for players during tournaments. Royal is hosting a new Sunshine Tour event, the Hyundai Open, in February. “This project was a big deal for Paul,” said Regaud. “He grew up in Durban, and studied at Wits University in the 1990s, residing close to Royal. He told me that it felt like his career had come full circle with this project, which he hopes will be the first of many in South Africa."
behind the upgrade of the range. It bi- sects the first and second holes on the West Course, and golfers on the left of the opening hole were at risk of being hit by stray practice balls. The hitting bays, previously on three different lev- els, have been lowered into one large teeing area of 1 900 square metres, re- ducing the number of balls which es- cape the confines of the range. This will also provide an improved hitting area
the project come in under budget. Only the turf installation was outsourced. This allowed us to follow up with phase two of the project – a short-game area alongside the range administration building.” The old practice green has been ex- panded to allow for both chipping and putting, and has a more practical prac- tice bunker. Safety was also a motivating force
Dave Pelz at his backyard Target Green facility in Austin, Texas.
GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA 113
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator