Elevation by Lattitude, which has another popular location in West Springfield, Mass., has renovated the clubhouse and will offer a restaurant open to the public for up to 300 patrons, as well as a banquet facility. The club also recently replaced the clubhouse’s roof, is updating the cart barn, and is renovating the basement this year.
The Country Club of Wilbraham (Mass.) is about to get elevated with Elevation by Lattitude, the Springfield, Mass., Republican reported.
The popular West Springfield restaurant has opened a new location at the club. The undertaking is led by restaurant general manager Matt Dessereau and owner/chef Jeff Daigneau. The duo come straight from the original West Springfield location with an eye to bring something different to the club’s restaurant, which is open to the public, the Republican reported.
“I came to the Country Club of Wilbraham to help form Elevation by Lattitude since it was a new challenge and opportunity,” said Dessereau. “I love to golf, and it’s always a blast to open up a new restaurant. We wanted to bring something to Wilbraham that the town doesn’t have yet. Creative drinks, delicious food; Wilbraham needs this kind of place.”
With a color scheme of neutral grays and wood and metal finishes, the renovations have revamped the clubhouse space from its former days of filigree carpet and dated drapery. Large TVs and an extended counter top fill the bar space, which is now semi-divided from the dining area. The atmosphere is sophisticated and modern, yet still full of small-town New England charm, the Republican reported.
Like the clubhouse before it, Elevation by Lattitude is a fully operational restaurant and banquet facility for showers, reunions, wedding receptions, golf tournaments, and the like. When the restaurant is in full use, it can seat up to 300 patrons, the Republican reported.
“The Country Club of Wilbraham was originally a nine-hole course,” said administrator Tammie Menard. “In 2000, the nine rear holes were added, changing it to an 18-hole golf course. The back nine holes were opened for play in 2002, the same year that the clubhouse was built. The clubhouse is the new home of Elevation by Lattitude.”
The restaurant revamp is just one of several recent upgrades at the club. “As national trends show, membership at local country clubs has been declining over the past decade or so,” President Ed Prystupa said. “Many country clubs are working to refurbish or remodel their current spaces to deliver exceptional experiences to their guests.”
Since it is a historic building, the club has been working to make other improvements to help maintain the property. “Our building, which houses the golf shop, was built in the 1790s,” said Prystupa. “It became a designated historic building by the Massachusetts Historical Commission in 2009. In 2016, with support of member donations, our stone patio was added in the rear of the building. We also replaced the roof in the fall of 2017 with funds awarded to us by the Community Preservation Committee and town residents.”
Their cart barn is currently getting new siding and new windows. The basement will be renovated this year. “It’s a dirt floor straight from the 1790s,” said Prystupa. “We’re looking to get it dug out, add a cement floor, and replace the beams.”
The property is maintained solely by its members. “They offer their time and efforts on a volunteer basis to help out where it is needed,” said Prystupa. “Those efforts, along with our professional staff, Head Golf Pro Milton Torres Jr., and our Grounds Superintendent Matthew Kowal, makes CCW a great golf experience.”
Prystupa said he is looking forward to the new memberships that the renovations may yield, and the increasing excitement over the new space, the Republican reported.
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