Famed course architect David McLay Kidd will lead the design and construction of Dormie Network’s private golf course, GrayBull, in the Nebraska Sandhills. McLay Kidd, known for his design projects that include Bandon Dunes, Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley, Nanea Golf Club, and The Castle Course at St. Andrews Links, brings the creative brilliance and proven credentials to realize Dormie Network’s intimate, pure golf experience in a curated, relaxing, and accommodating environment.
In the spring of 2021, as Dormie Network ownership built on the thought of creating an all-new club. It enlisted McLay Kidd to help find and select the appropriate piece of land. Plots of land south of the Platte River in Western Nebraska was deemed to heavy with clay, but , but McLay Kidd looked across the river and said, “That’s where we need to be.”
“Being a direct influence on land selection is rare in the industry, which makes it even more exciting to build,” McLay Kidd said. “Golfers want to go to a place and actually experience the place, and golf is the excuse for doing so. This land is special – there’s nothing but you and mother nature in its rawest, simplest, most beautiful form.”
Each Dormie Network club offers a standard of first-class facilities and pristine course conditions to create a true stay- and-play destination. GrayBull will be Dormie Network’s seventh course and first facility built from the ground up, with a planned open date of 2024.
“David’s body of works speaks for itself,” Mark Ruhga, Chief Operating Officer, said. “Adding his work to our portfolio of clubs fits perfectly with the traditions of our network. Dormie Network facilities are created for business or leisure with the most immersive, highly curated experience in private destination golf and entertainment. David’s design philosophy and vision will bring that and more to GrayBull.”
GrayBull’s amenities will include a clubhouse, a practice facility, lit putting green, brand-agnostic custom fittings, and 60 beds onsite across 15 cottages.
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