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GOLF COURSE RENOVATIONS

In 1921, architect Stanley Thompson designed a gem of a golf course in Tecumseh, Ontario, Beach Grove Golf and Country Club.

Like many courses designed during the “Golden Era of Golf”, practice areas were often short, narrow pieces of leftover land or non-existent.  Golfers in today’s society face time constraints for a myriad of reasons and look for additional avenues of golf enjoyment other than the traditional eighteen holes.  Clubs are looking for additional sources of services and revenue to remain vital to their golfers.

We have developed a plan for Beach Grove Golf and Country Club which includes a large practice facility, short game area and nine hole short course for beginners and juniors.

The design came to fruition by listening to the Club’s concerns, consultation with the Stanley Thompson Society. A creative plan for the future was developed that synchronizes the traditions of the past and solves present perplexities of the golf course.

GOLF COURSE RENOVATION PROJECTS

“Remodeling projects are often undertaken on golf courses to solve functional problems, improve aesthetic quality or affect playability.  To ensure the project produces the desired results, planning is essential.  Benefits of a properly planned project include higher quality finished construction, lower implementation costs, increased playability and attractive visual character.”

  • AUDUBON COUNTRY CLUB, Louisville, Kentucky*
  • BLYTHEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB, Belmont, Michigan
  • BROOKSHIRE INN & GOLF CLUB, Williamston, Michigan
  • BROWN DEER GOLF COURSE, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • CAMBRIDGE COUNTRY CLUB, Cambridge, Ohio
  • CASCADE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • CHIKAMING COUNTRY CLUB, Lakeside, Michigan
  • COUNTRY CLUB OF LANSING, Michigan
  • CROOKED CREEK GOLF COURSE, Saginaw, Michigan*
  • DEARBORN COUNTRY CLUB, Dearborn, Michigan
  • EDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, Commerce Twp., Michigan
  • ELMBROOK GOLF COURSE, Traverse City, Michigan*
  • EVERGREEN HILLS GOLF COURSE, Southfield, Michigan
  • FLINT GOLF CLUB, Flint, Michigan
  • FOUR WINDS GOLF COURSE, N.L.E., East Lansing, Michigan*
  • FOX GLEN GOLF CLUB, MacGregor, Ontario
  • GERMANIA TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB, Saginaw, Michigan
  • GLEN OAKS GOLF COURSE, Farmington Hills, Michigan
  • GOLF CLUB IGLS, Innsbruck, Austria
  • GRAND HOTEL, Mackinac Island, Michigan
  • GROSSE ILE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, Grosse Ile, Michigan
  • HANCOCK TURFGRASS RESEARCH CENTER/GREENTECH, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
  • HASTINGS COUNTRY CLUB, Hastings, Michigan*
  • HICKORY HILLS GOLF COURSE, Jackson, Michigan
  • HOLIDAY GREENS GOLF CLUB, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
  • HOLLAND COUNTRY CLUB, Holland, Michigan*
  • INVERNESS COUNTRY CLUB, Gregory, Michigan*
  • KENT COUNTRY CLUB, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • LELAND COUNTRY CLUB, Leland, Michigan
  • LINCOLN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, Ludington, Michigan*
  • MARYWOOD GOLF CLUB, Battle Creek, Michigan
  • MEADOWBROOK COUNTRY CLUB, Northville, Michigan*
  • MERCER COUNTY ELKS CLUB, Celina, Ohio
  • MONROE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, Monroe, Michigan
  • MORAVIAN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, Mt. Clemens, Michigan*
  • MULLENHURST GOLF CLUB, Delton, Michigan
  • MUSKEGON COUNTRY CLUB, Muskegon, Michigan*
  • NORTHPORT POINTE CLUB, Northport, Michigan
  • OAKRIDGE GOLF CLUB, New Haven, Michigan
  • OWOSSO COUNTRY CLUB, Owosso, Michigan
  • PEACHTREE COUNTRY CLUB/GREENTECH, Atlanta, Georgia
  • PINE HILLS GOLF CLUB, Laingsburg, Michigan
  • PINE LAKE COUNTRY CLUB, Orchard Lake, Michigan*
  • PLUM HOLLOW COUNTRY CLUB, Southfield, Michigan
  • PORT HURON GOLF CLUB, Port Huron, Michigan
  • POTTAWATTOMIE COUNTRY CLUB, Michigan City, Indiana
  • RIVERWOOD GOLF CLUB, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
  • ROGELL GOLF CLUB, Detroit, Michigan
  • ROYAL SCOT GOLF COURSE, Lansing, Michigan*
  • SEVEN LAKES GOLF CLUB, LaSalle, Ontario
  • SOUTHMOOR GOLF COURSE, Flint, Michigan*
  • SPRINGFIELD OAKS GOLF COURSE, Davisburg, Michigan
  • SPRING LAKE COUNTRY CLUB, Spring Lake, Michigan
  • SUMMERTREE COUNTRY CLUB, Crown Point, Indiana
  • SUNNYBROOK COUNTRY CLUB, Grandville, Michigan
  • SUTTON CREEK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, Essex, Ontario
  • WALLOON LAKE COUNTRY CLUB, Walloon Lake, Michigan*
  • WARREN VALLEY GOLF COURSE, Wayne County, Michigan
  • WASHTENAW COUNTRY CLUB, Ypsilanti, Michigan*
  • WATERMARK COUNTRY CLUB, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • WESTERN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, Redford, Michigan
  • WEST SHORE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, Grosse Ile, Michigan
  • WHITEFISH LAKE GOLF CLUB, Pierson, Michigan*
  • WHITE LAKE OAKS GOLF COURSE, Pontiac, Michigan
  • YANKEE RUN GOLF CLUB, Youngstown, Ohio*

* Work completed prior to 1990 by W. Bruce Matthews III as Senior Designer, Matthews & Associates

 



Times are changing in the golf industry.  A number of our clients are adapting to the changing times by providing more inclusive recreational features to their courses.  Country Club of Lansing is adding a shorter set of tees, providing an enjoyable round for more members.  Country Club of Lansing is taking the lead in Michigan on the industry’s "play it forward" movement. 

CC of Lansing
CC of Lansing

Railside Golf Club built a new short game area.  Cascade Hills Country Club is presently in the planning stages of a renovated practice facility which includes a lesson area, heated tees and a short game area.  Beach Grove Golf & Country Club, Tecumseh, Ontario has a new practice range with a 9-hole short course in the future plans.

Railside GC
Railside GC

As our lives change and challenges within our industry continue on, many courses are looking for future golfers and providing existing players a new experience with prudent course improvements.

 

 

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