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Title: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on October 16, 2008, 01:58:51 PM
A fellow GCA guy told me how to upload images using the IMG codees into a thread so here we go this makes it a little bit easier for you all to see progress images without having to watch the slideshow.  These images start with #1 Tee and keep going so you are getting a hole-by-hole tour of the course except for holes #12 and #13.  The Par 3 14th hole is under construction clearing rock and creating the areas for all the tees and large green complex with bunkering.

The Dye Course at Rarity Mountain

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Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Greg Krueger on October 16, 2008, 02:37:20 PM
Matt, thank you for the pics! Looks like an amazing property. When is the scheduled opening?
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on October 16, 2008, 02:44:18 PM
May-June 2009

I am planning to have a weekend in Mid-May to invite media and golf writers in to play the golf course and I would like to also invite GCA guys to come on down to Tennessee and play.
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Bill_McBride on October 16, 2008, 07:43:26 PM
Matt, looks very interesting!  Where are you located?
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on October 16, 2008, 08:49:43 PM
Knoxville, Tennessee

The Dye Course is located just off I-75 Exit 156 / Rarity Mountain Road in Jellico, Tennessee.  Jellico is about 4 miles into Tennessee once you crossover the KY / TN border on I-75.

Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Randy Thompson on October 16, 2008, 09:14:19 PM
Nice, looks dye difficult and dye expensive though. Bet their glad there not breaking ground now!
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on October 16, 2008, 10:28:31 PM
Randy,

We are focused and we will have this course completed and ready for play by May 2009.  You go into any project like this expecting to spend money you can't build a golf course on the cheap and you always have unexpected costs.

The Honors Course is in Tennessee and it was designed by Pete Dye working with his son P.B. Dye in 1983 so now 25 years later we are working with the same team and we had a plan from the start.  This golf course will have all bent grass playing surfaces with bluegrass rough and tall ornamental fescue grasses along with wildflowers in the natural areas that border conservation lands.

Its fair and honest if you hit it straight and you have a good iron game you can score on this course the green complexes have nice movement.  If you play the wrong tees and hit it bad off the tee you better bring some balls its going to be a tough!  Regardless the setting in the mountains is killer and you will at least enjoy the vews and scenery if you play bad. 
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: RBlair on October 17, 2008, 02:53:46 PM
Matt

It looks like things are going well up in the mountians.  I started to come up that way earlier this week when we had an outing here all day.  I would like to come back for another visit now that you have so many holes with grass.  I guess I better hurry before it get to cold.

Ryan Blair, CGCS
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on October 17, 2008, 04:06:33 PM
Ryan,

Give me a call 300-9660 and we can get together and go up and see the course.  It has changed a ton since you last came up when we were shaping and starting grassing on the front nine.  I played Holston Hills late last month and it was perfect tees, fairways and greens rolled amazing some of the best I played all year. 

We played 18 then kept on playing until it was dark hitting shots off the tee and into the green on #6 until you couldn't see anything.  I hated to see the day come to an end on such a nice golf course having fun with friends.

Have a nice weekend!

MDV
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Eric Smith on October 17, 2008, 04:12:15 PM
Shaping up to be a beautiful mountain course Matt, Mr. Ross must be proud.  Keep up the good work.  I hope to squeek out one more hall pass from the Mrs. after the Dixie Cup this weekend and I'll save it for my trip to Jellico (man that sounds odd, doesn't it?) When I was at UT, Jellico was our beer / pit stop on the way up to play the UK 'Cats, nothing else there --until now!

June next year huh?! Hmm, looks like RM is shaping up to be very 5th Major worthy... 8) ;D
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Richard Hetzel on October 17, 2008, 09:01:51 PM
That course looks great!!!! It looks like a mining reclamation project? I am enamored with these types of courses and would love to drive down to experience it. It's not too far from Cincinnati!
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on October 19, 2008, 08:50:37 PM
Rich,

If you want to come down plan on coming later this month when the leaves are at full peak and we can tour the golf course and you can see it this year during final construction and grassing.

Next spring we will be focused on really getting the course ready for opening in May-June 2009.

Call me (865) 300-9660 and we can discuss what works best for you?
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: herrstein on October 21, 2008, 03:59:42 PM
Wow! How much is that course going to cost? Looks like a lot of rock.
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on October 21, 2008, 10:19:59 PM
Doug,

We have really good soil and the rock that we have had to blast on holes like #4, #6, #9, #12, #14 and #17 has created some really good layers of crushed rock down below the fairways for drainage that works very well for the bent grass.  This course is built up on top of the mountains so we have run into more rock than expected.  Many of the big rock outcroppings that you see in the images like #9, #14 and #17 were uncovered by the track hoes during construction and we just keep removing dirt uncovering them so that they are exposed and it creates a unique natural look with all the green grass and native grasses.

The 14th hole that is still under construction with all the rock will be amazing when we are done.  I bet that golf hole alone will cost $500k when we are done but, it will be killer and very very  memorable during your round when you play it from 235 yards on the back tee.  The middle tee will be 180 yards with 100' of drop to the green.
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Eric Smith on April 25, 2009, 12:28:07 PM
OMG!

Matt took me and 4 others up to the gates of Heaven yesterday morning to play the very first 9 hole round on the new Dye course at Rarity Mountain.  I am still in a trance....my goodness that place is UNfrigginReal!

I don't have any new pictures to post right now, (I hope Matt will post his) but let me say a few things before I head back out.

Width..width...width...at the tee you're not too sure, but it's there big time.  And lots of cool boosts out there that can turn 250 into 320 real fast.

Firm bent grass turf everywhere.  Here in TN, only Stonehenge is all bent and that place stays moist and soft.  Not up there.  Balls rolled out forever.

A perfect contrast.  The land is incredible.  The routing is an engineering marvel.  Dye's design with the dramatic shaping, the rock, those pot bunkers, sleepers...coupled with the dramatic back drop of those mountain tops, that are EVERYWHERE you look, is really inspiring.

I saw no weak holes. Matter of fact, they really did seem to get better and better. 

We drove the back nine, which is still under construction and it is even more dramatic, possibly a bit more difficult with one par 3 greensite blasted out of pure rock mountain side, really incredible. This hole was all rock and my expedition suffered as I rolled over the wrong ones and cracked the casing of my front axle, dripping oil all the way back to Knoxville. >:(

I had no idea this was going to be THAT good.  Matt you should be very proud of the work you and your team, along with the Dyes have accomplished, and thank you very much for the day in Heaven.

Eric
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Emil Weber on April 25, 2009, 01:43:42 PM
interesting thread, nice photos.
How do I add photos to a reply??? I have tried copy+paste, but it doesn't work. Can anybody help me? I'm sorry, I'm a newbie
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Eric Smith on April 25, 2009, 07:59:54 PM
With the exception of the first tee shots, I ended up keeping the camera in the car.  It was just too fun playing.  The front was in mint condition, minus the sandless bunkers.

First shots fired...
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These rest of these shots are from the back nine, still under construction.

Big Rocks
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Matt The Enchanter...
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...brings down the mountain.
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Tada...a green site.
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and the view back up to the tee (#14)
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Think Melvyn would cut us a break(?), we didn't use golf carts!
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Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on April 26, 2009, 01:53:46 AM
Eric,

I am glad you and all the guys that came up on Friday morning had a good time playing golf at Rarity Mountain.  We are coming into spring making progress working away trying to create something really special in Tennessee that golfers will really enjoy playing and having fun.

In this thread, I have included progress images that I really like that show just how much work has been done around #1 and #10 and what has been created with the great vision working with Pete and P.B. Dye on this project.  The shear volume of rock and earth that has been moved and shaped to design this stunning course has been pure joy to watch it all come together over the last couple years as you will see in these images.

#1 Back Tee Construction
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#10 Tee Construction across the lake to the Fairway
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Above #1 Green Construction
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April 2009 Above #1 Green
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#10 Lake & Fairway Construction
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April 2009 Above #1 and Lake
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April 2009 #10 and Lake
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Above #4 Green Construction
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April 2009 Above #4 Green
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#14 Green Construction Begins
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April 2009 #14 Tee 242 Yards
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April 2009 #14 Member Tee
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April 2009 #14 Low Tees (If you need to play your 3rd shot)
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April 2009 #14 Green View to Tees
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April 2009 #15 View to #14 Tees
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Golf Carts Tennessee Style! (This was before Eric realized he cracked the casing on his front axle hitting some big damn rocks on #14)
(http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn49/mdvarney/Dye%20Course%20April%202009/DyeCourseApril2009020.jpg)

Our superintendent and his staff have done a superb job on the course during construction and grow-in and they will be working this spring and summer to bring the back nine to life.  Once we get all the white sand in all the bunkers, I will take some more images and post them.

Matt
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Anthony Gray on April 26, 2009, 09:50:22 AM

  Observations


  Great views

  I like the bunkers that gather in the ball. I hope they do not put rough around them.

  This course had to take money to build considering all the rock needed to be moved. Can't grow corn there soil's too rocky by far.

  Fairways appear to "flow" with surroundings.

  I was not invited. Matt is still scared of me.

  Can't wait to play it.

  Anthony

Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Derek Dirksen on April 26, 2009, 10:14:10 AM
Very nice, what is the average width of the fairways?  Looks narrow but photos can be misleading.
The green complexes look great. 
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on April 26, 2009, 05:02:28 PM
Derek,

Width on the fairways ranges from very wide open on most holes to a couple like #2, #8 and #12 where the player has to hit a controlled tee shot.  I would say on average most fairways are at least 150' wide in the landing areas and some like #4 you could park a 737 sideways and have enough room from nose to tail.

You really need to see the course in person to understand the size and scale of the place.  The Rarity Mountain development is 5,000 acres and surrounding the property is thousands of acres of protected conservation lands that open up 20 mile views all around you while playing.

The holes and landing areas might look tight standing on the back tees but, its really just the angle and if you move up 50 yards to the middle tees you can see just how big the landing areas are and the green complexes are excellent eah one very unique with subtle contours that allow you to attack if your in a good position in the fiarway to go at the pins.

Matt
 
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Derek Dirksen on April 26, 2009, 08:58:09 PM
Looks awesome, hopefully I can come play it some time in the future.
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Doug Ralston on April 27, 2009, 12:05:22 AM
Matt;

I still have not understood the accessability of the course. Will it be private, resort-like, semi, or public? Fees will be ......? Projected opening date is ......?

Sure looks worth a visit. Only 3-3.5 hrs from Cincy.

Doug
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt Varney on April 27, 2009, 10:41:07 AM
Doug,

The Dye Course at Rarity Mountain is going to have memberships as well as allow for resort play for guests.  Rarity Mountain is a big development that will have hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, sporting clays and nature trails.

Once the course is finished and we have excellent conditioning we will open the course for limited play so that those interested will have the opportunity to enjoy the course.  The Dye Course is kind like a bag of chips you can't eat just one or play just one round.  If you play it once you will want come back again and again for more because the views, the setting and the golf course is very unique to Tennessee.

Matt
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Adam_Messix on November 01, 2009, 11:31:04 AM
Does anyone have an update on whether Rarity Mountain has opened?
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: cary lichtenstein on November 01, 2009, 03:39:25 PM
Great topography, looks very exciting
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Matt_Ward on November 01, 2009, 05:27:04 PM
Matt V, et al:

Be curious to know how much elevation change there is -- and since cart paths are a major element when playing there what is the longest ride between holes ?

Thanks ...
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Lawrence Largent on November 01, 2009, 09:50:52 PM
Has the recent news of the developer filing for bankruptcy affected this or any of the other courses?  I hope not because the course looks good and we need all the good golf we can get in this area.

Lawrence

Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Rob Rigg on November 02, 2009, 01:03:34 AM
Why are cart paths on Dye courses often so obnoxiously in your face?

Maybe it is just the photos - but they remind me a lot of French Lick.

Makes it hard to focus on anything else.

Note - Based on the terrain, I am not saying that there should be NO cart paths - just wonder if they could have been concealed or "blended" better?

Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Mike Hendren on April 15, 2015, 07:41:21 PM
In the "whatever happened to" file, this course was not finished and did not open.  Developer acquitted of criminal charges apparently, but $26 million of lot sales proceeds and $14 million of bank financing went down the drain - or perhaps elsewhere.   What a pity.

Perhaps Eric Smith bought some bank OREO.

Bogey
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Josh Stevens on April 15, 2015, 09:49:17 PM
What is the record for most tonnes of earth moved to build a golf course?  Surely this place must be a contender?
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Eric Smith on April 15, 2015, 10:50:49 PM


Perhaps Eric Smith bought some bank OREO.

Bogey

Bogey,

The OREOS I buy are Double Stuffed.

Sincerely,
Double Bogey
Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Scott Weersing on April 16, 2015, 09:02:34 AM
It looks like one of those courses that should never have been built with all the dirt and rock that had to be moved.

Here is a update from 2011.

http://propertyscope.knoxnews.com/tag/rarity-mountain/

Title: Re: Rarity Mountain Images
Post by: Mark Pritchett on April 16, 2015, 09:28:19 AM
Or it could have been the right project at the wrong time. It is easy to sit back say projects that failed circa 2008-2010 "should not have been built" however at the time they were drawn up they were deemed quite feasible.