One Plan... Two Builders... What Happened?

...we were working on two courses, so I had him draw the exact same plan for a short par 3 on both. The difference was amazing. The "good" contractor's green had fuller slopes, better integration of green slopes with surrounds, etc. The foreman directed the shaper to hide the cart path crossing in front of the tee with a small ridge, whereas the other sat in plain view, the cart path drained, basins were hidden, etc. The good shape also went back to the tee often just to see how it looked, rather than shape it without looking... Source: http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,17496.0.html

What this clearly illustrates is plans are subject to interpretation, and plans lack vital details... like the one builder inserting the "small ridge" to hide the cart path. Sounds like it was lacking in the plan.

Sometimes a builder works out OK, other times they don't. It's a roulette wheel when the architect is absent for long stretches. The question is... will your millions be well spent... or not?

There is an insurance policy though. Have an architect lead construction daily.

Tony Ristola
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