Golf Industry Central December 2009 | Page 20

20 | DEVELOPMENT NEWS DEVELOPMENT NEWS | 21 Bringing in the new with the old Graham Marsh’s little golf on the Prairie When Paul Schock first laid eyes on Cleve Trimble’s 2,500-acre stretch of land situated along the Snake River Canyon in the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills region, a tingle ran up and down his spine and an obsession gripped him almost immediately. Where most people would see rolling hills carpeted in prairie grass and scrub brush, dotted with enormous sand dunes, Schock saw a place where he could completely lose himself in a passion that has engulfed him since he was a young man growing up in South Dakota. Rediscovering the Game “We want golfers who come to the Prairie Club to rediscover the game in a way that is truly soulful and authentic,” said Tyler Swedberg, the general manager who is overse