Chapter 6 - Golf/tennis-based resorts: The impact of development on operations. After completing this chapter, students will be able to: Distinguish between a job description and job specification, describe the buyer’s relationship with others in the hospitality organization, summarize the skills and qualities typically sought after in a hospitality buyer,. | Golf/Tennis-Based Resorts: The Impact of Development on Operations Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Photograph Courtesy of SuperStock Learning Objectives Identify the major planning and development elements involved in creating a golf course. Differentiate between the various types of golf course design in terms of land consumption, frontage, maintenance costs, and integrity. Explain the role of general design principles in site planning a golf/tennis–based resort. Discuss how to balance the relationship between the integrity of the natural resources base while increasing the profit-generating capability of the recreational facility. Identify the major factors affecting the overall development of tennis courts in a resort setting. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Golf Course Planning and Development Size of Property Shape of Property Topography Natural Hazards Soil Characteristics Vegetation Clearing Required Market Land Cost Water Supply Irrigation System Climate Arid | Golf/Tennis-Based Resorts: The Impact of Development on Operations Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Photograph Courtesy of SuperStock Learning Objectives Identify the major planning and development elements involved in creating a golf course. Differentiate between the various types of golf course design in terms of land consumption, frontage, maintenance costs, and integrity. Explain the role of general design principles in site planning a golf/tennis–based resort. Discuss how to balance the relationship between the integrity of the natural resources base while increasing the profit-generating capability of the recreational facility. Identify the major factors affecting the overall development of tennis courts in a resort setting. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Golf Course Planning and Development Size of Property Shape of Property Topography Natural Hazards Soil Characteristics Vegetation Clearing Required Market Land Cost Water Supply Irrigation System Climate Arid Maintenance Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Certification Golfer may want to play on a course that is environmentally friendly. Similarly homeowners may value being close to golf courses with certain environmental features. Criticism from environmentalists and government agencies is avoided. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Golf Course Design: Core Land Consumption Low Frontage Low Flexibility/Capacity Low in continuous; high if returning nines Maintenance Cost Low Integrity High Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Golf Course Design: Single Fairway Continuous Land Consumption High Frontage High Flexibility/Capacity Low Maintenance Cost High Integrity High Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Golf Course Design: Single Fairway Returning Nines Land Consumption High Frontage High Flexibility/Capacity High Maintenance Cost High Integrity Low Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Golf Course Design: Double Fairway Continuous Land Consumption Medium Frontage
