THE COURSES
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he bunkers at Indian Wells Golf
Resort are going to be better than
ever. Sure, they'll still test every
aspect of your ability if you hit into one
of them, but after a renovation project
planned for this summer they will be per-
fectly pristine by fall when work on all
171 traps on the Players and Celebrity
courses is scheduled to be completed.
"The bunkers have been hit pretty hard
by multiple big storms over the last cou-
ple of years, including a microburst that
hit the area last August," said Director of
Agronomy Rick Menard. "Our mainte-
nance team has done an exceptional job
of repairing and keeping up the bunkers
for optimal playability, but we thought it
was time to do a complete refresh for all
36 holes."
The project will begin Monday, June 13,
on the back nine of the Celebrity Course.
That work is scheduled to be completed
by July 1. The back nine of the Players
Course will be renovated next on July 5-
July 22. The front nine holes of the
Celebrity Course will follow suit on July
25-August 11, and the project will wrap
up on the front nine holes of the Players
Course from August 15-September 1.
For each phrase of the project, the sand
will be completely removed and each
bunker will be re-lined with a new fabric
liner. Once the liner is in place, all new
sand will be added back in.
"We aren't changing the look of the
bunkers at all," said Menard. "This is sim-
ply an opportunity to remove the existing
sand and liners, some of which may have
been damaged in those various storms,
and replace it all."
As an added benefit to golfers, Menard
anticipates that the bunkers will be easier
to play out of with newly secured liners
and fresh sand.
"We take a lot of pride in our course
and put a lot of care into our bunkers," he
said. "We're excited for this renovation
project, and look forward to showing
players the refreshed, completed bunkers
this fall."
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suMMer-fall
MainTenanCe
sChedule
W
ith its two tracks
recently ranked
among the top 27 in the
state by Golfweek Mag-
azine, course conditions
are a top priority at In-
dian Wells Golf Resort.
For that reason, the
Celebrity and Players
courses will take turns
closing for maintenance
starting in mid-June.
Here's the schedule…
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June 13-July 1
Celebrity Course closed.
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July 4 weekend
Both courses open.
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July 5-July 22
Players Course closed.
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July 25-aug. 11
Celebrity Course closed.
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aug. 15- sept. 1
Players Course closed.
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sept 25- oct 13
Celebrity Course closed.
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oct 17-nov 3
Players Course closed.
NOTE: The schedule is
subject to change.
refresher Courses
Renovation will upgrade and enhance bunkers on both tracks
All of the bunkers will
be getting new sand.
