GolfPass: A new golf course construction boom is spreading across the world
Golf's post-pandemic resurgence has spurred on developers looking to invest in building new golf courses.
Not to be overlooked, David McLay Kidd is designing GrayBull in North Platte, Neb., that will be a part of the Dormie Network's portfolio of destination private clubs in 2024, and his third resort course at Gamble Sands in central Washington. His Dunas course at Terras da Comporta in Portugal will debut in 2023.
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On Monday morning, when a fast-moving wildfire raged across the Sandhills of Nebraska, one of the landmarks in its path was GrayBull Golf Club, a soon-to-be completed course, tucked amid the dunes and prairie grasses, just east of North Platte.
When GrayBull opens in 2024, it will do so as an intimate, pure golf getaway rooted in the experiential ethos that defines the Dormie Network’s growing portfolio of luxury clubs.
On an October visit to GrayBull, it’s the golden hour, when emerald threads of tees, fairways and greens stand out even more from the native grasses turning brown and gold.
“Coupled with a world-class David McLay Kidd golf course design, I’m confident GrayBull will be in elite company as a golf destination in the Nebraska Sandhills.” - General Manager Tyler Hadden
And though this is the first time David McLay Kidd has worked in Nebraska, the native Scot is in many ways the perfect choice for the project, considering the Bandon Dunes course he designed in southern Oregon soon after Coore and Crenshaw crafted Sand Hills is equally as important an instigator of the site-driven revival.
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