This four minute video highlights the Valley of the Eagles Golf Links in Haines, Alaska. Owner and retired medical doctor Stan Jones was the visionary behind this unique Alaskan golf experience. The course sits on the edge of a river that is influenced by ocean tides, is teaming with wildlife, and is surrounded by spectacular cathedral peaks. Dr. Jones hired Mark Miller to assist with the design of this unusual course.
GolfCourseIndustry.com 8/11/2008 Thinking outside the (tee) box Mark Miller has learned that if you
want a steady stream of work, you have to look past the obvious
sometimes. With the current state of the economy and the fact
that golf course closures are outpacing openings, Miller is
diversifying Click
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Golfweek Magazine 2006 Award for Best Golf Course in
Alaska for 2006
The Creek Course at Moose Run, Ft. Richardson, Alaska While working with N&H, Mark Miller
served as lead golf course architect for this spectacular
18 hole course. The course is located in an environmentally
sensitive area, with Shipp Creek as the centerpiece to the
course. The course opened to rave reviews in July 2000 and
has been reported as one of the top 10 military golf courses
worldwide. Click
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Golf Digest - June 2008 America's Fifty Toughest Golf
Courses
The Creek Course at Moose Run The course is fearsome, so is the weather
and the wildlife: bears, wolves, mosquitoes on steroids. Rule
23-1: Moose dung counts as a loose impediment. Click
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Nevada Magazine May, 2008 The Links at Kiley Ranch Mark Miller teams with LPGA Hall of
Famer, Patty Sheehan, in designing a links style executive
course for junior golfers. The course has received accolades
from many Nevada golf associations, including the PGA of America's
First Tee Program. Click
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Cybergolf June, 2003 Unique Course Underway in Alaska
"Retired doctor and visionary golf course designer are
building a course smack dab in the middle of wetlands." Click
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Cybergolf November, 2003 Tale of the Dragon
Environmentally friendly golf course was designed to be one
of the toughest in California while minimizing the projects
effects on the native mountain site. Click
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TruckeeOutdoors.com June, 2005 Golf Courses of Truckee, North Tahoe
& Reno, NV
Article lists golf courses of this area, including the Dragon
Golf Course, co-designed by Mark Miller and Robin Nelson.
Most courses located in the Reno area are operational 12 months
of the year; courses located in the mountain areas of North
Lake Tahoe and Truckee are generally open from mid-May through
mid-October. Click
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Golf Course News Magazine - May 2006 Northern Exposure A retired medical doctor builds a minimalist
golf course in Alaska for the community, not profit. Click
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Seattle Daily Journal - September 30,
2003 Wetland becomes a golf course
No dirt moving or pesticides will be needed Click here to
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