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Richard (Dick) Zokol, my partner in the design business, Suny Zokol Golf Design, brought to my attention something that nobody else seems to pay attention to....
A Design For The Past, Present & Future: Sagebrush
Richard Zokol Shown At His Recent Induction Into The Canadian Golf Of Fame.From the outset the principals at Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club near Merritt, BC were determined to produce a golf course that would ease design and maintenance pressures put on the golf industry by environmentalists, the public and the government by creating a truly environmentally sensitive golf facility.
Two years after opening it is apparent that developer Richard Zokol, agronomist Armen Suny and designer Rod Whitman were more than successful in this quest by following a minimalist approach in golf course design.
The minimalist approach is a throwback to the early days of course design where earth moving is kept to a minimum to parallel a time when construction equipment and techniques were not as advanced as they are today.
The founders sought to construct a course that would rival the top courses in the world without the necessity
