Ohio Golf Journal November 2019

WHEN 'ENE 0RESCOTT MANAGER OF THE 3EAWAY (OTELS #ORPORATION SIGNED A YEAR LEASE TO ASSUME OWNERSHIP )N THE NEW OWNERS COMMITTED MILLION TO UPDATE THE GOLF COURSE 'OLF COURSE ARCHITECT AND 2OSS EXPERT "RIAN 3ILVA WHO HAD DONE CONSIDERABLE WORK ON OTHER 2OSS LAYOUTS SUCH AS !UGUSTA #OUNTRY #LUB 0ALM "EACH #OUNTRY #LUB AND "ROOKSIDE #OUNTRY #LUB IN #OLUMBUS /HIO DIRECTED THE EFFORTS UPDATING THE GREENS AND REBUILDING FAIRWAY BUNKERS )N EARLY "OB #OMAN "ILTMOREmS $IRECTOR OF 'OLF HAD AN IDEA TO BRING 3ILVA BACK TO ONCE AGAIN RESTORE THE 2OSS #OURSE TO ITS FORMER GLORY 4HE "ILTMORE IS THE ONLY .ATIONAL (ISTORIC (OTEL IN &LORIDA AND IS THE CENTER PIECE OF #ORAL 'ABLES 4HE CITY COMMISSION GAVE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT TO THE IDEA SINCE IT MAINTAINED AND ENHANCED HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY 7HEN #HIEF &INANCIAL /FÚCER *IM 0ELLETIER SIGNED OFF ON 3ILVAmS PLAN CONSTRUCTION BIDS BEGAN ROLLING IN AND THE PROJECT WAS ON THE FAST TRACK HEADING FOR A $ECEMBER REOPENING 2OSSmS ORIGINAL PLANS SHOWED VASTLY DIFFERENT BUNKERING THAN WHAT WAS THERE IN “It had big and strong bunkering originally,” Silva noted. “The idea was, within reason, to REÛECT ITS HISTORY BUT MORE CONTEMPORARYcPUTTING SOME BACK AND SOME REPOSITIONEDc RESTORE ORIGINAL INTENT NOT just original location.” /VER TREES WERE REMOVED FAIRWAY AND GREENSIDE BUNKERS REPOSITIONED TO ORIGINAL SPECS AND THE BACK TEES WERE STRETCHED TO YARDS “The fairway movement was rediscovered. It really accentuates the aesthetics and strategies that Ross intended,” SAID 3ILVA !NOTHER IMPROVEMENT IS THE ADDITION OF THE *IM -C,EAN 'OLF 3CHOOL WITH SPECIALLY DESIGNED PRACTICE AREAS )N ADDITION IT IS NOW THE HOME COURSE OF THE 5NIVERSITY OF -IAMIlS WOMENmS GOLF TEAM 4HE "ILTMORE (OTEL AND ITS OLD WORLD CHARM HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY WITH MODERN AMENITIES AND ITS 'OLDEN !GE $ONALD 2OSS GOLF COURSE IS NOW IN THE SAME CLASS