Evergreen, Colo. – Golf course architect Rick Phelps will conduct a seminar about designing affordable golf courses during the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s education conference at the Golf Industry Show Feb. 7-12 in Orlando. The four-hour session, “Designing for Affordable Golf — New Construction and Remodeling,” is scheduled at 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 7. Recently, Phelps designed Devil’s Thumb Golf Course in Delta, Colo.
“New construction and design will be the focus of the first half of the session,” Phelps says. “The second half will concentrate on remodeling and renovation projects and how to save money in terms of design, construction, maintenance and speed of play.”
Students attending the seminar during the international conference will have the opportunity to put what they’ve learned into practice by pairing up near the end of the session and routing several imaginary holes in a way that emphasizes cost efficiency and well-thought-out design principles, according to Phelps, who is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.
