![]() ![]() Those who struggle to get a ball airborne or keep it in play should probably think twice. So don’t let some thumbs down keep you from teeing it up there, unless you’re a begin- ner. The true worth of Tot Hill Farm will be told by the turn- stiles. Early reviews have been mixed, but that’s because critics are the first to rush to grand openings, then rush to judgment. ![]() Instead, he put them on the far sides of creeks and ravines. Boulders outnumber bunkers at Tot Hill, but Strantz didn’t hide his greens behind massive hills. He worked from the pure rock of the Uwharrie Mountain range and carved fairways that look like ski slopes and one green that seems to tumble onto another. That was especially true at his latest, Tot Hill Farm Golf Club in Asheboro, N.C. He moves to a location and chisels away at the land until he’s satisfied. Every Strantz design is a special-effects production that’s like a small independent film. These days, the Tim Burton of golf design is Mike Strantz, whose courses, like Burton’s movies, are sometimes over the top but always compelling. ![]() Golf course building is akin to moviemaking, with an archi- tect, like a director, providing the concept and vision. with a huge ' mound, bunkers and a waterfall left of the green. Travel Digest Tot Hill: A real teeter-totter News you can use for trips near and far Ron Kaspriske JIM MORIARTY The downhillsixth, a 143 yarder, is typical Mike Stranis. ![]()
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