Hyde Park G&CC; Cincinnati, OH (Ross, 1920). Wow! Officially back open after 11 months! Big thanks to the members for entrusting us with their incredibly bold property/original Ross layout. Kudos to @pobrienhpgcc @THELastOne_Turf @JimRyanGCDesign @LeyCompany @ McDonald&Sons, Inc.

Ansley Golf Club (Settindown) re-opened last week. @jimryangcdesign shaped all the stunning bunkers - some of my favorite we’ve shaped 👌🏻 They were designed to match the natural beauty of the existing property and set the Club apart from everyone else in ATL. What do you think?

Matt comes to us with over 30 years of experience in golf course management, construction, and project leadership. He will represent Tyler Rae Design as an operational lead and owner’s representative to ensure the planning and construction processes are consistent with the client’s needs and that projects exceed expectations.

We’ve been making a lot of progress at Old Sawmill Golf Club in Ridgeville, SC lately and are grateful for the fine Fall weather. We have also been lucky to hire two amazing team members: Chris Fletcher, CGCS @Fletch_lives_23 and Michael Gress, PGA over the past few months to run the show. Chris cut his teeth at Sage Valley, Bellerive and Biltmore Forest (among others) and Mike recently joined to us after past stints at NGLA, Whisper Rock, Johns Island and Concession. 🔥🔥 Please visit the Club website at OldSawmillGC.com for serious inquiries.

Have a look into our routing process for Old Sawmill Golf Club in South Carolina. We found over 146 (!!) holes on the vast property but ultimately needed to pare it down and link the holes together to make one cohesive, walkable design. Things that had our minds spinning were: prevailing wind direction (at certain times of the year), sun angle and sunrise vs. sunset locations, water and creeks and how they came into play, downhill holes vs. uphill vs. dogleg rights vs. lefts, the flow of golf holes with par threes, fours and fives at certain times during the round, etc. Some routing worked well but ended softly or with easier holes. A few routings had too many long walks between holes. One routing had too many short holes (par threes). We ultimately settled on routing Hole #16 as a shorter, driveable par four hole, followed by an exciting par five with a boundary fence along the entire right side. You then finish with a vast 18th hole with a beautiful downhill tee shot over an angled creek and an uphill approach into the green. There is also a short but incredibly demanding par three found at the 14th hole. Lots of drama early on in the round, and then it slowly builds to culminate with holes 14-18 and the fun, match-play-oriented finish. The bold lines showcase the ultimate routing. Kudos to Jim Ryan, Jr., Design Associate, and Shaper Extraordinaire. He was responsible for finding and piecing many of the final concepts together with me and deserves a lot of credit for the final routing!

Wakonda Club (Langford & Moreau, 1922) is re-opening after a 10+ month shut down and hosting @pgatourchampions - Should be a great coming out party. Can’t wait to enjoy the tournament with my wife and all the staff and members! Thanks to @drmnbig_drones for the 🔥🔥🔥 photos!