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TPC development required massive earth moving

August 12, 2010

Courtesy of ABCnewspapers.com by Tim Hennagir - Life Editor

The 10-year anniversary tale of Blaine’s Tournament Players Club (TPC) of the Twin Cities is best summarized by three short but deep words: Beat the peat.

Designed by architect and golf legend Arnold Palmer along with consultative input from Minnesota native and world renown PGA Tour player Tom Lehman, the championship course and associated residential housing development sculpted from a former Blaine sod farm literally required a historic earth movement.

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Posted: August 12, 2010 12:29 PM

Bay Hill and Deacons Lodge Make Golf Magazine 2010 Top 100 You Can Play

August 09, 2010

ORLANDO, FL - Two Arnold Palmer Design Company courses made the 2010 Golf Magazine Top 100 You Can Play list.

The Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando Florida (www.bayhill.com), Palmer's winter home and host course for the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard, came in at number 51, up from 2008's rank of 54.

The Bay Hill course saw significant renovations in 2009 and received it's first true test at the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard. PGA TOUR pros and club members alike have voiced overwhelmingly positive opinions on the renovations which were conducted under Palmer's keen eye.

"I think it's brilliant." said Ernie Els, 2010 champion of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard. "They are really tough pin positions. I mean, 11-under won. That's where, as a designer, that's where you want the winning score to be."

"Even though Bay Hill is a private course, you're still able to stay at the lodge and play a round of golf." said Palmer. "I really like that golfers are able to play my course as the PGA TOUR pros do."

Coming in at #96 on the list is Deacon's Lodge at the Grand View Lodge in Nisswa Minnesota (http://www.grandviewlodge.com/).

The course is named after Palmer's father “Deacon” and is an 18-hole par 72 championship course which features impeccably maintained Bentgrass greens, tees and fairways that smoothly flow across 500 acres of gorgeous forest, wetlands and lakes.

"Deacon's Lodge is very inspiring and challenging" said Palmer. "It's a very beautiful setting."

To view a complete list of Arnold Palmer Design Company courses visit www.arnoldpalmerdesign.com.

Posted: August 9, 2010 02:01 PM