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yVQC Granite GolfCluh wcm pondering how to bet- ler utilize a five~hole shon course area at their l8-holc private Stoufivifle-ama facility. “It's the largest dedicated practice facility I have ever created and certainly the most inter- esting and varied." McBroom. who designed the dub that opened in 2G”. said in a media release. “A! most established clubs. space is at a premium. so to have a Chance to work with nearly four acres presented an opportunity to create a very special and unique shon game practice area" " ~ Bring in a highly renmmed Canadian golf course architect in ‘l‘um McBroom and it did not take long for club execs to decide what would cvnlvv. ‘ But it will be in a more stale-of-ihean presemalhn through the creation of a Shun (Mm-Academy. To be officially unveiled next month, the Shun Gaunt- Academy was constructed by removing two holes from the club's under- utilized fiw-hole short murse and converted into a 3.7-acre practice area In the end. practice stil} mmains the name pf the game a! the club. on ,the York~Durham Line northeast of Stoufl‘ville. When the Short Game Academy opens it can play host to 20oplus golfers to work on their chipping. putting and sand trap It can also firm as an area fut gmup clinics or camps. Encompassing the ShomGamc Academy is an 8.5“) muam-ftxn. United States Golf Association putting green; two 611!) square- foot target chipping gmcns and a fourth 6,000 squamvfmn gum surrounde by two large traps for sand play. Not included is a 7,600 squareâ€"foot putting gum un the 01th side of the clubhousc. Granite Club tweaking short- game facilities Phil Scully. the club's course superinten- dam. said casting the Shun Game Academy enables golfers to work on wimtever shon game situation they want. leaving no stone unturned. “We staan With a blank canvas and mod to create a space when: members and guests will be able to create their own custom- ized practice experience.” he said. have designed.“ soyou can practise any shot you can imagine without telling you where to go; There areT an infinite variety 0f shots out them YoucanpmcfisestmtsfiomonetoSOyardson bluegrass or bent grass or from the sand." The dub now feamms a {hm-how shun course. a practice range that will be upgraded down the mad and an 18-hour course. “(lt'6) desigred to odmplement all of our facilities and programs as we create an engag- ing learning environment that fosters a pas- skm forthegameforplayersofallagesand abilities.” said Dan the dub’s direc- tor of golf. "It creates the idea! environment to learn all fundamentals of the shun game and the ability to adapt them to on course conditions. so members enjoy their time on the golf course." lhe duh is also home to a number of indus- try leading initiatives including the (,‘anadian luninr Golf Association Family Tees Program. Golf Canada's National lunior Golf lkvekip- ment Center and a Provincial Training Centre for the Golf Aswiatkm nf,( )ntan‘o’s Under- 19» Team (Mario athletes. ‘lt’s the largest dedu'atcd practice facility I have ever created and ‘(ertainly the most interesting and va ried.‘