Justin is engaged in two unique design projects in Texas and Colorado, both with respected golf course architect Tripp Davis.

Justin Launches Course Design Career with Two Unique Developments

Many of Justin Leonard's finest moments have come on golf’s classic and most revered golf courses – the Open Championship at Royal Troon, The Ryder Cup at The Country Club in Brookline, the PLAYERS at Sawgrass, the Worldcom/Heritage at Harbour Town. So it’s only natural that JL’s approach to his new career in golf course design reflects Justin’s appreciation for the traditional layouts of the game which place a premium on strategy and shotmaking.

Justin is engaged in two unique design projects in Texas and Colorado, both with respected golf course architect Tripp Davis.

The Texas design project is a 2nd course at The Tribute in The Colony, north of Dallas. The first course at The Tribute, which replicates holes from Scottish courses (such as the famous No. 8 “Postage Stamp” at Royal Troon) has been rated by Golf Digest as the best public layout in North Texas.

“There really isn’t a course like the Tribute now,” Leonard said. “The new course will only enhance that. We’re building on the great reputation of the old course.”

Davis said, "The new course design will not embody specific holes, but the style of early American courses such as Shinnecock, National Golf Links and Prairie Dunes. These courses were very natural in appearance and they tried to mimic their older brothers in Scotland."

"I don't see The Tribute's new course having any pot bunkers or sod walls, but I see a course that is more natural. I actually think the second course has a better piece of land for its construction," Davis said.

Located on the shores of Lake Lewisville, The Tribute development is a 1200-acre master-planned community that will have a total of 1150 high-end, single-family homes (ranging in price from $300,000 to $1.3 million),160 golf villas, 190 townhomes and 700 condominiums. In addition to the golf courses, The Tribute development will have over 200 acres of open space, hike, bike and running trails, canals, two amenity centers, and a beach club.

The Colorado Davis-Leonard collaboration is at a development called Orvis Shorefox.

Orvis is the well-known purveyor of outdoor gear and accessories, and the Shorefox development will offer a combination of championship golf, fly-fishing, and other outdoor experiences.

All of this is to occur in the crook of land west of Granby formed by the Colorado and Fraser rivers. The location is equidistant between the Winter Park ski area and the western portal to Rocky Mountain National Park. It is located 95 miles from Denver at the junctions of Highways 34 and 40.

Orvis Shorefox will be built on two distinct parcels of land split by two miles of the Colorado River. The North Ranch will be a private community of 40-acre estate ranches, a 30-suite Fisherman's Lodge, and 20 fishermen's riverside cabins -- with some 500 acres of shared open ranch pasture, a 35-acre lake, barns, stables, and corrals.

On the other side of the river, Orvis Shorefox will feature the 100-room five-star Orvis Shorefox Inn. Amenities will include a spa, health club and swimming pool, golf course and the Orvis Flyfishing School. The Resort Village will also offer a conference center.