Sanford Golf Design has been honored by the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for “[blending] environmental and artistic principles” while creating the unique public course that is set to open next year on a former blighted landfill in the Bronx, New York.

The Bonita Springs, Fla., property is replacing worn out infrastructure with a new irrigation system, establishing new drainage for the course, rebuilding the deteriorated cart paths, and repositioning tee boxes, greens and bunkers. The project is expected to be complete in November at a cost of $3 million.