THE Golf Course Rebuild | East Devon Golf Club Documentary

Welcome back to the channel where in this video we have made our way to East Devon Golf Club where they have been making some impressive changes to bring the golf course back to original Harry Colt design.
For more information on the Course Designer Ir. Frank Pont (Infinite Variety Golf Design)
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[@davidstandley3931]

Hi Dan and Lester It was great to see you both back at East Devon. Your video has really captured what we are trying to achieve, as I knew it would (we wouldn’t have entrusted our course to anyone else!) - so thanks! The shapers started on the 13th this week and it is already showing what it can be - the bushes have gone and the view through to Portland Bill is just what we hoped for. I look forward to seeing you both back again next year for the “after” filming - and will see you at some of the Alliances, I hope. All the best Dave

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Thank you so much for letting us make this video Dave, I’m so happy and excited for the club, can’t wait to play it again this winter. Look forward to seeing you soon, Dan

[@llewysrolph3709]

Absolutely loved this video. Please please do a after video when it's all done and maybe a vlog around there aswell. The views when those trees are gone are going to be out of this world. Really nice to see a golf club put high handicappers/vets and ladies sections into consideration when re designing the course to get new people into the sport and enjoying it more. As I'll always say yet again smashing the golf content on KZbin and will be more first choice channel. Keep up great work guys 👍👌

[@mentonish]

Its nice to see the changes, to enhance the golf pleasure for all the old golf geezers !!

[@cms656]

Guys, this video is exactly why I love your channel, not just endless golf match vlogs or club reviews but something different and interesting. Thanks. Loved it.

[@ianmorris5393]

Brilliant video, showing some of the other side of golf rather than VLOGs is really interesting. Keep it up

[@idavies1234]

Fantastic video with great insight into what should be considered when designing golf holes especially around making it more difficult for lower handicapper’s rather than your average golfer.

[@mikehalf1453]

Absolutely class Can’t wait to get bc up there and play it with the changes one of my favourite courses and always love a good Alliance day at East Devon

[@philipmullan5348]

more of these types of video please 👍

[@1418golf]

Glad to see a golf course restore the idea of shot strategy not just shot execution, so important for the average player they don't have forced carries all day and have options...hope to see you down in my neighbourhood of the sandbelt in Melbourne Australia for some proper golf strategy and the best bunkering in the world 💯🇦🇺🏌️

[@user-sy7lc8bb2x]

Hi guys great vlog What an insight to the changes planned at East Devon Golf Club. Lovely to see and wish the club and all the green staff all the best on the future plans and how they develope

[@seanburdett7997]

More of this type of video Dan..quality stuff!

[@robertchugg1101]

As a retired golf superintendent it was great to see how the guests explained the importance of light and air movement for the heath of the property. It is something I came across in my career.

[@johnwhite1832]

That was a great watch today ever informative keep good work coming.

[@CHuzz7777]

I’ve watched most of your videos Dan and this has to be right up there as one of your best. 👏

[@davidparry5199]

It's encouraging to see the average golfer's needs high on the designer's list of priorities and a club planning not just for now but for future generations of players. More of these mini-documentaries plus maybe some in-depth interviews with the likes of Paul, Joe The Pro, Gilly, etc. would be a great way of filling the gaps between course vlogs as they become harder to do in sufficient numbers through the winter months.

[@algid]

You've outdone yourself boys. Best golf content on KZbin.

[@AJredroc]

Loved this guys, nice change and really interesting hearing the reasons for the changes, will be great to watch the follow up. Colt is an OG!

[@carlashplant9313]

Found this very interesting, would love to see more of this kind of thing on the channel, very well put together!

[@5756strat]

Your best vid of the week IMO, from what has been a mixed, low key bag of content from DHG over the past six days. I'm including the Belfry 10th hole challenge too, which I've just watched - well halfway through, then I got bored of watching a bunch rather rotund blokes with an eclectic array of swings try and murder a golf ball LOL-in what was more or less a Titleist promo.. Seriously though, I really enjoyed this East Devon GC rebuild vid. I'm not familiar with the course designer's name but was impressed with his approach. It was interesting to hear him rate Harry Colt in peerless terms without a even nod to the great Doctor, but MacKenzie was more prolific overseas than in the British Isles. I know East Devon is rated highly and the club is fortunate to such visionary people taking it into the future. Nice work from all concerned.

[@jonwhittington8991]

As many others have already posted - a refreshing change to much of KZbin golf. A great insight to a very different facet of golf, not the usual golf club review / course vlog. I am hoping there continues to be space for more of the whole golf experience. Congratulations on stepping out from that safe space - a story well told and I hope for more of the same.

[@salsabil2]

Excellent documentary boy's..As I appear part way through any chance of some appearance money😉

[@davidwharton6333]

Good as usual interesting to see how clubs are making their courses more player friendly. Heard this week my course is looking to thin some trees to allow the course to breathe

[@rogertitcombe1870]

Played here in September with our society, very good course. Some of the views are incredible, the new additions will certainly enhance the course. 17th is tough for a first timer though 😭😂😂

[@craig3775]

It's a beautiful piece of land and the clearing work recently has really made the natural colours and features stand out. Fascinating to see how difficult it is to actually design a golf course fair for all with the challenges of the modern golf ball and equipment.

[@spodbw1]

Great watch guys, well done 👍love to see it when the works done also.

[@seangreen2202]

Great video guys CDP are doing some excellent work, Mike Clayton is based here in Melbourne and is a walking encyclopaedia on course design and a great listen. My home course on the sandbelt is going to be under going a remodel to fix sins of the past, committees have a place in a club but can be very dangerous to the course itself with disjointed “improvements” over multiple years. Keep up the great work, course design is a wonderful rabbit hole.

[@1418golf]

I play at Sandy golf, I think Mike had a hand in it's redesign while at OCM

[@everydaygolfer6483]

G'Day Dan & Lester, great to see Clayton, DeVries & Pont returning East Devon back to the original Harry Colt design.

[@dancorun6650]

Enjoyed this video and also the philosophy of redoing the course back to Mr. Colt's original design and a few tweaks to make it fairer for us bogey golfers. The views will be unbelievable.

[@danfarthing4110]

I would say that East Devon is one of the best courses I have played that most people I know have never heard of. We had a great day there last year.

[@blakekeeton4487]

Great episode guys!

[@jeffbates5401]

Dan great video. Very interesting and informative

[@chrismonty69]

Really love this documentary style video. Top quality production and any primetime network would be proud to air. Well done guys, so interesting. 😎😎🔥🥂

[@terrytew666]

Loved the video.. would like to see more along these lines. Living in the USA it is so interesting to see courses from the UK.. this was excellent !

[@rosbifsa660]

Great memories of this course - one of my favourites. Playing this with wooden drivers, balata balls, tiger shark clubs fantastic. 72 holes over various two day holidays followed by cream teas in Budleigh, then big nights out in Exmouth (student years) - punishing schedule. The worst holiday was when it was closed because of weather!!

[@colinbrimicombe]

What a refreshing way and forward looking club to review their course this way. Wish more clubs had the bottle and finance to be forwarded looking. Will be very much look forward to paying again next year. Well done EDGC!

[@garydavis8213]

Very interesting stuff.

[@briarmeadow]

Fantastic episode - Great subject. A golf course is everything to the golfing experience.

[@dennisjenkins3345]

Enjoyed the vlog!!!

[@rajaboes5425]

Nice to see a countryman speaking so eloquently about golf course design. Very nice little documentary Dan!

[@andrewjohnston5942]

Brilliant video. Great to see the changes to cater for all grades of golfers. Back to the Future, love it.

[@andyjm7100]

Interesting vid. Good job!

[@Massscott5]

A thoroughly enjoyable watch. Back when we had time and the passion to do this sort of thing, my brother and myself filmed a couple of short films very similar to this, because we found it interesting, and educational to Golfers who perhaps didn’t know the history of their clubs, and where the clubs wanted to be heading into a new generation of golfers coming through. Goes to show, engaging Golf content, doesn’t always need to be course vlogs and new club reviews. Eagerly anticipate more content of this ilk in the future. Bravo.

[@stevebrown8019]

Club has made a brave decision to implement this project and I applaud them for doing so. Great to get the insight of key contributor as to why they are making the changes. Looks as though golfers of all abilities will benefit from the changes. Really interesting video Dan.

[@calleiza12]

Looking forward to DHG playing East Devon!

[@janicerobertson7118]

Found this a really interesting subject - it’s a part of golf that I hadn’t paid much attention to. Hope you go back and visit once all the changes are in place.

[@neilgardner8066]

I played here a couple of years ago when holidaying in the area. Lovely course and really enjoyed it

[@ianbowie5096]

Great video and very interesting to hear the course architect explain how it will develop the course. Good work guys ⛳️

[@dannyryland3514]

One of your best videos you’ve done, well done to you and lester for putting this together, was hooked soon as I started watching it

[@dancarey9495]

Great video, lovely course. Love what they are doing to it!

[@johnfrancis757]

It's a shame you didn't get to play at Crowborough Beacon when you were over here this week, it's a nice example of a good heathland course!

[@davidwood860]

Great video. V interesting to hear the thought process behind hole design. Many courses penalise the 200 yard drives but are open to the scratch players hitting over 270 yards. No one gets the right challenge/ enjoyment mix.

[@alfiedadgolf]

Great video, fantastic insight into course management

[@tannachiesteve]

Fascinating! A great insight into the amount of thought that has gone into the redesign. Clearly here is a golf course that is considering all handicaps to make it a challenge however you play it. I might ask the owners/greenkeepers of my club why they put things where they did and why they’ve made certain changes. A great story for members to be able to tell their visitors about 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@cslarsen1968]

Great video. Wonderful to see something like this. Beside the fantastic videos from Hindhead Golf Club I am not aware of other channels that really show and discuss course design and redesign - and the actually work being done. More videos like this one is definitely something that I would love to see❤

[@rickeidam3287]

One of my favourite courses in the county but haven't played it for a couple of years now, any changes they make can only add to it's appeal.

[@jonlilley9288]

Great video. I think that ED is one of the best in the area but I can see how many of the original features are now obsolete and potentially unfair for certain players. Never really noticed when I played it which just goes to show what a subtle art golf course design is. Well done to the committee for accepting change with a view to the future.

[@paulmcgee1867]

Great, very exciting and interesting. Looks like the right way forward.

[@martynmurfitt-wrather7555]

Enjoyable & informative - good stuff

[@alanhopkins4879]

Hey Dan great video - Myself and partner played it this year for second time in their mixed Open based on a video you did way back - play my golf at Sunningdale another Colt Course and live within in the middle of many greats Swinley Berkshire Sunningdale Worpkesdon New Zealand Wentworth St George’s and one forgotten gem Sunningdale Heath aka Sunningdale Ladies - East Devon has a trick up it’s sleeve and that is the vista - few can compare to some of the views you get and yes it isn’t up there with the large Surrey Course but certainly this is a great course full of character and I saw a great improvement this year and can’t wait to get back there - If I lived in Budleigh or around that area Ivwould apply in. Heartbeat - a real gem - come and play Sunningdale Heath adjoining the Old - 18 postage stamps 👍👍👌😄

[@YazzaBrown]

At Bognor Regis we are moving the course to a new location, a completely new design with modern facilities. Waiting on the planning approval at the moment, it's going to be fascinating to see a course getting built 👍🏻

[@davidrobinson9563]

Brilliant video. My club, which you filmed at a couple of years ago has been & continues to make similar changes. East Devon won’t go far wrong with Frank & the other CDP guys.

[@stevelawes923]

What an excellent video, well done the team

[@mikemcgowan1]

Very nice vid Dan. It's nice to get some insight to the thoughts and processes when doing things to a golf course, it's not necessarily something we think about and I suppose take it for granted as to how much work goes on

[@davidballard9781]

This was a very good insight into work being done on a course although I’ve never played it,but to listen to your comments and what the Greenkeeper was saying the changes will be good for everyone.A few years ago we had some work done to our course but the truth is apart having a big pond (haha)put in and that hole being changed the owner just really made it longer which has made it harder for the average golfer or senior,and all because we had 2 people that could hit a long ball (and they’ve left now anyway. I think the owner missed a few bits but unfortunately he’s the sort of person who thinks people are after something and ignores what been said so we all either given up talking to him or make seem like it his idea .

[@aemeromedia]

fantastic info! 💪

[@donaldmcintosh3871]

Great vlog! Very very interesting!

[@willyknuts1762]

Great video chaps. As an Exeter resident I must check it out sometime.

[@JaradPetroske]

Side gig for Dan & the boys? Documentary film makers. Side gig for Paul? DP Tour announcer.

[@markscars1069]

Seems like a pragmatic redesign. What intrigues me is how they do this without impacting or even having to close the course.

[@JaradPetroske]

Love these behind the scenes look at the golf world. Curious whether the trend if golf course development is a return to the architects original intent. Or whether there's a new breed of architects trying to make courses longer and harder. I strongly support restoring courses to their original design intent.

[@1418golf]

There trend now is definitely restoration of original architecture ideas rather than just add more bunkers and long rough 🤮

[@loutennant99]

Very interesting

[@nathangoodright1871]

This is a fantastic video, I would love to see one of these every month, I thought you was going to do one with your friend from your old Club.

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

We will make the effort to do more of these Nathan 👍

[@stevo23777]

Hugely interesting video guys! Well done. But c'mon - what we all want to know - how many balls have they found?

[@davewatson9614]

They Must’ve lost count!…….lots of obsolete 1.62-sized Penfold Ace’s, Dunlop Warwick’s, Dunlop 65’s we’re spotted!

[@davidstandley3931]

🤣🤣 When clearing down our 18th we had a little impromptu display of 4 generations of Dunlop’s, probably covering 40 years, from the old small balls to the modern. I’m not sure you’d want to play with many of them😬

[@davidharris9232]

It will be interesting to see if the slope rating changes once they move the bunkers etc.

[@ScottyDogGolf]

Really enjoyed this as a big fan of EDGC. We travel down from Bristol to play there as and when, great course with a real welcoming atmosphere. Look forward to going back down to see the changes! Do they have any plans for the 2nd green at all? That thing can get unplayable when it’s firm and fast with it sloped so heavily, good fun though!

[@garyhague5882]

Great vid, talking of bus tour and I know it's early but when do you think the first one will be next year??

[@timdeacon9977]

Should be on telly 👌

[@granthodges9860]

Great insight into the many challenges the staff have in making these adjustments to the course. I’m sorry if I’ve missed this information but was there any mention of whether or not these improvements will affect the course slope rating ? I would imagine that they’d want to maintain the current status. Very enjoyable and makes for a nice change 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Not sure Grant, we will be looking at this on our next visit 👍

[@davidhiggins5366]

I thought Frank was very impressive and the team at East Devon seem on the ball (or green) 😀

[@nathancrichard1580]

Great video!!!...Dan .was that James Diamond (ex pro?) From the early Crossfield you tube days?...went on a couple of trips with him, Mark and Kev Harper...he had a set of Nike VRS ...same as me...the sunglasses kid...lol

[@DanHendriksenGolf]

Yes that is James, Nath, I know him from our county days, too lad and now a very well respected Greenkeeper 👍

[@nathancrichard1580]

Yep...he seemed a nice bloke the couple of times I met him...played a round with him and Mark at the Players...many moon ago

[@nicholasblair460]

With constant changes, the course rating validation must be difficult and at what point will the new course rating be given?

[@garysmith6994]

How much does that all cost?

[@Erictheking66]

Great video... I disagree about the bunker on the par 3... For me a thinned shot should not have a chance of getting on a par 3s green, so a bunker at the front is fair play for me. The higher handicappers get more shots because they can't reach all the holes in regulation so they should use the shot.

[@roymarsden4945]

Great video guys. At Buckingham golf club we have just started on a similar journey by getting a course architect in to formulate a plan for the years ahead, so this was a great watch 👍⛳️

[@68mullen]

Please ditch the background music..... ruins a great video :(

[@primafacie6442]

Like what EDGC is doing but do disagree with some of your dialogue Dan. Golf course design should consider and accommodates all skill levels by offering different tee areas (angles and distances). My club originated in 1897 and has 5 different tee areas but high handicappers often don’t tee forward even in winter (egos and peer pressure), and so the club keeps conceding to high handicap demands to remove strategically placed penalty areas. Accepting design and maintenance overheads, if a bunker catches a lot of balls, it’s in the right location!

[@CHuzz7777]

@@barryglynnglynn2841 ​ I think some compromises can be made but there comes a point where maybe the course just can’t accommodate everyone. I’m a member at the Players Club in Bristol. There are some holes there that the higher handicaper or older players just can’t escape - if they can’t carry the water they ain’t finishing the hole. A course that doesn’t offer me at least a few heart stoppers isn’t worth playing to me. I need the thrill of the challenge and to see that ball in the air hoping I’ve given it enough to carry that water or bunker etc.

[@CHuzz7777]

@@barryglynnglynn2841 Yeah, that doesn’t sound great. Wind, narrow fairways and thick rough isn’t an exciting combination for me. I need infrastructure! Ponds, bunkers, trees to negotiate not rough to stomp around in looking forlornly for a ball. Just got back from France, Hardelot - the Les Dunes course is absolutely fantastic, just my cup of tea.

[@CHuzz7777]

@@barryglynnglynn2841 Ahh man, that’s rough. I guess finishing golf comes to us all eventually but good call getting out there in a buggy to watch. Best of luck Barry.

[@roberttaylor2381]

First off a different type of DHG Media video and I have mixed feelings on it. It's always good to see from a courses perspective why they make changes. But in this case I cannot understand why changes are important. They charge massive amounts of money to play their course and after the changes are made they will increase these green fees and make it not accessible to the normal player. We hear all the time golf doesn't have to be expensive, you don't have to pay £5k for clubs to enjoy the game, but it seems to me that some courses are making golf too expensive for the masses. £50 is expensive for me personally I am sure others will not want to pay £30, but some of these courses are charging between £85-150 per round. Not everyone can afford that. Dan advertising East Devon only helps them to charge more fees or maybe that's the point.

[@trevecchi1766]

Shame that they’re not a more welcoming club to visitors.

[@malc9lmmcminn791]

Very interesting apart from the background music ! It seems to be a modern thing to have it on every programme. It's irritating and distracts from what you are saying. Less of the music for me and more of the golf please.

[@PMMeiners]

Great subject but poorly filmed. At 09:00 where Dan and the greenkeeper are talking about the bunker we don’t see any? We only seen Dan and the greenkeeper!?!? What the heck is Bernie doing? He should be filming all of this as Dan is a great interviewer. Just don’t get it. Ahh… now I get it! at 19:00 Bernie is saying he is not interested in course design. Come on… what are you doing in this vlog? It would have been much better to have Dan’s brother there. He knows what course design is.

[@Mboogie69]

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