I played Cape Cod CC last year and was smittened before I even made it to the parking lot. The preview driving in had me gawking at the cool landforms, specifically the volcano hole. My introduction to Emmett was at Leatherstocking, then Keney Park reaffirmed the quality of his work, so I found myself looking for opportunities to play his designs. Unfortunately, most of his courses are private, so Cape Cod was a welcomed addition for a public golfer like myself.

Dale, Landscapes Unlimited has tried this before and it lead to a string of middle of the road clubs. I haven’t seen the work in Nebraska or SD, yet. But, this very much seems like a continuation of an old model. Not making a statement on quality it’s just rare for contractor owned and run jobs to be interesting despite what the golf media industrial complex says. We are currently building enough golf that there will be some middling or bad stuff out there.

Oosthuizen in the top tier? Woof. Another person suckered by rhythm.

They could fill in all the bunkers at Belvedere and it would still be a great course. That’s how good the greens are!!

I have not been to the US Adaptive Open, but I have gotten to be on-site at PGA HOPE clinics/events where you see Veterans without limbs, hard of hearing, physically scarred, etc. For as greedy and insufferable as pro golf can come across at times, just being in the presence of things like this give such a refreshing perspective on what golf offers. Hope to make it out to this event some day.

Really appreciated this article!

Keney Park is excellent. It and Leatherstocking made me resolve to see as many DE courses as possible. He totally put me in a blender at Leatherstocking, but I acquitted myself much better at Keney Park. KP was a highlight on a trip that included Leatherstocking, George Wright, Franklin Park, Little Marion, Triggs, and Wintonbury Hills. The only one I’d slate over KP is GW.

Kettle Forge seems to be confused on it's vision. In the article linked in the above post, they say "Hoffman designed Lost Rail Golf Club near Omaha, Neb., and Mapleton Golf Club in Sioux Falls, S.D. Both are private clubs built by Landscapes Unlimited and are the models for Kettle Forge." “They are the exact same concept — pure golf, no tennis, no swimming,” Kubly said. “Lost Rail is doing fabulous. That membership sold out 10 months before we opened the golf course. Mapleton opens in August and its membership is nearly sold out.” This gives the impression that it will be a golf only club. But then literally right below that the article states. "Kettle Forge will be a golf-centric club with no housing component. The elegant clubhouse will offer amenities such as fine dining, a wellness spa, a cigar and bourbon vault and a business den. "In addition, the club will offer scenic bike and walking trails, road biking routes with GPS guidance, a premium fishing experience and pheasant hunting on a partner game farm — the latter an idea pushed by Stricker, an avid hunter." So I guess this this won't be a pure golf private club, just a golf club that is anti swimming and tennis club and pro fishing and hunting pheasants. It get's better. Then on their website under the "opportunity" tab, they show pictures of a couple walking through a forrest, and a man sitting on a ledge holding a cup a coffee. These aren't images that say "pure golf", but more of a place you could become a member just to get away from the stresses of life and unwind.

They do call it an adventure resort after all?

Sinaloa, really, whose going there?