Page 59 - Western Amateur 120th Championship Program 2022, Exmoor Country Club
P. 59
Course Restoration by Ron Prichard
The Donald Ross bunkers were dramatic in style, as this one on No. 16, looking west. Old aerial photos Sketch by Ron Prichard used to resurrect cross-bunkers
enabled course architect Ron Prichard in 2003 to reconstruct these bunkers, which now cross the
16th fairway.
In 2003, Exmoor engaged golf architect work. Prichard restyled all bunkers,
Ron Prichard to help restore the course installed a new watering system, and
to its original Donald Ross design. As introduced several varieties of fescue
with many early courses, the edges of grass to the course. Some trees were
tees and greens had shifted and needed removed to “open up” the course.
to be redefined. Old aerial photos
The project re-established the strategic
revealed long-lost bunkers which could
value of many holes, encouraging
be reconstructed so players today could
players to position tee shots to one side
enjoy them as members did years ago.
of the fairway (or the middle), with the
The project was headed by club goal of creating the most advantageous
Presidents Steve Alley, Glenn Harris, angle to attack the pin.
and Dale Taubensee, with Course
Superintendent Kurt Galisdorfer and
his crew implementing all aspects of the Golf Architect Ron Prichard
Cross bunkers today
2022 Western Amateur Championship The Exmoor Golf Course 57
