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Show READY TO GO Doug Vilven, assistant pro, prepares to drive off No. 11, as Michael Vicchrilli, Mayor Malcolm H. Beck, Parley Varney, and golf pro Jimmy Thompson, from left watch. The new course is virtually complete and play will start soon after the first of May providing the weather , lets up and the course can be polished up ready to go. in-City GoEf Course 'GioBEagigirig' to All shot," he added. The course has been designed to appeal to all golfers, from the duffer to the pro with spec-cial spec-cial features designed especially especial-ly for the abilities of the ladies. Each of the 18 holes is laid out to emphasize the favorable location and terrain with existing ex-isting trees retai isd where possible pos-sible to give the course a "finished" "fin-ished" lock. Son.; trees will bo replaced later with evergreens. Tees one, ten and six are available as alternate starting tees, design that will be espe-ially espe-ially advantageous during tournament tour-nament play. Golfers may choose to play five, nine or the full 18 holes due to the course layout. The course is a standard stand-ard rotation, par 72, with doglegs dog-legs implemented where they add to the plan. Water hazards are designed to accomodate the professional as, well as the amateur golfer. Mr. Thompson said that he felt the No. 11 hole will be one of the "most talked about par holes in the west," due to the layout and design, and that it "is as difficult for the good player as the average player." Both the amateur and the professional golfer will find the new Tri City Golf Course a challenge according to Jimmy Thompson, golf pro at the new course. The favility will open for play on the first Saturday in May with all eighteen holes and the driving range "ready" for the season play. A temporary pro chop will also be oen at that time. The course was cited as "one of the finest courses I have seen," by Mr. Thompson, who said it is "going to be a little more difficult and a little tougher toug-her to plan than the average municipal coure." "I don't look for too many low scores to be The No. 13 hole will also fool some people," he said. Members of the golf course committee noted that a total of 12 springs are located on the property. Flow from these will be used in filling the lakes on the course and will supply water for the automatic sprinkling sprink-ling system A total of five lakes are found on the course with the central lake to be used for irrigation ir-rigation purposes and the other four utilized for storage reservoirs. reser-voirs. Holding basins on the north lakes have been sealed with clay, and the south lake has a perforated pipe column which will filter out alage. The golf course is planted in a Kentucky Bluegrass hybrid, it was noted, with a mix used on the tees, using both blues and a polycross. Mr. Thompson said it takes "about five years for any golf course to mature" but said he believed this course will be ready for "top" play in a couple cou-ple of years." The opening of the course in May will make completion of the first phase of the tri cities recerational facility and the proof that three cities can work togther to bring about a major project. Ground was broke for the facility on May 3, 1971 with leaders from American Fork, Pleasant Grove and Lehi participating parti-cipating in the ceremonies. A non-partisan committe of the 3 communities has supervised super-vised the work with Malcolm H. Beck of American Fork serving ser-ving as chairman. Other committee com-mittee members are John Roberts Rob-erts and John Hansen, American Ameri-can Fork; Clifford Hanes and Parley Varney, Pleasant Grove; and Morgan Evans, Earl South-wick South-wick and Dr. Kent Davis of Lehi. Joe Williams was architect of the course and Bud String-ham String-ham is suDervisine the constru- ction. Construction for the project pro-ject have been Thomas Peck and Sons, Lehi and Dave and Don Devey, Alpine. The golf course is one phase of the multi-use facility which includes bridal paths, facilities for riding club activities, and an arboretum and nature walk for use of botany and science students from schools in the three communities. The golf course driving range is found in the center of the race track. Mr. Thompson said he was delighted with the multi use of the area and feels it is a "great family recreation project." We need more "places where the family can play together from early in life to late in life," he said. Mayor Beck said Doug Vilven, Vil-ven, a Salt Lake native and Utah Ut-ah State University graduate, has been named assistant pro at the course. He has served with Mr. Thompson at the Loa Coyotes Club in California. |