An upscale Triad public course has reopened with two new greens and yards and yards of new grass. Meadowlands Golf Club in Wallburg reopened Nov. 5 after significants renovation done while a new gas line was installed through the course. The project also included new Bermuda TifEagle putting surfaces, removed “hundreds” of trees, improved bunkers…
Ground was broken this past week for a short course planned at an upscale Triad public golf facility. Geoff Dail, president of Dail Golf, confirmed the groundbreaking for The Track, a 13-hole short course at Holly Ridge Golf Links, to TriadGolf.com. Dail’s company is handling the design and building with Holly Ridge owner Luke Hollingsworth.…
An upscale semi-private course in the Triad that’s been closed most of the year will reopen to the public next week with many improvements. Meadowlands Golf Club will reopen to the public on Nov. 5. The course has been closed since March 1 while utility lines were run through the property. Dail Golf, which manages…
The much-anticipated completions of projects at a few high-profile Triangle golf facilities are on the horizon. The new No. 2 hole at N.C. State’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course and the new driving range and practice area at Raleigh Golf Association are almost ready for public play. “It is growing in now and our plan is…
Playing out of the sand at an upscale public golf course in the Triad has become a better experience in the past few weeks. And there’s a lot more to come, according to the course’s social media. Greensboro National Golf Club has almost completed renovations of its bunkers in the last few weeks. The project…
The long-awaited unveiling of a popular nine holes with a new look is only a few days away. Raleigh Golf Association will reopen its front nine with a sold-out Friday shotgun start, completing the facility’s new 18-hole course made up of the front nine of the former 18-hole public course and a back nine comprised…
Sweltering temperatures. Steamy humidity. Sizzing sun and afternoon thunderstorms. It didn’t matter this past weekend at one Triad golf course. On Saturday, 260 players teed off on reopening day at Salem Glen Country Club. On Sunday, 247 more filled the course. Members of the semi-private Clemmons layout, a product of Nicklaus Design, were anxious to…
The master plan for $27.6 million in improvements to a Triad public golf facility is about to start taking shape. Bob Brooks, the director of golf at Gillespie Golf Course, told TriadGolf.com that the City of Greensboro is expected to begin taking bids for the construction of the first phase, a $4.8-million renovation of the…
Another of the Triangle’s top public golf courses is planning a major renovation. Duke Golf Club is in the planning stages of a “renovation/redesign,” Duke general manager Ed Ibarguen confirmed to TriangleGolf.com and TriadGolf.com. Ibarguen said the club was not yet ready to talk specifics on th The par-72 course plays to 7,154 yards from…
I’ve probably played Greensboro National Golf Club more than any other course in the Triad. With good reason. It’s a fun, but challenging course. The routing is interesting, rolling over lakes and hills with a variety of holes. The course is consistently in good condition, largely thanks to superintendent Vincente Hernandez, who has been there…