The Durango, Colo. property will use acreage acquired through a land swap with the U.S. Forest Service to create a new 18-hole private Glacier Course, a Hale Irwin-Todd Schoeder Signature Design that will open in the spring of 2017. Two existing nine-hole courses will be combined into the daily-fee Cliffs Course as part of the plan.
The Glacier Club in Durango, Colo., is moving forward with plans to expand from 27 to 36 holes and offer both private and higher-end daily-fee golf opportunities, reported RockiesGolf.com.
The website’s report provided additional details to what C&RB reported in March (http://clubandresortbusiness.com/2015/03/26/glacier-club-developing-new-course/?doing_wp_cron=1438700020.3034200668334960937500) regarding how the 40-year-old property, which opened in 1975 with an Arthur Hills-designed course called The Cliffs at Tamarron and a resort hotel, is now entering the next stage of its development.
The club is currently a private, 27-hole complex, RockiesGolf.com reported, but the plan is now to complete nine new holes and reroute them with the existing nine-hole Glacier course to create a totally private 18-hole Glacier Course as a Hale Irwin-Todd Schoeder Signature Design that would open in the spring of 2017. The land for the expansion, occupying 228 acres at the north end of the Glacier Club property, was acquired as part of a land swap with the U.S. Forest Service in 2010, RockiesGolf.com reported.
In addition, RockiesGolf.com reported, the plan also calls for combining the property’s other two existing nine-hole layout, Cliffs and Hermosa, into a new 18-hole, daily-fee Cliffs Course that would be open to the public and complete with its own clubhouse and resort amenities.
The Durango Club’s Head Professional, Josh Coccagna, told RockiesGolf.com that he was excited about how the course-designing strengths of Schoeder and Irwin would come together through the project.
“Schoeder has shown the ability to make a strong routing using the hilly topography in a limited space,” Coccagna said. “And I like the way Irwin sees the lines of play, making it playable for all skill levels. He makes it look different from the back tees to the forward tees, while making it challenging for better players and fun for the novice.”
RockiesGolf.com’s review of the Glacier Club noted that “dining in the clubhouse was superb, from wines and hand-crafted beers to a bison burger to elk medallions and just about anything you can imagine.” The review also cited how the property offered “countless programs to keep your kids busy, including junior tennis and golf, along with Camp Glacier for Kids, which provides age-appropriate programs where children can connect with others who have similar interests.
“All programs are conducted by professionals, to ensure quality instruction and safety,” RockiesGolf.com noted.
Glacier Club membership includes access to a network of premier golf clubs throughout the U.S., through affiliation with ClubCorp, RockiesGolf.com reported. And the golf experience at the property includes “the chance to see a deer, elk or marmot on the fairways.”
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