Golf Course Architecture - Green Pages 2023

tasked Laughing Waters with designing a water feature to fit on the eighteenth hole of the club’s Tom Fazio golf course. The layout is located on the highest ground in the community and offers views towards the Taconic Mountains. The main element of the project was for the water feature to be designed to wrap around the eighteenth hole, with a waterfall next to the green. Thousands of tonnes of boulders and rocks from the surrounding hills were used in the construction, with the project completed in three weeks. A goal of the construction was to maintain the natural beauty of the community’s 800 acres. “The water feature complements the eighteenth hole by involving the natural surrounding elements and gently blending nature and art into the golf environment,” said Krzeminski. Laughing Waters’ work at Silo Ridge also includes a 1,200-foot-long man-made stream that carries 7,570 litres of water, per minute, through the course. For more on Laughing Water, turn to page 46 or visit www.laughingwatersinc.com Photos: Laughing Waters 11

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