(MIDDLEFIELD, CT) – Lyman Orchards Golf Club – managed by Billy Casper Golf (BCG) and home to two celebrated 18-hole golf courses – plans to break ground in April 2011 on The Golf Center at Lyman Orchards adjacent to the Apple Barrel market.
Crafted by the Lyman family, BCG and Mark Mungeam of Mungeam Cornish Golf Design, the project calls for the addition of a comprehensive learning center with nine-hole executive course, the only new golf-course construction slated for 2011 in Connecticut. The par-29 course will measure 1,600 yards with bentgrass greens and built to USGA specifications. Holes will range between 115 and 315 yards in length.
Also planned is a 40-stall combination grass and artificial turf driving range with target greens and sand traps, short-game practice area and 2,000-square-foot clubhouse. The Golf Center at Lyman Orchards is scheduled to open in late spring 2012.
“The Golf Center reinforces the Lyman family’s forward-thinking commitment to promote the game of golf and attract a new and broader demographic,” says Steve Ciskowski, President and CEO of Lyman Farms, Inc. “This cross-over facility will complement our two existing courses and represents a bold advance, distancing Lyman Orchards from the current landscape.”
Lyman Orchards Golf Club is also dedicated to eco-friendliness. It has been designated a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” by Audubon International for its high standards protecting the environment and preserving the natural heritage of golf. Following Audubon-approved steps protects the wildlife habitat while reducing the use of energy, water, pesticides and fertilizer.
The par-72, 7,011-yard Robert Trent Jones, Sr. course opened in 1969 – and underwent a major renovation in 2009 – features rolling hills on the front nine and varying doglegs on the back. Meandering through acres of woodlands, wetlands and grasslands, “The Jones Course” offers four sets of tees on each hole and its more than 50 bunkers provide unique challenges to golfers of all abilities. On the back nine, water comes into play on seven holes, and undulating greens rankle nerves of novices and scratch players alike.
In 1994, PGA Hall of Fame golfer and course designer Gary Player opened Lyman Orchards’ second course, a par-71, 6,725-yard gem. “The Player Course” is sprinkled with deciduous trees and classic white pines. The routing takes players through apple orchards and features ample elevation changes throughout. On holes No. 11 and 13 especially, golfers are treated to 360-degree views of southern Connecticut’s picturesque landscape.
For more information about Lyman Orchards or to book a tee time: www.lymangolf.com, 860.349.6031.
About Lyman Orchards
Set on 1,100 acres in the heart of the state, Lyman Orchards (established 1741) is a year-round destination for the whole family in Middlefield, Connecticut. Shop at the Apple Barrel market, filled with fresh farm produce and Lyman Orchard’s award-winning “Hi Top” Apple Pie; celebrate special events and weddings at the Lyman Homestead; enjoy seasonal Pick-Your-Own fruits and tours of the orchard; golf on two championship, 18-hole courses designed by Gary Player and Robert Trent Jones, and improve your skills at the Lyman Orchard’s Golf Academy.
For more information, call Lyman Orchards at 860-349-1793, or visit online at www.lymanorchards.com. Lyman Orchards is located at 32 Reeds Gap Road, Middlefield, CT 06455, between New Haven and Hartford.
About Mungeam Cornish Golf Design
Based in Uxbridge, MA, Mungeam Cornish Golf Design offers more than 75 years of dedicated and passionate experience in the design and renovation of distinctive golf course. The firm’s objective is to create unique courses that balance the principals of visual appeal, golfer interest, and ease of maintenance. The style of each course is determined by the natural physical characteristics of the site. In renovation projects, Mungeam Cornish Golf Design is known for remaining sensitive to the original classic design style, while being considerate of the standards of modern play.
Mark Mungeam, ASGCA, has designed such heralded courses as Shaker Hills, Cyprian Keyes and LeBaron Hills in Massachusetts as well as The Golf Club at Oxford Greens in Connecticut, and Hudson Hills in Westchester County, New York. His restoration work includes Olympia Fields in preparation for the 1997 U.S. Senior Open and 2003 U.S. Open as well as Briarwood Country Club in Chicago and Woodway Country Club in Connecticut.
For more information: www.csmgolf.com, 508.278.3407.
About Billy Casper Golf
Widely respected as a high-performance owner-operator of more than 120 golf courses, country clubs and resorts, Billy Casper Golf holds the second largest domestic portfolio. The company provides turnkey club management for public-agency and private owners, developers and investors. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, the firm is headquartered in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
Industry leaders and media praise the company’s best-of-breed infrastructure that shows clients favorable returns on investments. Billy Casper Golf’s economies of scale make and save money for courses while delivering personal touches to golfers and club members.
Buffalo Communications – a division of Billy Casper Golf – is the global public relations, branding and marketing-communications firm. In addition to creating and implementing programs for Billy Casper Golf courses, Buffalo represents many of golf’s top brands (products, resorts, destinations and communities) worldwide.
For information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
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Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
nlashinsky@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
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