In addition to having a clubhouse that pays homage to the historical area in which it's situated, the Country Club of St. Albans has made it a mission to develop two golf courses that compliment and preserve the beautiful and historic land that makes up the town of St. Albans. Hurdzan discussed the design of the Tavern Creek course, and his approach to golf course design in general. The following are excepts from that conversation. CM Describe the Tavern Creek course and what makes it unique.
Tavern Creek is situated on a very dramatic piece of ground.
We have some narrow creek valleys that feed right into the Missouri river, and then there are these very dramatic hills. The golf course plays both in the valley and up on the hills. The holes that are down in the valley have the benefit of having the creeks that are there and the large trees and there's a certain solitude to those holes. When you get up on to the hills, it's almost like being at one of those viewing areas at a national park. You can see down the river 20-30 miles on a clear day.