Less is more.
The leading principle behind many of the largest golf -run designs also applies to their maintenance.
Take the case of Cypress Point Club.
On a site in California that he described as an unparalleled ‘meeting of land and sea’, Alister Mackenzie made a point of light to enter. He believed better not to mess with nature too much.
The maintenance team at Cypress Point feels the same.
“We are here to fit as well as possible into the landscape. We do not want to be seen or protrude too much,” says Kevin Marsh, the assistant -superintendent of the club. “We want to do our work, but we want the golf course to be the center.”
As most avid golfers know, Cypress Point is private, intense. But on 6-7 September the course will take a rare turn into the audience when it welcomes the Walker Cup, an event that last played in 1981.
This will be the 50th game of the biennial competition, a match-play showdown that a team of our amateurs travels against their counterparts from Great Britain and Ireland. It’s a big problem. And this year’s location, which is number 2 behind Pine Valley, on the schedule of Golf of Top 100 jobs in the world, contributes to the size.
In the run -up to the Walker Cup, Golf.com spent a day with the maintenance team on Cypress Point, after Marsh, chief inspector Jeff Markow and their staff. The resulting video contains stunning images of one of the world’s most picturesque lanes while it dives through dunes and forest on a seductive path that teases players with a view of the ocean before he touches a crescendo on the coast. But the images are also instructive and offer insights into what is needed to ensure a unique amazing site.
Even if you have had the pleasure of playing it, this Cypress Point is like you’ve never experienced before. Enjoy.
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