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Golf course architect remembered
Palouse Ridge’s 15th hole dedicated to late John Harbottle lll
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
By Robert Strenge, WSU News
Photo above: Kickoff of Palouse Ridge Golf Club construction on June 9, 2006, (l-r) Butch, WSU golf Coach Walt Williams, Pullman City Supervisor John Sherman, Golf Course Architect John Harbottle III, President Rawlins, CourseCo Inc President Tom Isaak, and Mike Jones. Photo by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services.
 Harbottle at Palouse Ridge Golf Club, 2008. |
Harbottle, 53, was praised internationally for the playability and environmental sensitivity of his golf course creations. In designing the Palouse Ridge Golf Club, he made every effort to create a course which was challenging, yet enjoyable for the average player. The fairways of the majestic 7,308-yard course blend harmoniously among the rolling Palouse Hills, offering dazzling 360-degree panoramas from countless vantage points.
At it’s opening in 2008, Palouse Ridge received wide national acclaim, including being named the #2 Best New Public Course in the country by both Golf Digest and Golfweek, and being named the #2 Best College Course in the country by Links Magazine.
Tyler Jones, general manager of Palouse Ridge, said the WSU course will long stand as a tribute to the exceptional architectural vision of Harbottle, "who often commented on how much he loved Palouse Ridge’s 15th hole.”
"John said it could be his favorite short par 4 in all of golf,” Jones said.
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Highlights of WSU's Palouse Ridge Golf Course
designed by John Harbottle III
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Contact:
Tyler Jones, Palouse Ridge Golf Club, 509-335-4342
Mel Taylor, Washington State University, 509-335-2447
Tyler Jones, Palouse Ridge Golf Club, 509-335-4342
Mel Taylor, Washington State University, 509-335-2447
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