Golfdom, November 2018

NO 2 GETS A COMPANION Continued from page 23 to play The Cradle a 789 yard short course built by Hanse Golf Course Design last year Thats more their pace he laughs Owen who was the superintendent on No 6 and No 8 before being pulled off those courses to lead the No 4 work came away from the whole experience honored and impressed by his co workers Hanses role was more than directing his team He spent many hours on a dozer himself designing many of the green complex placements and final shape Between him and his partner Jim Wagner the two of them were responsible for all green construction by being equipment operators alongside their fellow shapers Owen says Gil also lived on site for a few months during the project A fond memory of the project for Owen will be how Hanse built camaraderie among the team Hanse held an afternoon golf outing on No 4 for Owen Golf Maintenance Manager Kevin Robinson CGCS and Assistant Superintendent Daniel Whisenant along with the lead men from LaBar and the Hanse design shaping team during construction Afterward Hanse invited everyone back to his house for a cookout and cold beer Now that the course is open for play and receiving positive reviews the cast of characters is happy yet relieved that the project is complete This was a huge team effort here nine or 10 guys put their hearts and souls into this and it shows out there in their creativity Hanse says It allowed Jim Wagner and I to be editors of their work as opposed to authors We just had to point them in the right direction Daniel Kevin and I have spent more time with each other working on No 4 over the past year than with our significant others Owen says To find co workers that you get on so well with and have respect for one another made being part of the project a touch easier and definitely more enjoyable G A rendering of No 9 on Course 4 showing how the hole looked last year compared to how the hole looks today 3URGXFHUV QVWDOOHUV RI XPLJDWHG HRUJLD HUWLILHG 4XDOLW 7XUIJUDVVHV 昀漀爀䜀漀氀昀䌀漀甀爀猀攀猀愀渀搀䄀琀栀氀攀琀椀挀䘀椀攀氀搀猀 3LNH UHHN 7XUI QF 3LNH UHHN 7XUI LUFOH GHO 9DULHWLHV YDLODEOH å 7LIZD _ 7LI6SRUW _ 7LI7XI _ 7LI UDQG 7LIGZDUI _ 7LI DJOH _ 0LQL9HUGH ä å HOHEUDWLRQ å _ RUUR _ 0H HU _ PSLUH 7ULQLW _ 3ODWLQXP 7 å 6HD VOH _ HQWLSHGH 6RG 6HHG ZZZ SLNHFUHHNWXUI FRP 3LNH UHHN7XUI QF ä 24 Golfdom November 2018 Golfdom com