Kohler Co. is moving ahead with a sweeping maintenance initiative at Blackwolf Run in preparation for the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open.  The Championship course will undergo the work in 2009, and the remaining 2 nines will follow the same in 2010.

The plan involves replacing the sand in all of the bunkers and re-seeding all tees, fairways, approaches, green surrounds and putting greens with new Bentgrass. The first nine of the Meadow Valleys course and holes #5 - #13 of the River course will be in play during the 2009 golf season at the price of the Meadow Valleys course.  In 2010, guests will be able to experience The Championship course, the same course routing that will be played at the U.S. Women’s Open in 2012, at the normal price of the River course. 

Beginning in 2011, both golf courses will be in play except for the brief period in 2012 during the U.S. Women’s Open. 

This program comes on the heels of course work to the River course in 2008 that added nearly 400 yards of length to the black tees, now extending the championship tees to more than 7,400 yards, while restoring the original distinctiveness created by legendary golf course designer Pete Dye.

Check back throughout the year for photos and video of this maintenance initiative.

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