artificial earthmoving. The South Course will be routed utilizing the 40-foot topographic changes to create interesting and fun-to-play holes that offer open and expansive views, with trees appearing only along the perimeter. Core design elements include large greens of square and rectangular shape; bunkering with steep grass banks cut directly into the ground; and close proximity placement from the putting surface of one hole to the tee boxes of another, thus supporting the opportunity for golfers to walk the course. These elements, along with tightly-mowed chipping areas and native, low-maintenance grasses that go off-color in the summer will give a rustic, timeless appearance to the course.
Clearing of the land will start in the fall of 2016, with golf course construction beginning in the spring of 2017 and grassing to commence later that summer. Warren Henderson, architect of the original Arcadia Bluffs Course, will lead the project management aspect and provide construction oversight throughout the entire project.