Re-Imagined Course Delivers Fresh Golfing Experiences.
The Oaks Club announced the completion of the renovations to its Heron Course, a year-long project that brings a memorable new golfing experience for members and guests. “By re-imagining this beautiful course, we have renewed one of our community’s most important assets to the benefit of all our homeowners,” said Oaks Club Board President Chuck Clack. “Our golf amenities have helped make The Oaks Club one of the Gulf Coast’s leading private residential communities for the past 31 years.”
Course architect Jason Straka, of Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design, said the renovations are designed to enhance playability and improve maintenance conditions. The new Heron Course will play between 4,185 and 6,825 yards, slightly longer than the current 6,695 yards. “The revitalized course will have new surface contours, better constructed and strategically placed sand bunkers, interesting greens complexes, and a new teeing system that will accommodate players of all skill levels,” said Straka, who redesigned the course on behalf of Hurdzan/Fry Environmental Golf Course Design. Other design changes include a brand new irrigation system, a new drainage system, state-of-the-art greens construction, new and improved turfgrasses and new landscaping.
Heron Renovation Committee Chairman John Bogatay said planning the Heron Course redesign began in 2011. “Our primary objective was to replace the irrigation and drainage system, while designing a challenging and playable course for golfers of various levels of skill,” he said. “As part of the renovation, we added 250 drains and 350 irrigation sprinklers, and all greens were reconstructed for reduced maintenance and water usage.”
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