El Macero Country Club in El Macero, California, is opening its newly renovated golf course to members on Sept. 1 following a four-month, multi-million-dollar renovation project. The renovation work around the greens will provide members with multiple shot options with enhanced turf conditions, newly designed collection areas and reduced bunker footprints.
Key highlights of the renovation include:
- Areas around greens complexes were stripped and reshaped to help reveal bunkers from fairways better, then softened and shaped to allow water to flow away from greens. These areas were then resodded with a Tiftuf hybrid bermudagrass and collars around green edges were sodded with bentgrass.
- Crews reduced the square footage of bunkers across the golf course by 60 percent, with the renovated bunkers receiving new drainage, liners and pure white sand.
- The updated bunkers also have more points of entry, easing access and enhancing course conditions.
“We’re thrilled with how the renovation turned out,” general manager Chris Johnson said. “With the newly refreshed bunkers and more shot options around greens, golfers will discover new ways to play the course.”
“The contours and enhancements to the new bunkers topped with the eye-catching white sand are not only visually stunning but they create new sight lines for players contemplating their approach shots,” member and Northern California golf journalist Frank LaRosa said.
Santa Rosa, California-based Golf Plan - Dale & Ramsey Golf Course Architecture oversaw the course renovation, while DHR Golf Construction was the contractor.
El Macero Country Club was founded in 1961 by C. Bruce Mace as part of the El Macero property development. In 1966, the members purchased the club from the Mace family. Located about 10 miles west of Sacramento, the club’s 18-hole parkland-style championship course was designed by course architect Bob Baldock in 1961 and stretches to more than 6,860 yards.
