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Ne w C o urse O N TH E H O R IZO N 1 8 NEW ARNOLD PALMER HOLES. COMI NG SOON. Cur r ent l y at L ak ewood Nat i onal , we ar e ami ds t cons t r uct i on and “ gr ow i n ” of our s econd 1 8 hol es of gol f t o compl et e our beaut i f ul 36 hol e communi t y . We s t ar t ed cons t r uct i on wi t h Ry an Gol f Cor por at i on back i n Oct ober of 201 8. Ry an Gol f al s o bui l t t he f i r s t 1 8 her e at L ak ewood Nat i onal , s o t hey ar e v er y f ami l i ar wi t h t he s i t e and gr ounds. The s econd 1 8 was al s o des i gned by t he s ame per s onnel wi t hi n t he Ar nol d Pal mer des i gn t eam. As we ar e cur r ent l y i n Augus t of 201 9, t he cons t r uct i on phas e on t he gol f cour s e has wi nded down and we hav e compl et ed t he gr as s i ng phas e. We ar e hopi ng f or a s moot h gr ow i n phas e ov er t he nex t 2 - 3 mont hs and open t he cour s e by t he end of t he y ear . Weat her al way s pl ay s a r ol e when cons t r uct i ng and gr owi ng a gol f cour s e i n Fl or i da dur i ng t he s ummer mont hs. Bar r i ng no maj or s et back s, our s chedul e and t i mel i ne s houl d be obt ai nabl e. The compl et i ng phas es of t he gol f cour s e cons t r uct i on wi l l be i ns t al l i ng t he l ands cape and t r ees, compl et i ng t he car t pat hs, and r oads t hr oughout t he phas e t wo communi t y . Phot o Cr edi t : Ev an Radov i c The gol f cour s e was gr as s ed wi t h t he s ame v ar i et i es as t he f i r s t 1 8. Ti f eagl e gr eens, Ti f gr and col l ar s, Cel ebr at i on Ber muda t ees, f ai r way s, and r oughs. The out er nat i v e r oughs wi l l be pl ant ed wi t h Bahi a gr as s j us t as on cour s e one. When compar i ng t he l ook of t he t wo gol f cour s es, I wi l l s ay cour s e t wo won ’ t hav e t he dr amat i c hei ght s of r ol l i ng f ai r way s and s t eep bunk er i ng as cour s e one. The l ands cape pal l et wi l l be a l i t t l e di f f er ent as t her e wi l l be no Pal m t r ees pl ant ed, wher e mos t l y pi nes and Magnol i as ar e t he t r ees of choi ce. As f or s peak i ng of t he pl ay abi l i t y of t he t wo cour s es, cour s e t wo appear s t o hav e s mal l er gr eens wi t h l es s mov ement , but wi t h mor e bunk er s guar di ng t he gr eens f or a mor e s hot mak i ng demand. The f ai r way s ar e s t i l l equal l y gener ous and t he bunk er s don ’ t appear t o be as penal t o adv ance. I f eel t he t wo cour s es wi l l compl ement each ot her wel l and gi v e al l pl ay er s i n t he communi t y a f ai r and enj oy abl e ex per i ence. - James D. McCr osky Regi onal Gol f Cour s e Super i nt endent