Gangwon-do, South Korea
Ron Fream of Golfplan designed the course at Sandpine Golf Club, where the tree-lined fairways occupy sandy-soiled, undulating terrain outside the city of Gangneung, home to the indoor events at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Ron Fream of Golfplan designed the course at Sandpine Golf Club, where the tree-lined fairways occupy sandy-soiled, undulating terrain outside the city of Gangneung, home to the indoor events at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Ron Fream's botanical talents were spotted by the Robert Trent Jones design company in 1966 and he was hired, as he says himself, because he “knew how to grow grass”.
After six years of study, Ron Fream graduated from California Polytechnic Institute in Pomona with an Ornamental Horticulture degree in 1964. His intention was to then work towards a masters in turf grass management at Washington State University, followed by a position as a golf course superintendent somewhere.
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