Scottsdale golf course closes this summer to the restoration

Phoenix – Scottsdale Private Golf Course Desert Highland was closed on Monday due to a large restoration project, according to a press release from Buffalo Groupe.

The Jack Nicklaus design, which was first opened in 1983, will be closed until November.

The parts of the 10 million dollar project include the following: improvement of the perforated design, revision of the desert landscape design, the reconstruction of T -shirt boxes, repeating lawns, bunkers and green and updating the club’s putty course.

The Par-41 put course designed by Gary Preps will be run again with grass in July.

Details for restoring the golf course

Holes

The highlighted hole redesign functions include adding a forward -shirts in the fifth hole (for easier access to the putting surface) and several boxes to the 10th (to move golfers further from the back of the practice area).

With regard to the short Par-4 13. This elimination will force golfers to meet their T-shots a little further in order to achieve the ideal positioning and make them more of a risk expectation hole.

In addition, a few Saguaro cacts are moved in front of the two T -shirt boxes at 18. A third box can also be added.

“This restoration is more than golf – it is about preserving our legacy and at the same time building an even better future,” said Desi Speh, General Manager of Desert Highland Golf Club, in the publication.

“With the world -famous Nicklaus Designed team, our Heritage Links and the support of our members are striving to preserve the timeless character of our course and at the same time introduce thoughtful improvements that will increase the golf experience for the coming years. “

Desert area

The vegetation of the desert in the course of the course is reduced and overgrown areas are completely removed to improve the overview and playability.

The general maintenance takes place on about 55 hectares of land.

T -shirts and lawn

All existing T -shirt boxes are “balanced, lowered and enlarged” in order to maintain these areas more sustainable.

With regard to the lawn, the current 419 Bermuda grass is restored on all T-shirt boxes, fairways and rough areas “without recharging”.

bunker

Every sand trap in Desert Highland is “refined and properly reset”, in its shapes and height. In order to keep the bunkers properly, everyone is excavated and has new drainage systems under the surface and contamination linings.

The current sand is also replaced by a Caltega Pro Tour -Sand, which is produced by Gillibrand Co. Inc.

Greens

All greens on the Par-72 golf course are reproduced with 007XL creeping bent grass and the drainage system is also updated.

Some green contours are also adapted so that more PIN locations can be made available for the leisure and tournament game. One of these affected green will be on the eighth Par-4, whereby according to the release of “vertical more vertical”, it is rotated in accordance with the direction of the hole and near grass hills.

Popular Pro event set for return

Scottsdale’s Desert Highlands was the host of an unofficial PGA Tour event entitled “The Skins Game” for 26 years before he was canceled in 2009 because he had lost his title sponsor. Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer showed it early. Even Tiger Woods appeared a few appearances.

The friendly professional tournament returns to the golf calendar on this upcoming Black Friday, thanks to the starting media and trade companies per shop.

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