After two years of floods and course renovations, Fargo (N.D.) Country Club is about to complete a $1.3 million project prompted by the forces of the Red River, reports In-Forum, a Fargo news website.
Fairways on Nos. 1 and 2 were raised by as much as six feet, a water hazard was constructed on No. 3, an alternate hole was built adjacent to No. 11 and the par 3 course was rebuilt. The project also included some new tee boxes, a new irrigation pond on the alternate hole and a new pump station that irrigates the course.
The purpose is to give the club flexibility in the case of a major flood.
The entire front nine is now playable to a flood stage level of 30 feet, up from 24 feet. The backside is lower, but now there is a plan if holes 14 through 18 get damaged.
A new tee box on No. 6 will change the par 4 hole to a par 5 giving the front side a par 37.
The sequence on the par 33 back side will be as follows: The first four holes will be on the par 3 course including one hole that has an alternate tee that will make it a par 4. From there, golfers will play current Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 13 and finish on the alternate hole which was carved out of space between No. 11 and Riverside Cemetery.
About 250 trees were removed as a result of the project, although still remaining is a large row of century old cottonwoods. The club’s master plan, which would top the entire project at about $2 million, includes replacing sand in more bunkers and installing concrete cart paths.
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