The Tom Weiskopf-designed course at the Scottsdale, Ariz. property was closed for four months for a facelift that included updating green complexes to the original shape, size and contours utilizing GPS coordinates, resurfacing greens and collars with new turf, and bunker renovations with updated drainage and new liners and sand. A similar project was conducted in 2017 for Troon North’s Monument course, also a Weiskopf design.
The Pinnacle Course at Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. will reopen for daily-fee play on Friday, October 5th, following an enhancement project that was announced in June (http://clubandresortbusiness.com/2018/06/troon-norths-pinnacle-course-closed-facelift/). The Pinnacle Course is one of two 18-hole, Tom Weiskopf-designed courses at Troon North, along with the Monument course.
Enhancements at the Pinnacle Course enhancements included updating green complexes to their original shape, size and contours by utilizing GPS coordinates gathered from Weiskopf’s original design. In addition, greens were resurfaced with creeping A4 bent grass and collars were resurfaced with TifGrand semi-dwarf Bermuda grass. Bunker renovations included updating the drainage in all greenside and fairway bunkers, new bunker liners and new Pioneer bunker sand.
Troon’s Vice President of Golf Course Development, Ron Despain, oversaw the project and work was performed by the club’s agronomy team, led by Senior Agronomist Brad Anderson.
This year’s 2018 enhancements to the Pinnacle Course followed a similar project conducted during the summer of 2017 on Troon North’s Monument Course. The course renovations over the last two summers were the first major changes to the property since a 2007 renovation, reconfiguration and rerouting. In that year, under Weiskopf’s direction, the 36-hole facility was reconfigured by blending the two courses together and changing the sequence in which the holes were played.
“The course enhancements made over the past two summers have improved two already incredible golf courses in Monument and Pinnacle,” said Troon’s President, Tim Schantz. “Hats off to Ron Despain and the agronomy team at Troon North on a job well done.
“Moving forward, we’ll continue to refine and reinvest in our flagship facility, to keep it atop the leaderboard of outstanding Arizona golf properties,” Schantz added.
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