The vaunted architect, known for his modern-minimalist designs, will build the third 18-hole course at Sand Valley Golf Resort, edging fellow designers Gil Hanse and Mike DeVries by a nose.

David McLay Kidd’s Mammoth Dunes was honored for Sand Valley that year, and the resort’s 17-hole par-3 layout, the Sandbox, captured Golf Magazine's first prize as Best New Short Course of 2018.

The Navy acquired the land during World War II and razed the course, replacing golf with an air base. Over 75 years later, Michael and Chris Keiser, proprietors of Sand Valley in Wisconsin ...