Fire Pit Productions

As David McLay Kidd continues to grow in Loraloma, his latest course in the Hill Country of Texas, Fire Pit Productions produced another video on how and why the Areté leadership went with Kidd.

And with two miles of the river’s edge shaping the course and a design philosophy that blends artistry with playability, Kidd explains why this could be a one-and-done for his courses in this area.

For the full video go to thefirepitproductions.com

For more on this course and community, go to loralomaclub.com

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. ☘️

Our latest client is Areté Collective, which is developing, among others, Loraloma, a private community within the development of Thomas Ranch in Spicewood, TX. We’ve been contracted to document the build of a David McLay Kidd design, which is tucked into the Texas Hill Country about an hour from the Austin airport and runs the ridges of the Pedernales River. Kidd has pushed a number of greens to the most dramatic spots on property and in order to make the routing work, he asked ownership to approve the building of two 180-foot bridges to get access to a double green (holes 2 and 13). We were there when the crane was built and the bridges were hoisted and placed in position to connect tees to greens. For the complete video, go to thefirepitproductions.com

As Pasatiempo wraps up the restoration of all 18 greens and gets set to reopen the back-9 (December), lots of looks at why these putting surfaces are so special.

If you want to play it before everyone else gets to, get two meals, drinks, a swag bag and a sit-down with Jim Urbina and Justin Mandon, find a partner and sign up now at bonfire2man.com for our outing on December 19th.🔥

To celebrate “Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day,” please join us in thanking Laz Flores, the selfless soul of Goat Hill Park.

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