enhancements and improvements on every hole on every course at our resorts,’’ said Griffin. Hearn’s first project was to make the Highland’s Moor course more playable. He did that last year and also started upgrades to the Donald Ross Memorial course. One hole was completed last year. A total of five holes have undergone renovations. Often overlooked, the Alpine and Monument courses at Boyne Mountain underwent major upgrades. All green-side bunkers on the Arthur Hills Course received new sand. Fourteen bunkers were removed at Crooked Tree, a course that offers fantastic views of Littler Traverse Bay sitting above Bay Harbor. Over eight miles of new cart paths were installed, plus in BOYNE’s quest to use water more efficiently, five new irrigation pumps were installed at the courses. These renovations and additions are just the tip of the iceberg. Could a Pete Dye design become the 12 course at BOYNE? Dye died in 2020, but before his death had designed a new layout, in 2002. Work on it was approximate green complexes I was able to create, drawing inspiration from some of my favorite greens in Scotland, Ireland and America that I have played and studied over the years,’’ said Hearn. “I was able to create fun, scaleddown versions of the originals and route them along the ski slope with uphill, downhill and sidehill holes creating some thrilling golf shots.’’ Two to three fairway options are available for each hole. Construction began in mid-July and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2023, with the opening planned for the spring of 2024. In reality, though, it’s just the latest in a ton of projects completed or planned around the resorts. “In the 15 years I’ve been at Boyne I’ve never seen as much re-investing and as many golf course improvements as I’ve seen in the last year and a half,’’ said Ken Griffin, Director of Marketing and Sales. To learn more about BOYNE Resort watch this recent interview with Ken Griffin, click HERE. “Ray and Bernie (now focusing on renovation projects) put together a 10-year plan for
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