EASTON, Md. -- Welsh golf architect, Ian Scott-Taylor, has been confirmed to complete an in-depth study on the restoration of the golf course at The Hamlet Country Club in Delray Beach, FL, USA - one of the flagship courses designed and built by American golf architect great, “Gentleman Joe Lee”.

Joe Lee (1921 – 2002) designed and renovated more than 250 courses throughout the US over the span of his career and was noted for considering all levels of players in his plans. He designed the 18-hole regulation golf course at The Hamlet Country Club in 1972 and it opened for play in 1973. The course, set inside an exclusive, gated, south Florida neighborhood in Palm Beach County, has undergone some renovations over the years. These past projects, coupled with the impact of repeated hurricanes, have resulted in many holes throughout the course taking a different shape than Joe Lee’s original vision.

This winter, The Hamlet’s Green Committee contracted the services of Welsh golf architect, Ian Scott-Taylor to complete an in-depth study for each of the 18-holes and the course as a whole. Chair Carol Novarro, said, “We knew we had a match with Ian Scott-Taylor when he walked the course and gave us feedback on each hole, which was a match to Joe Lee’s suggestions that he gave us before his death in 2002.”

The schedule provides for Scott-Taylor to report his findings and make recommendations to the committee in early spring 2008 by way of a Long Range Improvement Plan that encompasses the spirit of Joe Lee’s original design. Scott-Taylor remarked, “Joe’s courses in the area are being completely remodeled, losing his distinct style and character. I’m restoring ‘The Hamlet’ to his vision. This should not only be a course to visit on a golfer’s course list, but one he or she might be fortunate enough to be invited to play - a must of great courses in South Florida. Next to Cog Hill, The Hamlet embodies all of Joe’s little tricks and philosophies, every visit is a historian’s dream, I just feel Joe’s keeping an eye to make sure I get it right”.
Work on the course renovation is to begin May 2008. In addition to the golf course, The Hamlet's clubhouse is undergoing a complete renovation.

About Ian Scott-Taylor Golf Architect LLC
Ian Scott-Taylor Golf Architect LLC is a world-class golf course architect firm originally centered in Wales, UK and is now located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the USA. Ian Scott-Taylor’s golf architectural career has spanned twenty years to include involvement with or leading over fifty major design projects throughout sixteen countries to include the critically acclaimed Hunters Oak Golf Club in Queenstown, MD, USA and the award-winning Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune, NJ, USA. The firm’s mission is to commit to preserving the values of old world course architecture in the game of golf. To learn more, please visit www.ianscott-taylor.com or contact us at +1.410.819.0528.

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