DIGEST Tyler Rae, ASGCA, has completed a project to restore William Langford and Theodore Moreau’s style at Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa. “The restoration focused on addressing Wakonda’s infrastructure and reclaiming the original architectural design,” said Aaron Krueger, the club’s director of golf. “Our work on greens has also brought back thoughtful green shapes, perimeters and boldly scaled fill pads, which is a departure from the rounded, eggshaped smaller greens that once existed,” said Rae. “Greens will no longer be a one-dimensional, monotonous affair.” All 53 bunkers have been rebuilt, also to a Langford and Moreau style, and many that were grassed over or out of play have been reclaimed. “We have placed and shaped hazards and bunkers back to their original locations, fitting them into the hillsides and natural landforms for historical purposes,” said Rae. The course is expected to reopen in May 2024. Tyler Rae restores Langford and Moreau style at Wakonda MacCurrach Golf Construction has started work on plans by Scot Sherman, ASGCA, for a restoration of the Pete Dyedesigned course at Delray Dunes Golf & Country Club in Boynton Beach, Florida. Sherman has been working with the club since 2019 to develop a masterplan that aims to bring back course features that have altered since it opened in 1969. “We call this a sympathetic restoration since we’re not sure how else to refer to the work we are doing,” said Sherman, who has previously worked with Dye. “Some of what Pete built originally can be recreated, but some things just cannot, due to changes made to the layout over 50 years. “The course will be a combination of these original features, some restored green contours and inspiration from Pete’s other designs built in the late 1960s and early 70s. Make no mistake, Pete is the architect of this course!” The course is expected to reopen in autumn 2024. Scot Sherman begins Dye restoration at Delray Dunes Photo: Scot Sherman, ASGCA Photo: David Blum 8
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