The Golf Club at Sand Hollow Resort
Hurricane, Utah
The Project
New 27-hole Golf Resort to be built on 600 acres of red sand and sand stone cliffs designed by John Fought and Andrew Staples.
Owner was looking for a "separation factor" when building Sand Hollow (there were four new developments being built at the same time)
What was done
Adopted a sustainable approach to compliment the qualities of the golf course
- Minimal approach to grading (used all onsite sands for all feature construction)
- Gravity fed water system (eliminated the need for a 4,000 gpm pump station)
- Utilized natural agronomy (integrated natural products into grassing package)
Integrated renewable energy systems wherever feasible
- Geo-thermal heat pumps
the result
Saved over $700,000 in construction costs by not building a lake and pump station (shifted costs to the construction of a water tank)
- Saved approximately $75,000.00 per year in energy costs associated with pumping
Natural agronomy has produced drought resistant turfgrass
- Cut water use by 30%
Sustainable approach cut the projects carbon footprint by 40%, conservatively
awards / highlights
- Ranked #1 in the State of Utah by Golf Week
- Ranked a "Best New" course in 2008 by Golf Digest and Golf Magazine