The Adirondack Preserve a JNSE Original Design by Dave Dykeman I'd like to begin by saying I hope that you, whoever you may be, enjoy playing this course. The design process has taken me more than seven months. In that time I like to think I've learned quite a bit about designing for JNSE. For much of what I have learned I wish to thank the finest designers, and some of the nicest guys around; names such as Lee Ritze, the first to give me a hand when I got JNSE back in April; Paul Conrad, who was kind enough to give me some tips and sent me some wonderful courses to study; Ted Maiden and Scott Chesney, whose designs and dedication to details I admire; and other fine designers too numerous to mention by name. But most of all I want to thank Mark Willett for his incredibly beautiful and natural course designs, and for his enduring patience in responding not only to my questions but to anyone in need of design assistance, and for his positive comments which kept me at this project even after some major setbacks. ADIRONDACK PRESERVE GOLF CLUB This design is set in the northeastern part of New York state in an area which remains remote even late in the 20th Century. I placed the course here because I believe this is one of the most beautiful natural areas I have ever seen. Which brings up one of the great things about creating golf courses on a computer: you don't need to disrupt the land to build them. The holes are named after actual towns located in and around the Adirondack Preserve. They are: par yds. par yds. 1. SPECULATOR 4 420 10. SABATTIS 4 392 2. RAY BROOK 5 529 11. PARADOX 4 445 3. SARANAC 3 168 12. SEVERANCE 4 438 4. RIPARIOUS 4 345 13. CONIFER 3 173 5. WANAKENA 4 406 14. GRAPHITE 5 538 6. MOODY 4 436 15. HAWKEYE 4 432 7. HOPE FALLS 3 144 16. GABRIELS 4 433 8. HIGH BANK 4 402 17. INLET 3 202 9. ONCHIOTA 5 514 18. CLEAR POND 5 537 par yds. sub-total 36 3364 sub-total 36 3590 totals 72 6954 Many of the holes were named for characteristics or concepts I associated with the particular hole. Other holes were named solely for the sound of the word, simply because I liked the name. I began the course by creating a land plot from a completely flat plot. By building small hills and overlaying more and more until I liked the look. I then placed the water in the lower lying areas and routed the entire 18 holes. I made as few changes as possible to my original plot while doing the finishing work on the holes. Then all that remained was to choose and create/modify objects, place them, and get the background right. Whenever I got to that last part I just wasn't satisfied by anything I did. Then one day, while on Prodigy, I threw off a remark to Gene Rodriguez III about needing a "killer" background for a new course. Much to my surprise the next day I had an e-mail from Gene telling me to send a copy of the course and he'd see what he could do. The final result of which is the stunning background peeking through all those trees on this final version of the course. A very large "THANK YOU" goes out to GRIII. MY FAVORITE SHOTS Some of the views I like best are: the tee shots on #3,#7,#13,and #17; the ninth green, and also, don't ask me why, from the first trap on #8. The most difficult shots, in my opinion, are: any shot on #6, the second shot on #2, and trying to reach #14 or #18 in two. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I can't begin to figure out where most of the objects came from originally, so if I leave out something you recognize as your own I apologize. Most of the rocks are from either Ted Maiden or Mark Willett courses. Most of the trees started out as Lee Ritze's The golfers are from GRIII's Nahabino. The houses/clubhouse came from a Bob Polin course. (Forest, I think.) All the objects were modified to some degree, some greater some lesser, by myself, for which I am willing to take full responsibility. And two, yes two, objects are completly my own. The little pine tree, and one of the other small trees. One other tree was cut and pasted from the large Lee Ritze tree. I'm not sure who gets credit for that one. *************************************************************************** ADIRONDACK PRESERVE - history/background The Adirondack Preserve Golf Club traces it's development back to 1923 when Willie Dutton built a small summer cabin near Clear Pond. Being a golf fanatic, and quite wealthy, Dutton had a nine hole course built to his specifications. Then the Great Depression struck and the course fell into disrepair. It was over forty years before this gem in the Adirondacks was rediscovered. One day in 1976 Dutton was approached by a man who, after some negotiation, purchased the land and reconstructed the course, also adding a second nine holes which ring the property. The only thing not reconstructed was the road leading in to the course. All supplies, and guests, are flown in by helicopter. The course is now a private retreat for celebrities who wish to escape into a world filled with the sounds of nature, and the quiet satisfaction of a round of golf on a breezy summer day. The owner, who lives in a small house up near the fifth tee, can often be seen on the course. Even with those shades on none of his guests need to ask who the man with the side- burns and the blue suede golf shoes is. Yep. That's right. Elvis owns The Adirondack Preserve G.C. Please comment on the course however you see fit. I can be reached on PRODIGY at SVDV02A. Most of all enjoy the course, Dave Dykeman 67 Old Rt 55 Pawling NY 12564