Sleeping Bear Downs - work in progress

[JReel]

Hi all,

Below are some screenshots of a course I'm currently working on called Sleeping Bear Downs. The course features a number of the "template holes" that CB MacDonald and Seth Raynor placed into their designs. The course runs through the dunes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore alongside Lake Michigan. I have the full 18 holes designed and routed, just need to do some finishing touches (which will take some time).


The green site at the 3rd hole.


The Biarritz green on the 7th hole.


The punchbowl green at the 13th hole.


The Redan 15th.


The uphill / infinity green 17th hole.


The sun setting on the closing 18th hole.

[BrianZ111]

I got a chance to see some of sleeping bear dunes from a distance when I was in the area last fall. Beautiful area. The course looks great. That 18th green looks pretty wild. I'll have to get JN6 up and running by the time you finish this so I can check it out.

[Sundance]

Really nice looking course Jeff!!

[Viper]

Well fook! That looks great! The first two course previews here both look brilliant. I gotta finish my Links season cause I think I need to get onto GBC.

[bj104]

I’m a huge fan of Raynor/McDonald so really looking forward to playing this one. It looks fantastic!

[Goran]

Just saw this Jeff, hope you will find time and motivation to finish this, looks great.
The Biaritz seems a bit wild though, should be flat except for the big chasm from what I have seen

[tarheel]

Yeah! This will be a sure keeper!

[JReel]

Some updated screenshots below. I'm adding quite a bit of detail and have decided to scrap two holes and completely re-do them, so this will still take quite a bit of time to finish. But, I am slowly progressing!


Shot from behind the 1st green.


The view behind the 3rd green.


The approach to the boom-a-rang 4th green.


The double plateau 5th green.


The green-site of the par five 6th hole.

[tarheel]

Incredible details. Fantastic.

[Sundance]

Nice looking course Jeff!!