Designed by Michael Hurdzan, the Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo is named after Ann Nobbe, the daughter of the owners, who tragically died in an automobile accident three years before the public pay and play facility opened in 1993.
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Designed by Michael Hurdzan, the Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo is named after Ann Nobbe, the daughter of the owners, who tragically died in an automobile accident three years before the public pay and play facility opened in 1993.
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The story of Annbriar Golf Course’s founding is a touching one; the daughter of the Nobbe family, Ann, was passionate for converting the family’s former farmland into a golf course. She was tragically killed in a car accident, and the family consequently saw her vision through, naming it Annbriar in her honor.
Michael Hurdzan was brought in for the design, and moved more than one million cubic yards of earth to make this parkland public-access facility possible. The course features 115 bunkers, however the open nature of the property allows for fairways of significant width; odds are, if you’re finding the bunkers, it’s because you’re taking a risky line.
Water plays a relatively small role in defending the fairways and greens, but they certainly provide a pleasant aesthetic on the holes where they appear, wrapping around fairways and greens on the wooded area of the course, with fairways that are built up on stone walls.
Those wondering — toward the end of a round — how the course’s final yardage will be reached, will find out when they arrive at the final, 600-plus yard hole.