Wisp Resort in the Deep Creek Lake area in McHenry, Md., plans a June 2008 unveiling of its remodeled golf course. The enhancements were overseen by Todd Schoeder of Denver-based Design Workshop, with construction management services by Scottsdale-based OB Sports Golf Management.
Schoeder says the upgrades are a throwback to the Classic-design era when architects such as George C. Thomas and Allister Mackenzie designed some of storied layouts that still test the game's best players.
Wisp will unveil four new golf holes and a totally revamped routing. The new routing is a continuous 18-hole loop as part of the "core golf" experience (the residential component lies outside the playing corridors). As for the new holes, original hole Nos. 4-7 will be taken out of play in June when the four new holes will open. Since the new holes were routed on additional acreage, 18 holes of the golf have remained open to public and resort play throughout the reconstruction.