28 SKETCHBOOK The Pit is a ‘golf lounge’ practice area created by Agustin Pizá, ASGCA. The multi-purpose golf facility features a large freeform putting green with heavily contoured surrounds and four sand hazards. “We wanted to create a defragmented green and get away from the ordinary,” says Pizá. “This permits players to think in diagonal lines, thus creating a very dynamic feel to the overall composition.” Pizá has designed two variations on the theme for clients in Mexico, one that was completed in 2019, and another that is in progress for a private community. He is now working on plans for Pit 3 and 4, with the original concept providing a template to work from. “All our designs are carefully thought out and are questioned in an internal critique session,” says Pizá. “They are also justified with an end user in mind. We think about creating an experience so that from the first time people see it, they recognize it as a very unique grass sculpture, functional down to the very last putt and how the putting surface feels.” • The Pit, Mexico Agustin Pizá, ASGCA Image: Pizá Golf
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