Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, California, has reopened following a $23 million renovation by Todd Eckenrode – Origins Golf Design. The project goals were to make the layout more playable and interesting, improve course aesthetics and conditions, and adhere to the club’s sustainability initiative. In addition to the rebuilding of all tees, fairways, bunkers and greens, there has been a significant tree management programme and a new irrigation system has been installed. The course has new drought-tolerant grass, and over 20 acres of turf has been replaced with landscaping to showcase the natural beauty of the course’s setting. We spoke with Eckenrode to find out more. How has the playing experience at Sharon Heights changed? There are now many ways to play the holes, as opposed to just straight and through the air. The increased width in the fairways and hole corridors allow golfers to play one side of the hole or the other, generally, to gain advantage into the green or hole location. Also, the new bentgrass Fairways, bunkers and greens have been rebuilt, as seen at the fourteenth TEE BOX Photo: Channing Benjamin “ There are now many ways to play the holes, as opposed to just straight and through the air” Todd Eckenrode of Origins Golf Design has transformed the Sharon Heights golf course in California. Q&A with Todd Eckenrode 24
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