THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, October 20, 1996 TAG: 9610200148
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C14 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JIM DUCIBELLA, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: 68 lines
If Wallace Cahoon's timing is right, this time next fall there will be a welcome new addition to South Hampton Roads golf.
Cahoon Plantation will be a 36-hole championship complex, open to the public at what new director of golf Andy Giles promises will be ``prices the average man can reach.'' Located off Cedar Road in Chesapeake, easily reached from I-464, Phase I of the ``Plantation'' opened recently, a world-class practice range featuring all the amenities.
Between now and Jan. 1, construction on Phase II - the courses themselves - will begin. Highly respected Ault and Clark Associates are handling the design. Giles says the Cahoon's land will be configured this winter, grass planted in the spring, and given a full spring and the summer to grow and mature.
Grand opening of the multi-million-dollar project is expected in late fall of '97.
And don't be the least bit surprised if you see Cahoon on the course, clubs in hand. Rumor has it he sports a single-digit handicap.
AND BEYOND THE SOUTHSIDE: Score one more for the Williamsburg area. Carolinas Golf Group recently completed the first phase of construction on Kiskiack Hills GC, located off I-64 in Croaker. It's an 18-hole, upscale course, daily fees between $45 and $65 per round, that is scheduled to open in September, 1997.
John LaFoy did the design. Vinny Giles served as a consultant. Landscapes Unlimited of Nebraska, creator of the magnificent Currituck Club on the Outer Banks, handled the construction. Carolinas Golf Group has six courses in North Carolina. This is their first Virginia effort.
And in North Carolina, HBP Enterprises, headed by Virginia Beach real-estate investor Pete Bosher, has assumed management of the Sound Golf Links on the Albemarle Sound near Hertford. They've announced plans to invest $150,000 in course improvements to the Dan Maples design and remodeling of the Albemarle Plantation clubhouse.
``The Sound Links is one of Dan's best works,'' says Wilson Greene, general manager of Albemarle Plantation. ``With our capital strength and management expertise, we have the ability to maintain this course in peak condition year-round.
ACE RULES: Had a hole-in-one lately?
The National Hole-in-One Association would love to hear from you so they can add your accomplishment to their archives. They've even opened an 800 number to make it easier: 1-800-HIO-GOLF (446-4653). But before you call, here are some guidelines:
The strokes must be played in accordance with the rules of golf as written by the USGA and the Royal and Ancient Golf Association. This isn't Tin Cup, no shovels allowed.
The stroke must be played during a stipulated round of golf, although nine-hole rounds are OK. An ace made during an interrupted round (weather, illness, darkness) is accepted.
The ace must be witnessed and attested by at least one fellow competitor.
The hole must have been 80 yards or longer.
While aces that meet the first three qualifications will be certified by the Association, only those scored on a course having six or less par-3s will be considered for the Association's official annual and all-time record book.
TAP-INS: The USGA has chosen Golden Horseshoe in Williamsburg to host the 1988 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur. It hasn't been determined whether the championship will be contested on the Gold or Green course. The latter was designed by the famous Robert Trent Jones in the early 1960s and is well-known as host to many regional and national events. The Green course was created by son Rees Jones and opened in 1991. by CNB