Course at Olde Stone under construction

Bowling Green, Ky. – Designed by golf architecture firm Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates, The Course at Olde Stone is under construction.

The course, owned by developer Jim Scott, features white sand bunkers, Bentgrass fairways and a layout that follows the natural topography of the gently rolling Kentucky hillside. The course is expected to provide golfers variety and challenging play, according to course architect Drew Rogers.
Some features include: a connected fairway between the 11th and 12th holes holes, a natural rock outcropping uncovered during grading and incorporated into the 12th hole and an extended bunker on the 17th hole.

Additionally, the course will have a series of extended collars or chipping areas that reach off some of the greens. These will add variety and shot-making opportunities because if the ball misses the green, it will continue to run and collect on the extended collar.

The course topography has been paired with a state-of-the-art irrigation system, which provides the superintendent with pinpoint control over water distribution on the course.

“We’ve created a lot of land forms so you don’t feel like you’re on a flat plane,” Rogers says. “There is a lot of undulation on the fairways and we’ve achieved that by cutting down the area between the holes and filling in the holes up. So there’s a lot of elevation change down there that no one envisioned.”