In Houston, renovation at BraeBurn CC nears completion

Tripp Davis and Associates is nearing completion of its redesign work at BraeBurn Country Club in Houston, with a planned reopening of the front nine in December. 

While keeping the course’s same basic routing, Davis and his team have rebuilt and reshaped all the greens, rebuilt and shifted tees, and rebuilt bunkers in a more classic style, all while making better use of the elevation. New Northbridge Bermudagrass was also installed along with a new irrigation system and upgraded drainage. 

“BraeBurn has been an exciting project for us in taking a piece of ground with so much potential, and then realizing that potential,” Davis said. “We rebuilt almost every part of the course to try to give it a feel of being from that early American era — the Golden Age of architecture. Working with the entire club, superintendents Terry Gill and Aaron Engelhard, golf course builder Greenscape Methods and irrigation contractor Heritage Links has been a great experience. Everyone was focused on long-term quality through all the challenges this year has presented.”

Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, BraeBurn Country Club has a rich history. The course was originally designed in 1931 by John Bredemus and was reworked extensively in 1991 to address flooding issues. That 1991 project added some significant elevation changes to the course, a unique feature in Houston.

Hall of Fame golfer and three-time Masters champion Jimmy Demaret was one of the club’s early professionals.