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The peaks of the Sawtooth Mountains are the inspiration for Sun Valley Golf Resort, which will debut this summer.
The new, championship 9-hole layout – designed by Donald Knott of Knott, Brooks, Linn Golf Course Design Group of Calif. – is named White Clouds Course and complements the original 18-hole course which sits amid Cottonwoods in the valley below. Likewise, the new, 18-hole putting course is named the Sawtooths because its layout and mounding resemble the adjacent Sawtooths mountain range.
The original 18-hole course at Sun Valley, which was redesigned by Knott in 1978-79 while with Robert Trent Jones Jr., has been renamed the Trail Creek Course. Trail Creek traverses the course seven times and along with narrow fairways bordered by beautiful Cottonwood trees and out of bounds, are the primary defenses of the course.
"White Clouds is the perfect name for our new 9-hole course because it sits high above the valley with 360 degree panoramic views – one feels among the clouds on it and can literally be so on occasion," says Sun Valley Resort General Manager Wallace Huffman. "Sun Valley Resort Owner Earl Holding has always prioritized keeping Sun Valley pristine and not overdeveloped. He could have used this elevated acreage to build real estate, which would have been snapped up immediately. Instead, he wanted the course to be here and his vision was impeccable – the vistas, the seamless flow of the course and the hiking trails on the surrounding ridges have conserved the beauty and utility of the area for our guests and generations to come."
The new, 18-hole putting course is located by the new golf clubhouse which is currently being constructed and part of the 25-acre practice facility also scheduled to debut this summer.
For more information about Sun Valley Golf Resort, please call 800-894-9941 or visit www.sunvalley.com.
