Golf: Better practice range will help perfect South River experience

The decision to take South River Golf Links from a public facility to private was not made on a whim. Last year, Lex Birney, CEO of The Brick Companies, which owns the course under its Atlantic Golf brand, conducted an extensive study, soliciting opinions from local golfers on the best direction for the course.

Tucked away in the South River community, the Brian Ault design plays through the rolling countryside dotted with creeks and marshland - all environmentally protected. The back nine is marked by spectacular elevation changes.

But not all was perfect at the Edgewater course now known as the Golf Club at South...