Guess who will be re-designing the TPC Blue Monster at Doral Golf Resort in Miami?
Gil Hanse.
He’s the little known architect, who was recently selected over Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Gary player design groups to design the 2016 Olympics golf course in Rio de Janeiro with LPGA Hall of Famer Amy Alcott.
Hanse will take orders at Doral from Donald Trump, who purchased Doral for $150 million. Trump reportedly plans to spend a whopping $200 million to revamp the Blue Monster.
Trump already owns golf courses in New York, Washington and California.
Hanse’s most notable designs are Castle Stuart Golf Links in Inverness, Scotland, Rustic Canyon in Moorpark, California, and TPC of Boston.
Based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Hanse states several of his philosophies on his website. One of the most intriguing is: “We create courses that are simple and elegant in appearance, yet sophisticated in strategy and interest.”
It’ll be interesting to see what he and Trump come up with for 200 mill.
Rest assured, it will be fun to watch and eventually to play.
