Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36January 2017 | 17 Subscribe today at juniorgolfmag.net CHASING GOLF’S EARLY ROOTS Figuratively, the course takes guests back to the simple origins of golf. The oldest and most iconic course in the world, the Old Course at St Andrews, was originally played in two directions. But memorable holes such as the Road Hole (No. 17) and the par-3 11th were just not the same in the oppo- site direction, and the alternate routing was pushed into extinction based on popular demand. Like courses built in the early years, Doak moved very little earth for the construction of The Loop. Rather, he used the subtle natural changes in topography to shape the holes while arranging them in a crescent moon- shaped pattern. Continued on page 18 R enowned golf course architect Tom Doak has golfers turned around in northern Michigan … both literally and figuratively. Doak and the team at Renaissance Golf Design have laid out a “reversible” golf course called The Loop. Golfers playing The Loop head out on the course’s Black routing in a clock- wise rotation one day. The next, everyone turns around and plays the Red routing in a counter- clockwise manner. The Loop, which opened to preview play in June 2016, has 18 greens that are approached from different directions, giving Forest Dunes Golf Club, in Roscommon, two new courses to go along with its Tom Weiskopf-designed flagship course that is ranked among the nation’s top 25 public tracks. PHOTOGRAPHS: BRIAN WALTERS