A Name, Not a Number

Most clubs look back with a book to help celebrate a round number anniversary, usually fifty or one hundred years, but the leaders of Trinity Forest had something else in mind. Although it is relatively new—having opened in 2016—the architecture of Trinity Forest’s golf course is so audacious and memorable that designating Trinity Forest holes with mere numbers would no longer suffice. To coincide with the unveiling of the names which would now be attached to each hole, the club commissioned Strawn & Sampson to explain how this former landfill became a Top One Hundred course in an unusually short time.

We decided to tell the “hole” story—sorry—in three ways. First, we reached out to architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, old friends who were, as expected, articulate regarding the challenges and opportunities in the wavy, dramatic ground. Construction stories were a second and surprisingly compelling theme, because building a world class course atop road construction debris is an enormous challenge. Strategic thoughts from touring pros and members were the third leg in the stool.

With stunning photographs by Evan Schiller and drawings from Coore, A Name Not a Number is a visual treat, and we think, fun to read.