Photo: Husqvarna Dunedin Golf Club has reopened its Donald Ross course following a restoration by golf architect Kris Spence and Stantec. Work began in March 2024 with the aim of restoring the course to its original intent but with modifications to accommodate for advances in club and ball technology. “We have used historic-like construction methods – such as mini excavators and skid loaders – to reconstruct the original green shapes and slopes to modern modified USGA green standards,” said Lorrie Viola, senior planner at Stantec. Spence and Stantec have also restored Ross features like swales, spines, plateaus, terraces, humps and roll-offs. Viola said: “The restored bunkers now reflect those of the original Ross design, directing the preferred line of play and defining the target area, separating holes for protection and adding variety to the players strategy.” Read more about the restoration on the GCA website. Photo: Walt Kozikowski Photography Download the full report from the Husqvarna website. Dunedin reopens Ross course following restoration Chanticleer renovation continues at Greenville Beau Welling Design and Landscapes Unlimited are progressing with a renovation of the Chanticleer course at Greenville Country Club in South Carolina. The project includes a complete reshaping of the course, new and revamped greens, new irrigation and drainage, renovating bunkers with Bunker Solution liner, regrassing playing surfaces with Tahoma 31, new tees and new cart paths. “For the lower handicap players, the playing experience is going to get more difficult due to the contouring in some of the greens as well as through an incorporation of new roll-off areas,” said Welling. Work also includes new forward tees and removing some greenside bunkers to allow for lower trajectory approaches. Photo: Landscapes Unlimited 25
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