Oakwood teeing up new golf course in south Aurora
A golf syllabus in the works in Aurora will be designed by Dan Blankenship and be the state s first sand-based links lesson according to Oakwood Homes The Denver-based homebuilder plans to incorporate the -hole class into Prairie Point a -home area it is emerging on acres by the South Parker Road E- interchange Documents submitted to Aurora show that the program will have a clubhouse maintenance building and a restaurant between holes nine and ten The website for Prairie Point also says the curriculum will feature a training academy driving range and short contest practice area The length of this par- discipline will range from the new-golfer friendly yards to a demanding yards enticing to all players featuring five sets of tees and perfectly positioned greenside bunkers with challenging greens of varying sizes the website states Dan Blankenship has built several courses around Brazil according to his firm Gold Tee Golf International Sand-based links courses are common in England Scotland and Ireland and built on sandy soil Oakwood founded by Pat Hamill in previously built the -hole Green Valley Ranch Golf Club and surrounding homes Hamill who did not respond to a request for comment stepped down last year but still advises the firm He was elected to the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in November It is unclear when construction will start for the module but crews appear to be laying the groundwork for a residential section on the western side of the site Related Articles Broadway s The Hornet is listed for sale and its space for lease Sponsored Time to buy Denver housing region hits highest inventory in years Step aside department stores the doctors want that big box Sponsored Denver ranks as third the majority desirable city for homebuyers despite high costs Preservationists developer in talks over Wash Park church eyed for demolition On its website Oakwood reported it will begin selling homes next year and building them out in Residences will start in the s Three years ago Oakwood reached a settlement with Aurora related to water use for the lesson Weeks later the city council approved an ordinance prohibiting additional golf courses within city limits Our aim is inevitably to design and build one of the the bulk conservation-friendly courses ever Hamill recounted BusinessDen in Get more real estate and business news by signing up for our weekly newsletter On the Block
