The Sturgeon Valley Golf Course in Alberta has gone all in with renovations. Plans call for new fairways, greens, bunkers, irrigation, collars, paved cart paths, tee boxes, clubhouse lounge and dining room and the locker room. Work was done on every hole and its almost like a new golf course.
“The members have invested significantly” said General Manager Mark Beckwith and the result has been very well received.
Arguably the biggest change is the greens.
“We’ve resurfaced the majority of the greens replacing the poa with bent grass sod,” Beckwith said of the putting surfaces that – for consistency, roll and lushness – rival anything around especially after a tough winter that affected many other courses. “All 18 are now bent grass and they wintered tremendously.”
The new irrigation system, which was 35-years-old, will allow for more coverage on the dry areas and will rid any areas that retained water – especially No. 8 where a new fairway was raised.
“This is a big deal for us,” said Beckwith, who came aboard as the head pro in 2007 and was named general manager in 2011. “It’s so beautiful and it’s spectacular.”
