Sugar Creek Outlines Renovation Plans With Jeffrey D. Blume Firm
Sugar Creek Country Club in Houston, Texas, has partnered with Jeffrey D. Blume Limited golf course architecture firm to draw up plans for a course-wide renovation project.
The course was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones, and renovation plans includeregrading and regrassing of all tees, fairways and green complexes, as well asbunker renovations and improvements to the course's drainage.
Construction of the first phase of the project will take place on the Trent Nine golf course tract, and will begin next May, running through to September.The project will also see substantial work carried out on the clubhouse facilities and recreational areas, and is estimated to cost in the region of US$2.5 million.
Gordon Wagner, general manager and CEO of Sugar Creek Country Club, told the Fort Bend Herald: "This is a very exciting time for our members and with the ongoing changes in the Club industry, we are committed to remaining the top member-owned Private Club in the area by adapting to serve and meet the demands of our members and the market."
The course at Tierra Del Sol Golf Club in Pharr, Texas, has reopened following a US$1 million renovation project.
Work began at the Dave Bennett-designed course in July, and much of the efforts focused on improving the course's greens, with bermudagrass being put in place, as well as a new sprinkler system.
The work was carried out by Signet Golf Associates, based in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The project cost US$1 million and was funded by the city of Pharr.
"We completely redid our greens from the bottom up; they drain beautifully," course manager Raul Garza told The Monitor. "We were able to witness a lot of rain in recent days, and the drainage is tremendous."
Tierra Del Sol plays 6,767 yards and is a par 72. The course's tee boxes have been levelled out and a new retaining wall has been constructed on the sixth hole as part of the project.
One of the oldest courses in Florida, the Fort Myers Country Club, is to undergo a US$5.2 million renovation project.
Designed by architect Donald Ross in 1917, the course will close next April and is scheduled to reopen in October 2014.
The project at the public course, which hosted last yearâEUR(TM)s Coors Light Open tournament, will receive US$1.3 million in tax-increment funding from the city of Fort Myers community redevelopment agency. The rest will be borrowed and green fees will be used to pay the money back.
Extensive work will take place on the courseâEUR(TM)s tees, fairways, bunkers and greens, and two detention basins will be added to limit flooding and standing water on the back nine holes.
No architect or construction company has been named for the project as of yet, but Saeed Kazemi, public works director for Fort Myers, confirmed to local media that one would have to be appointed soon if the project is to begin in April as planned.
The course was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones, and renovation plans includeregrading and regrassing of all tees, fairways and green complexes, as well asbunker renovations and improvements to the course's drainage.
Construction of the first phase of the project will take place on the Trent Nine golf course tract, and will begin next May, running through to September.The project will also see substantial work carried out on the clubhouse facilities and recreational areas, and is estimated to cost in the region of US$2.5 million.
Gordon Wagner, general manager and CEO of Sugar Creek Country Club, told the Fort Bend Herald: "This is a very exciting time for our members and with the ongoing changes in the Club industry, we are committed to remaining the top member-owned Private Club in the area by adapting to serve and meet the demands of our members and the market."
The course at Tierra Del Sol Golf Club in Pharr, Texas, has reopened following a US$1 million renovation project.
Work began at the Dave Bennett-designed course in July, and much of the efforts focused on improving the course's greens, with bermudagrass being put in place, as well as a new sprinkler system.
The work was carried out by Signet Golf Associates, based in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The project cost US$1 million and was funded by the city of Pharr.
"We completely redid our greens from the bottom up; they drain beautifully," course manager Raul Garza told The Monitor. "We were able to witness a lot of rain in recent days, and the drainage is tremendous."
Tierra Del Sol plays 6,767 yards and is a par 72. The course's tee boxes have been levelled out and a new retaining wall has been constructed on the sixth hole as part of the project.
One of the oldest courses in Florida, the Fort Myers Country Club, is to undergo a US$5.2 million renovation project.
Designed by architect Donald Ross in 1917, the course will close next April and is scheduled to reopen in October 2014.
The project at the public course, which hosted last yearâEUR(TM)s Coors Light Open tournament, will receive US$1.3 million in tax-increment funding from the city of Fort Myers community redevelopment agency. The rest will be borrowed and green fees will be used to pay the money back.
Extensive work will take place on the courseâEUR(TM)s tees, fairways, bunkers and greens, and two detention basins will be added to limit flooding and standing water on the back nine holes.
No architect or construction company has been named for the project as of yet, but Saeed Kazemi, public works director for Fort Myers, confirmed to local media that one would have to be appointed soon if the project is to begin in April as planned.
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