Really like where you are going with the changes you have made. How about putting Waters in the middle of the rectangular pic and then Edge slightly lower in the pic while playing with differnt variations of contour of the pic/ Picture a downward slope from left to right. Foreground is green (grass) and background is blue (water) and the name is literally on the edge. Also, keep going with no edges.
No offence intended, but these are my submissions for a clean, modern logo for a golf course that can be simply reproduced even at a small size. It is not a "direction". It's the suggested logo. What you are requesting is not my style nor one that I wish to pursue.
If you are not happy with my design concept, I suggest you go with another designer. Once again, no offence meant.
My apologies and no offense taken. I should have made my ideas a public comment rather than to you specifically. This is my first time ever doing something like this, so I didn't realize that I was overstepping my boundaries.