Change orders move the reopening of the Edmond, Okla. property to later this year. Besides building a new clubhouse, the project also included an underground cart barn, event space, short game practice area, indoor teaching facility and outdoor driving range pavilion. Beyond irrigation upgrades for the course, greens were improved, two holes were completely redesigned, tee boxes were replaced and bunker changes were made. The renovations are being done, among other reasons, in the hopes of bringing a PGA Tour Champions event to town.

Edmond, Okla. city officials authorized spending an additional $564,931.48 to add a water pumping station needed to boost water pressure to meet irrigation, fire suppression and domestic consumption needs for the KickingBird Golf Club course and new clubhouse, pushing plans to reopen the facility to later this year, The Oklahoman reported.

In total, Edmond will spend $20,119,924.70 to rebuild the clubhouse and associated facilities, renovate the course’s greens, update its irrigation system and to purchase and install furnishings, fixtures and other needed equipment, The Oklahoman reported. The renovations are being done, among other reasons, in the hopes of bringing a PGA Tour Champions event to town.

Contractors putting in the course’s irrigation system in October observed “very low” water pressures, leading course officials to have the city’s water department track water pressures on the development’s supply line, The Oklahoman reported. Based on that data, officials determined there wasn’t enough available water pressure to meet needs for both the clubhouse and course.

Edmond issued an original contract for $13,478,500 to rebuild the clubhouse and $4,840,909.50 to rebuild the course’s greens and to overhaul the course’s irrigation system, The Oklahoman reported. After the latest change order (the 11th so far), costs to build the clubhouse will stand at about $14,531,290 if no other changes are needed.

City leaders pitched the project to update the 50-year-old course and clubhouse a little over a year ago, noting the overhaul potentially could bring a PGA TOUR Champions event to town, as well as other events that would boost course play and revenues, The Oklahoman reported.

Besides building a new clubhouse, the project also built an underground cart barn, event space, short game practice area, indoor teaching facility and outdoor driving range pavilion, The Oklahoman reported. Beyond irrigation upgrades for the course, greens were improved, two holes were completely redesigned, tee boxes were replaced and bunker changes were made.

Brian Soerensen, Edmond’s Director of Golf, told council members the change will delay plans the city had to open the clubhouse, The Oklahoman reported. While he observed the setback is disappointing, “the silver lining of this is that we will be opening all of the facilities at once,” he said.

A specific opening date will be announced later this year, The Oklahoman reported.