31 Photo: The Cliffs Kangaroo Island Royal Drottningholm opens two short courses Royal Drottningholm Golf Club near Stockholm, Sweden, has opened a four-hole reversible short layout and a three-hole par-three course, both designed by Johan Benestam. The ‘Little Himalayas’ reversible course has four greens and eight teeing areas, with holes ranging from 50 to 77 yards. “This design offers unparalleled flexibility, allowing golfers to just use a putter or practice a variety of shots with any other club,” said Benestam. The new par-three course has one hole at 71 yards, a second at 142 yards and a third at 98 yards. “The construction of this course includes creatively designed greens, a few greenside bunkers, and synthetic turf tees,” said Benestam. Rain Bird provided an irrigation system and CapillaryFlow supplied bunker lining for both courses, while tees, fairways and greens all feature creeping bentgrass and out-of-play areas are fescue. Photo: Johan Benestam Golf Course Design New El Ebano course by Mike Nuzzo to be built on Mexico’s Gold Coast Cardon Adventure Resort in Sinaloa on Mexico’s Gold Coast has appointed Mike Nuzzo to design a new golf course and Landscapes Unlimited for construction, which will begin in early 2026. The El Ebano layout will be routed through a mountain landscape, with Pacific Ocean views from 12 holes. The course will be part of a masterplanned beach and golf resort that also includes activities such as ocean and pool surfing, fishing, mountain biking, skateboarding, hiking and racquet sports. Landscapes Unlimited’s project development group will oversee aspects of design and engineering, permitting, project administration and budget planning. “Landscapes Unlimited is proven as the best in the business when it comes to ‘soup-to-nuts’ planning and construction of golf courses on-time, on-budget and of the highest quality,” said a Cardon Adventure Resort spokesperson. “We didn’t even look at other companies for the role.” Nine holes are expected to be playable by 2027, and the full 6,900-yard course is scheduled to be completed by late 2028. Image: Nuzzo Course Design
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