Courtesy of LPGA International
The Hills
Course at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, has reopened following
a comprehensive greens renovation project.
The Arthur Hills design closed in April for a five-month project that
restored the course’s greens to their original size and USGA specifications, an
effort that netted an additional 26,600 square feet of putting surface. Prior
to the installation of the new TifEagle Bermudagrass greens, the Hills Course
had 65,340 square feet of putting surface, a number that jumped to 92,000
square feet.
LPGA International, a 36-hole property, previously installed TifEagle on the
Jones Course. The success led to the decision to install the ultradwarf Bermudagrass
variety on the Hills Course.
Other enhancements coincided with the greens renovation. More than 300 tons
of sand was brought in to restore the layout’s bunker complexes and cart paths
were resurfaced throughout the property.
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