Beau Welling Design leads wide-ranging golf
and campus improvements.
STOWE,
Vt., May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stowe, Vermont (May
13th, 2024) Stowe Country Club (SCC), the scenic golf course
in the heart of Stowe, broke
ground on an extensive renovation project on May 2, 2024.
Directed by Beau Welling Design (BWD), the project will feature
noteworthy renovations to both the 18-hole course as well as other
amenities which will result in an elevated playing experience for
the club's membership.
"As a design team, we are collaborators at heart, and we are
excited to be working alongside Stowe Country Club to breathe new
life into one of the best golf courses in the region," says
Beau Welling, Founder and CEO of
Beau Welling Design. "This project will make the golf course more
approachable for the average player while retaining the precise
challenge that members and guests have enjoyed for over 70 years.
We're honored to play a role in refreshing this historic club to be
enjoyed by the current membership and generations to come."
While the footprint of the golf course will largely remain the
same, the improvements will elevate all facets of the course—from
new and improved tees to new and differently shaped green
complexes. The goal of the redesign is to create a more consistent
and playable course while offering more challenges for advanced
players. Led by Welling and BWD Senior Design Associate Chase Webb,
the renovation will improve the playability of the course for the
less experienced player while focusing on strategy and challenging
the lower handicap golfer. Additional structural changes will also
improve the environmental sustainability of the golf course to
protect the future of the renowned club.
Some additional major improvements and updates to the course
include:
- Renovation of all greens that will also enhance approaches and
surrounds to promote creativity and fun.
- Shape and re-grade select fairways to enhance playability and
reward quality shots.
- Thoughtfully replace and modernize all fairway and greenside
bunkers.
- Enhance turf quality from tee to green with a complete
re-grassing of all fairways utilizing bentgrass for greens, tees,
and fairways as well as integrating a Kentucky bluegrass and fescue blend for rough
areas.
- Add length where possible, emphasizing approach angles to
challenge experienced golfers while ensuring playability for all
skill levels.
- Complete a long-term tree plan to ensure consistent turf
conditions throughout the property and further highlight the
beautiful long-range vistas and movement of the golf terrain in
every direction.
- Dramatically expand the beautiful fescue stands throughout the
property.
- Improve drainage on every hole, focusing on known problem
areas.
- Secure the water future and sustainability of the golf course
through a new irrigation system, pump station, and the addition of
a supplemental river pump.
To ensure that golf play and practice is always available to the
membership and the Stowe
community, the renovation project will take place in two parts with
construction on the front nine holes in 2024 and the back nine
targeted for renovation in 2025.
Beyond the golf course renovation, Beau Welling Design assisted
the club with campus planning that includes an entirely new golf
facilities area, practice area, expanded amenities and a future
residential community. "We are thrilled to partner with Beau and
his team to create one of the best private clubs in northern New
England, right here in Stowe,"
remarks Sam Gaines, President and
CEO of Mt. Mansfield Company, the developer of Stowe Country
Club. "These dramatic golf course improvements to Stowe
Country Club, when combined with our spectacular Mountain Course at
Spruce Peak, will create one of the most unique and diverse 36-hole
experiences for members and guests."
The renovation also kicks off a unique new membership program in
Stowe. SCC intends to create a
four-season community-oriented club centered around golf, racquet
sports, fitness/pool, and dining.
While there are exciting amenities planned on-site that Stowe
Country Club members will enjoy in the future, members have been
provided interim benefits at The Club at Spruce Peak, including the
18-hole Bob Cupp-designed Mountain
Course and its facilities. Members of The Club at Spruce Peak will
continue to receive full access to Stowe Country Club.
"It's an exciting time for our Membership," says Michael Harger, General Manager of Stowe Country
Club and The Club at Spruce Peak. "So many of us have a vested
interest in this historic course, and it's been a thrilling process
to lay the groundwork for the next generation of golf enthusiasts
in the Stowe community."
For More Information, please visit:
https://stowecc.clubhouseonline-e3.club/Renovation
About Stowe Country Club
Stowe Country Club, located in the heart the Stowe Village, occupies what was once a
turn-of-the-century dairy farm and has evolved over seven decades
into a pleasant 18-hole course showcasing undulating fairways and
manicured greens. Opened in 1950 and expanded in 1962, the historic
Laliberte Dairy Farm provided a rolling landscape that fit nicely
with the routing we see today. The club's practice facility is
among the best in the state, as is the personalized instruction
that is offered by PGA Professional Staff. Stowe Country Club
offers 360-degree views of the green mountains and a sense of
connection to its natural surroundings. Memberships are available
for those looking to enjoy a first-rate golf experience in
Stowe, including member specific
events, instruction opportunities, promotions and tournaments. For
more information on Memberships to Stowe Country Club, visit:
https://stowecountryclub.com/Membership/Become_A_Member &
visit Stowe Country Club on Instagram and Facebook.
About Mt. Mansfield Company
For over 75 years, Mt. Mansfield Company (MMC) has been a
steward of Stowe's growth as a
world-class destination. In that time, MMC has carefully
created world-class ski amenities, residential developments, and
hospitality, while preserving and protecting natural resources.
After modernizing the iconic Stowe Mountain Resort with extensive
lift and snowmaking upgrades, MMC created Spruce Peak, the
world-class resort community located at the base of Stowe Mountain
Resort. Spruce Peak, now with over 500 owners, is an
Audubon-certified sustainable community and is surrounded by over
2,000 acres of preserved Vermont
land. Mt Mansfield Company also founded the Club at Spruce Peak in
2004. The Club offers winter amenities, access to the 20,000 square
foot spa, along with social and dining facilities. It also boasts
the Mountain Course at Spruce Peak, a brilliantly designed
Bob Cupp creation offering
unprecedented views and dramatic shots. Now, MMC looks to continue
its track record in Stowe with the
redevelopment of its Stowe Country Club, which will offer 18
redesigned and renovated holes along with world-class social and
recreational facilities.
About Beau Welling Design
Beau Welling Design is a golf course design and land planning
firm providing innovative and responsive solutions to clients
around the world. The multi-faceted firm works in close
collaboration with clients to envision captivating experiences
built upon core principles of form, function, and sustainability.
For nearly two decades, the expert team of designers at BWD led by
founder, CEO and lead designer Beau
Welling have brought to life exceptional golf designs at
some of the game's most prominent venues including Fields Ranch
West at Omni PGA Frisco, Pelican Golf Club, Omni Amelia Island, along with significant
renovations at Ocean Forest Club, Atlanta Country Club, and others.
In addition to their work on-course, BWD specializes in land
planning and site design with an impressive body of work featuring
urban projects at Camperdown in Greenville, SC, and BullStreet in Columbia, SC as well as community development
projects that include Bluejack National in Montgomery, TX and GlenCove by Old Edwards in
Cashiers, NC. For more information
visit https://beauwellingdesign.com/ and follow on
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