Sacred Heart University acquired the semi-private Milford, Conn., club in December 2015, and has leveled a number of trees, eliminated several bunkers to increase speed of play, and resurfaced cart paths. The routing of the original front and back nine holes was also restored this year.
Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., acquired the struggling semi-private Great River Golf Club in Milford, Conn., in December 2015, and has since embarked on a new visionary blueprint to reestablish the facility’s prominence.
A number of tees are being leveled, several penal bunkers will be eliminated to increase speed of play, a few trees have been removed and cart paths were resurfaced. The routing of the original front and back nine holes by Tom Fazio was also restored in 2016.
As part of the transition, Great River now is the home course for Sacred Heart’s NCAA Division I men’s and women’s golf programs, and the future plan is to host NCAA tournaments to showcase the course and challenge the best collegiate golfers.
“Sacred Heart’s new vision for excellence and value at Great River already has created excitement among area golfers,” said Great River’s executive director Mark Appelberg. “Great River offers an exceptional golf experience on an elevated site that provides stunning views and holes that play along the banks of the Housatonic River. We are striving to deliver a first-class private club environment, and our variety of new membership packages have great appeal. Great River, in this new chapter, is poised to become one of the area’s most sought-after home clubs.”
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