![]() The forest creatures have a hard time believing in Owly’s sweeter side, choosing to be wary of him. So, that was daunting, to create a new green in the MacKenzie style that sits beside a restored original.OWLY is an extraordinary little nature lover: kind, gentle, generous, soft, and compassionate – not what one would expect from an owl. At the same time, that green is set right beside the green at thirteen, which is a hole we restored using great old photos that really showed everything, the unique green setting is tucked into that hillside. Very much like you would see at Pasatiempo. “It plays over the beginning of a barranca, to a green on this little ridge that sits across the expanse. “The sixteenth was an attempt to achieve that MacKenzie vibe,” said Wagner. Rodriguez reports that around 75,000 cubic yards of earth were moved at Lake Merced, with the total inflated by the creation of two new holes – the par-four tenth and par-three sixteenth. The new practice range was moved to the north end of the property so members would always have a place to practice when we’re tearing up and growing in their golf course.” ![]() We make it functional, from a sustainability standpoint, with the understanding that a superintendent will have to grow grass there and maintain it. “We love working with Gil and Jim… we essentially take their vision and build it. “They exhibit so much creativity in the field. “This is one of the reasons why people hire Gil and Jim: nothing is ever cookie-cutter with them,” said Oscar Rodriguez, vice president of Heritage Links. In addition to the restorative aspects of the project, Hanse and Wagner have substantially rerouted the course. The property had undergone too much radical change through the years.” At the first, fourth, fifth, tenth and thirteenth (pictured), for example, we were able to put the holes back as MacKenzie created them. “The club wanted a restoration, and we did have great photography from the 1930s. “This job was a total blow up,” said Wagner. In total, the project has included the rebuild of all 18 greens, rebunkering, the restoration and expansion of tees, the creation of a 36,000-square-foot Himalayas-style putting course, new short-game practice areas, a turf research nursery, relocating the practice facility and installing a two-wire irrigation system with HDPE piping. Seeding of the final four greens was completed on 15 June, with the club on track to reopen in mid-October. The project began in October 2021, with Heritage Links handling construction. The greens here are actually sort of simple compared to some others, but they work well in this setting.” When you put that look into a landscape with vegetation, like Cypress trees, it just screams MacKenzie. But it’s also the way they sit in the landscape: down into the green, while some float above grade. “With edging that reminds a lot of people of cloud formations. “It’s the size, scale, look and placement of the bunkering mainly,” said Wagner. Hanse and Wagner’s aim has been to complete a nuanced restoration and renovation by restoring many holes to how MacKenzie designed them, as well as creating several new ones with, as Wagner calls it, a “MacKenzie vibe”. ![]() ![]() A rerouting was completed by Robert Muir Graves that saw the creation of several new holes. In the 1960s, the construction of Interstate 280 resulted in the club losing portions of its property, with Lake Merced relocating its clubhouse from the north end of the property to the southeast corner. Willie Lock is attributed for designing Lake Merced’s first course in 1922, with MacKenzie putting his stamp on the layout in the late 1920s. Lake Merced Golf Club in San Francisco, California, will reopen its golf course in October following a Alister MacKenzie-inspired renovation by Gil Hanse and his design partner Jim Wagner.
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