The 98-year-old golf course will close in August 2015 and reopen in June 2016 after irrigation and drainage are improved, holes six and 15 are renovated, and greens and fairways are converted to creeping bentgrass.
Members of Birmingham (Mich.) Country Club recently approved a $2.3 million restoration plan for its 98 year old golf course.
The plan includes extensive irrigation and drainage improvements, renovation of holes six and fifteen, conversion of greens and fairways to creeping bentgrass, and renovation/construction of over 80 bunkers throughout the golf course. Construction is set to begin in August 2015 when the course will close for the season. Reopening of the golf course is slated for June 1, 2016.
The initiative passed by almost 70% on the heels of a much more aggressive, broader $7 million plan that failed to garner the necessary support of the membership. The comprehensive plan would have renovated non-golf sports facilities, added a paddle component and expanded fitness center, and remodeled and repurposed the dining areas of the clubhouse. Instead, these elements will be phased in as off-season construction projects over the next five years.
These improvements are all elements of a comprehensive master facilities plan developed by the club under the guidance of the McMahon Group out of St. Louis, Mo.
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