NWO Golf Links September 2015

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NWO Golf Links
Last March, having fallen on economic
hardship, the clubwas facing bankruptcy
and two golf-savvy investors, Cary
Campbell and Robert J. Regan, rushed
in to purchase the club and save it from
an uncertain future.
Said Campbell,
“It’s not every day you get the opportunity
to buy a classic Donald Ross design
mixed with a historic and beautiful
mansion that serves as the clubhouse.”
Although various changes and
renovations have been attempted over
the years, the course still maintains many
features from Ross’ original design. It is
not a long course at 6,400 yards and
plays to a par-71 with a slope rating of
130. It is a classic, however, and the
greens, in true Ross fashion, offer the
biggest challenge to golfers.
With false fronts and slopes that invite
3 and 4 putts, the greens remain the
main feature of the course. Over time,
past superintendents have expanded the
fringes and shrunk the putting surfaces,
which has taken away some of the
contours around the edges of the greens.
A large part of Phase 1 of Campbell’s
vision is to completely restore the full
width and breadth of the greens and
recreate the challenging pin positions
that Ross originally designed.
Campbell and Regan have a vision to
completely restore the Ross design and
return to
its prior greatness. They firmly believe in
the country club concept and want to
reintroduce families to the country club
lifestyle.