chapter six golf/tennis-based resorts: the impact of development on operations copyright © 2012...
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Golf/Tennis-Based Resorts: The Impact of Development on Operations
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Learning ObjectivesIdentify the major planning and development
elements involved in creating a golf course.Differentiate between the various types of golf
course design in terms of land consumption, frontage, maintenance costs, and integrity.
Explain the role of general design principles in site planning a golf/tennis–based resort.
Discuss how to balance the relationship between the integrity of the natural resources base while increasing the profit-generating capability of the recreational facility.
Identify the major factors affecting the overall development of tennis courts in a resort setting.
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Golf Course Planning and DevelopmentSize of Property Shape of PropertyTopographyNatural HazardsSoil CharacteristicsVegetationClearing Required
MarketLand CostWater SupplyIrrigation SystemClimateAridMaintenance
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Certification Golfer may want to play on a course that is
environmentally friendly.Similarly homeowners may value being close
to golf courses with certain environmental features.
Criticism from environmentalists and government agencies is avoided.
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Golf Course Design: CoreLand Consumption
LowFrontage
LowFlexibility/Capacity
Low in continuous; high if returning ninesMaintenance Cost
LowIntegrity
High
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Golf Course Design: Single Fairway ContinuousLand Consumption
HighFrontage
HighFlexibility/Capacity
LowMaintenance Cost
HighIntegrity
High
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Golf Course Design:Single Fairway Returning Nines Land Consumption
HighFrontage
HighFlexibility/Capacity
HighMaintenance Cost
HighIntegrity
Low
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Golf Course Design:Double Fairway Continuous Land Consumption
MediumFrontage
MediumFlexibility/Capacity
LowMaintenance Cost
MediumIntegrity
Medium
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Golf Course Design:Double Fairway Returning Nines Land Consumption
MediumFrontage
MediumFlexibility/Capacity
HighMaintenance Cost
MediumIntegrity
Medium
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Design PrinciplesSafety
Flexibility
Shot value
Fairness
Progression
• Flow• Balance• Maintenance costs• Construction planning• Aesthetics• Tournament qualities • An item higher on the
list takes precedence over one below it.
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Integrity and Profit-Generating CapabilityThe course should be built for all golfers.
Variations in handicap can be accommodated by placing multiple tees at different distances from the hole.
Tee placement also depends on the amount of play. The more the course is played, the larger the tees.
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Integrity and Profit-Generating CapabilityShot ValueFairnessBunkers WaterTrees
HazardsProgression Natural featuresFinal holesFlow
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Trends Declining participation Land use restrictionsMore stringent water access regulations.Environmental concernsBarriers to the sport Residential developmentNative grassImproved maintenance technology Beverage cartsWomen golfers
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Tennis Courts Site SelectionClimateAn acre of land can, theoretically,
accommodate six single courts, each 60 by 120 feet. In reality, this crowded configuration would make for a very unpleasant experience.
A dark background behind the players helps them see the ball.
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Tennis Courts Private outdoor tennis club can handle
between 30 and 60 players per court. Capacity can be increased by one-third by adding lights. A reservation system helps push capacity closer to the upper figure of 60 players per court.
Tennis courts tend to be developed in clusters. Maximum efficiency when courts are developed in clusters of eight or ten.
Objective in orienting the course is to avoid players having the sun in their eyes.
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Tennis Courts Porous
Fast drying Expensive High maintenance Annual resurfacing
Clay Less expensive to build Last long Play slow High maintenance
Grass Look good Daily maintenance Susceptible to damage
NonporousLong lastingEasy to maintainDry quicklyNon-cushioned play fast
and are hard on legsPlayer comfortSynthetic turf long
lasting
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