COORE AND CRENSHAW TO DESIGN COURSE FOR BANDON DUNES DEVELOPER

FROM THE GOLF DIGEST WEBSITE

By GEOFF SHACKELFORD

Mike Keiser's next great project is15 miles south of Wisconsin Rapids, around 167 miles northwest of Milwaukee. 

The Bandon Dunes developer is creating an 18-hole course in conjunction with 120 founders who paid a refundable $50,000 a piece for lifetime access, though it's clear, based on his comments, that Keiser has not acceded creative control, announcing his decision in a rare press release.

"I have purchased the land and The Founders and I have decided to build the first of four golf courses at Sand Valley," Keiser said in the release. 

"The first course will be designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (Bandon Trails, Cabot Cliffs). Design work will begin as soon as the snow melts and we plan to be open for play in Spring 2016."

Coore and Crenshaw have vaulted to the top of Keiser's favourite-architect's list, even though for months it seemed this would be a Tom Doak project.