Ohio Golf Journal March 2018

I had heard of urban golf. I have even watched videos of players hitting golf balls off, over and around buildings, trash cans, streets and train tracks. My conception of urban golf was chaos, an off- shoot of the game eschewing the serenity of the game, that I love so much. But, I have never seen anything like the Winter Park Golf Course, located inWinter Park, Florida. I loved it! I’mdrawn to the new, different and strange, but I also yearn for timeless. It creates an odd INTERNAL CONÛICT ESPECIALLY in this sport, which so heavily emphasizes history and tradition. Perhaps, that’s why I fell in love with the renovated Winter Park Golf Course or, colloquially, the Winter Park 9. Golf Channel’s Matt Ginella makes the place a regular hang out and has evangelized Winter Park 9 Golf in an Urban Setting By: Ryan Ballengee, Golf News Net Ohio Golf Journal