Compass Pointe Golf Club in Leland, NC, needed a high-performing course built around irregular wetlands and overly fine on-site sand. Working with Profile Products, architect Rick Robbins relied on Profile Greens Grade™, a Profile Porous Ceramic (PPC) solution, to amend usable site sands for greens construction. A 90% sand and 10% Profile Greens Grade mix tilled six inches deep delivered greens-grade quality sand at less than 20% of the cost of importing materials while improving drainage, water and nutrient holding, and aeration. The resulting course helped drive home sales and stays playable quickly even after severe weather.
Key Points
- 2,300-acre Compass Pointe in Leland, NC, depended on its namesake golf course as a key amenity for a largely retiree community, despite nearly 600-acres of scattered wetlands shaping course design.
- Soil testing showed on-site sand was too fine for greens construction in its natural state, limiting water and air penetration unless modified for greater porosity.
- Profile identified on-site sands that could be used for greens by mixing 90% sand with 10% Profile Greens Grade™ tilled six inches deep, providing greens-grade quality sand at less than 20% of off-site purchase and hauling costs.
- Lot sales rose from 50–60 to 140–150 per year and now about 200 per year, with smooth, blemish-free greens that drain so well members played the day after Hurricane Matthew.
