The Highland Park, Ill. property will reopen to public on Saturday, August 18, after remaking its 18-hole golf course with work on all tees, fairways, greens and bunkers, in addition to overall infrastructure, drainage and storm water management. The clubhouse has also been remodeled to offer “a classic modern vibe.”
Sunset Valley Golf Club in Highland Park, Ill. will re-open to the public on Saturday, August 18, after undergoing an extensive $7 million renovation to its 18-hole golf course, reported the Highland Park Patch. The project included a complete renovation of all tees, fairways, greens and bunkers, as well as work on the overall infrastructure, drainage and stormwater management.
Sunset Valley’s clubhouse has also been remodeled to now off “a classic modern vibe,” the Patch reported.
“After an 18-month renovation, we are excited to welcome back our loyal golfers and new golfers to our fabulous new course,” said Ryan Ochs, the club’s General Manager and Superintendent. “[Our] 98-year old club has a new lease on life, with a distinctive British Heathlands course design accommodating every level of golfer, unique features unlike any other golf course in the area, and a new clubhouse with striking views of the course.”
After the project, the Patch reported, unique features of the club now include:
- Five sets of tees
- Eighteen new green complexes
- Hole #5 and #13 have been lengthened and native fescue grasses now frame each hole
- Signature Hole #4 is a picturesque peninsula outlined with a new stone wall embankment
- The fairway on Hole #14 wraps around and connects with the approach on #10 green
- Each hole features strategic bunkering
- The newly remodeled clubhouse now features an expanded golf shop, the new 13ninety restaurant and bar, cozy lounge and fireplace, and a large outdoor patio with additional seating and firepits, reported the Patch.
The new course also features state-of-the-art golf carts, the Patch reported, that feature 10-inch, interactive GPS touchscreen monitors to enhance the golfer experience, Features provided in the carts now include: HD hole graphics, so golfers can visualize specifics of the location of water hazards, bunkers and pin placement; on-screen pro tips; a digital scorecard offering an e-mail option; yardage to pin; 3D hole flyover with full-screen HD video; and food and beverage menus and ordering.
“While we encourage everyone to play a round at Sunset Valley, please remember that our new course is just that –young and maturing,” said Ochs. “And, we hope our golfers will help us take care of the course by repairing your ball mark, replacing your divot and staying on the cart paths.”
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