It had confirmed its plan to proceed with converting half of the 18-hole course into flood storage in July, rejecting the community’s proposal to maintain the entire course and saying it was “unfeasible”.Director resilience and infrastructure Barry Potter said communities…
Ko, the defending Olympic gold medallist and LPGA hall of famer, said she spent a lot of her junior golfing years at the course.Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko is joining the call for Takapuna Golf Course to be preserved for future…
Technical review and community tensions The council’s Healthy Waters division completed an eight-step technical assessment comparing its original plan to two proposals from the golf club. Tom Mansell, head of sustainable partnerships, said the club’s initial suggestion of multiple small…
The golf club and its supporters opposed the proposal and came up with its own plan. The council responded by asking officials to consider the golf club option alongside its own plan. “The council has worked closely with Takapuna Golf…
But the golf club has proposed an alternative plan that would retain all 18 holes and use a “dry basin” approach to create a flood retention zone.Both ideas are now being assessed by engineers and other experts from the council’s…
KILLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Last weekend’s storm left the Killington Golf Course out to dry. Flooding ripped up the green, creating massive ravines. Mid-May usually marks when the golf season tees off. But golfers in Killington could have to store…
The alternative plan also included perimeter walkways and cycleways, ecological enhancement areas, and aimed to retain trees where possible while planting new ones as well. The alternative design would see Takapuna Golf Course retained while making necessary changes to meet…
“As part of this work, we will engage with community and key stakeholders to review both the golfing and wider recreation needs of the North Shore,” Mansell said. “This will inform how we develop this space into a vibrant recreation…
Golf Canada has set an impressive stretch goal of having 30 professional golfers at the highest levels of the sport by 2032.The World Junior Girls Golf Championship is a huge part of that target.Credit Valley Golf and Country Club will…
Over the last decade, an abandoned golf course in the Clear Lake area of Houston has been transformed into an urban oasis called Exploration Green. Community members go there to walk and bike along six miles of pathways, past ponds…