(LINCOLN, Neb.) – Golf course architect Forrest Richardson, in collaboration with developer and construction company Landscapes Unlimited, are in pre-construction for a golf course and entertainment complex – tentatively named 50 Oaks – in Placerville, Calif, 30 minutes east of Sacramento.
Richardson is designing the 12-hole, all-par three golf course, plus two putting holes across 42 acres of trust land south of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians’ Red Hawk Resort + Casino, serving the tribal community, residents of El Dorado County and travelers along Highway 50 between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento.
Landscapes Unlimited’s Project Development Group is overseeing all aspects of the project’s pre-construction and constriction phases, including site planning, design and engineering, permitting, contractor selection, project administration and budget management.
The adjacent entertainment pavilion with indoor / outdoor recreation activities and food-and-beverage options is directed by Swaback Architects + Planners.
In addition to the short course, a driving range with launch monitors and golf gaming technology, as well as a miniature golf course and events venue, add to the entertainment complex’s appeal.
The project will adhere to best environmental practices, including water-saving technology and sustainable approaches to building and operations. Accordingly, assuming adoption of the name, the 50 Oaks nomenclature honors the preservation of natural oak hillsides and meadowland, continuing Richardson’s commitment to eco-friendly golf for such clients as Disney, Hilton Hotels, The Presidio and California State Parks.
The community’s traditions will be embraced and showcased in the complex’s architecture, landscape design and golf detail. Landscapes Unlimited has managed more than 30 golf projects for Native American tribes, including award-winning Turning Stone Resort (Verona, N.Y.), We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Fort McDowell, Ariz.) and Firekeeper Golf Club (Mayetta, Kan.).
“Golf represents one of the world’s most social recreational activities,” said Dustin Murphy, Director of Governmental Affairs for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. “Adding other family-friendly activities make this complex a complete gathering place where memories of a lifetime are created.”
“We’re no longer designing only for the game we grew up playing, but for a whole new generation of golfers, many simply wanting to have fun versus keeping score,” said Richardson. “The game’s playing board is changing; today it’s often smaller, technologically connected more interactive than any of us previously envisioned.”
“The complex will be cool and special upon completion,” said Jack Morgan, Senior Vice President of Landscapes Unlimited. “No matter people’s interest levels in the game, there will be something for everyone, outdoors and indoors, to enjoy time with family, friends, business associates and as a solo player.”
About Landscapes Unlimited
Forty-nine years young and family owned and operated, Landscapes Unlimited is the recognized leader in golf course development, construction, renovation and advisory services. Its regional experts leverage contemporary best practices, fiscal prudency and a culture promoting unwavering success. Projects include famous courses and revered local layouts of various shapes, sizes and budgets. The company’s Project Development Group leads initial capital strategies, master planning, and pre-construction services, through total project and program management for turnkey golf and amenity development. Sister company Landscapes Golf Management boasts a portfolio of more than 70 golf courses, country clubs and resorts nationwide.
More information: www.landscapesunlimited.com, 402.423.6653
About Forrest Richardson
American Society of Golf Course Architects Past President Forrest Richardson has designed dozens of award-winning layouts, including Baylands Golf Links (California), The Hills Course at Promontory (Utah) and The Short Course at Mountain Shadows Resort (Arizona). He regularly presents at major golf conferences and symposiums, contributes articles to golf publications and is one of only a few golf course architects appointed to rate courses on “America’s Top 100” lists. Additionally, Richardson authored five, critically acclaimed books about golf architecture: Routing the Golf Course, Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards, On Course, Course Brains and Of Course. Richardson studied his craft in Scotland that included time at St. Andrews and other courses throughout the Fife Region, also learning from his father and grandfather who were greenskeepers at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh.
More information: www.forrestrichardsongolf.com, 602.906.1818
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