Olde Mill—a resort, residential and mountain lifestyle community in Laurel Fork, Va. celebrating a $12 million renovation—announced that enhancements to its Ellis Maples-designed course are rapidly approaching completion. Hallmarks of the project include adding a wall-to-wall irrigation system, layout changes to several holes and aesthetic transformations by Dan and Bradley Maples.

“The original course at Olde Mill was based in large part on the designer’s respect and admiration for the work of legendary golf architect Donald Ross,” says Hagen Giles, General Manager, who has been at Olde Mill for more than 25 years. “Dan and Bradley did a great job helping us bring the course up-to-date without losing those classical, original design principles which have made Olde Mill such a highly regarded playing experience. With our enhanced playability for all types of golfers and upgraded overall layout, we’ve ensured that Olde Mill will continue to shine for years to come.”

The original design stretched 6,833 yards from the tips and championship tees have been pushed even further back for better golfers. Ladies, seniors and beginning players will find the new design easier as those sets of tees were moved in for ultimate playability, shortening the course to less than 4,875 yards.

Cart paths were repositioned and bridges were rebuilt as well as all 70 sand bunkers renovated with sand from the Sandhills of North Carolina.

Other changes to the course include the 1st hole being switched from a par 4 to a par 5, while the reverse will occur on No. 18. Fairway and greenside bunkers were reshaped, removed or added on 12 of the holes.

The 9th got new tee boxes and a fairway eight feet higher in elevation with two new bunkers along the left side of the fairway. And the work on No. 15 will include removing trees and bunkers and the fairway being completely repositioned.