Michael Clayton and former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy, who formed a design partnership last year, have landed their first job: an overhaul of the 18-hole links at Bonnie Doon Golf Club, the third-oldest course in suburban Sydney.
Bonnie Doon was founded in 1897 and relocated to its current digs in Pagewood in the late 1940s. Expanding suburbia has gradually squeezed the life out of the layout, which was once ranked among the top 100 in Australia. But the club has claimed 16 adjacent acres, and Clayton and Ogilvy promise to give the holes some breathing room.
In their master plan proposal, they wrote: “This is a golf course that could easily sit amongst the top 20 or 30 in the country. . . . Currently there are two distinct golf courses out there, and neither is doing as well as the land and the historic standing of the club demands.”
The renovation begins in the spring. Two or three holes will be completely redesigned, and the greens complexes on at least five others will get a thorough makeover.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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