City’s Parks and Recreation Executive Sees Significant Advantages to Renovation
For Immediate Release: Harmony Links Golf ( www.harmonylinksgolf.com ), the leader in “Delivering Next Generation Golf Today” has completed the transformation of City of La Harpe’s, Lamoine Valley Golf Club’s sand greens and tees to “The SofTrak Commercial System” synthetic greens and tees. The 4-week Renovation Advantage project included Harmony Links’ redesign, project management, construction, renovation and synthetic turf installation on the 2,568-yard, 9-hole Lamoine Valley Golf Course’s sand greens and tee boxes in western IL.
Barry Wright, President of the City’s Parks and Recreation Board said, “What Harmony Links Golf has done for our golf course is simply amazing. They delivered on every promise as they were on budget, on time and were terrific to work with. They were a one-stop shop for our renovation. Terry LaGree, who just won national recognition for one of the “Best New Courses in America” for his design of Jack Frost National, redesigned our greens and created signature holes, such as #4, that now define our golf course. He really nailed it for us! Our greens receive shots from 200 yards and putt so true it’s unbelievable. Everyone in the area is excited to play our new course!” “We expect to spend 35 to 40 man/hours a week maintaining our new 1st class 9-hole golf facility,” Wright continued, “and most of that is mowing the fairways and rough. These synthetic turf greens simply need to be brushed and rolled once a week for the first couple of months. After that, the hours/week for maintenance drop considerably.”
Terry LaGree, award-winning co-founder of Harmony Links Golf, with 75 golf course projects and 20+ master-planned communities completed, said, “I tried to compliment Lamoine Valley’s layout with green designs that provided a challenge for all levels of golfers. As golfers play hole #3 with its elevated green which is surrounded by the forest, #4 which is completely reshaped into the hillside, #5 with its challenging dogleg around the forest to an elevated green, and #6, a 153 yard par 3 hole, which has interesting slopes going towards the forest, they will appreciate the beauty of Lamoine Valley Golf Club. I also added 25 yards to #8 and nice movement throughout the green. The 9th green is all about risk-reward with a depth of 75 feet and great movement as well.”
After seeing the transformation at Lamoine Valley, we realized the expertise Harmony Links Golf brings to a project on many levels,” Steve White Jr., CEO of XGrass said, “We are excited to be part of this first renovation with them. Together, we are taking The SofTrak Commercial System into the commercial golf market as it is designed to withstand the rigors a commercial golf course is exposed to every day. The SofTrak Commercial System is comprised of our premium grade greens, fringe and tees with the base strengthened at every layer.”
“As other parks & recreation, municipal, par 3 and executive golf facilities realize the quality of golf they can offer with Terry’s design, perfect greens every day and the Return On Investment they can achieve which is generally about 3 years, resulting in approximately 7 years of savings, they will want to use our Renovation Advantage to move to The SofTrak Commercial System for their courses too,” said Jeff Hartson, co-founder of Harmony Links Golf. “If golf course owners are considering 18-hole renovation of their greens, by choosing The SofTrak Commercial System, they can save $1.5M over its lifecycle.”
Visit www.harmonylinksgolf.com for more information on:
– The transformation of Lamoine Valley Golf Club with great before and after photos.
– Terry LaGree’s design award from Golfweek for one of the “Best New Courses in America.”
– Information on The SofTrak Commercial System and videos of its incredible playability.
– An in-depth comparative financial analysis (Terry LaGree’s presentation on the videos page) of the ROI of The SofTrak Commercial System vs real turf.
– Innovative Design Series renderings with construction and maintenance estimates for new golf amenities.
About Harmony Links Golf
Harmony Links Golf ( www.harmonylinksgolf.comm ) has become an industry leader in the integration of synthetic turf into mainstream golf by combining value-add services and products offered as The SofTrak Commercial System. This system delivers “real golf” playability and can withstand the rigors of high-traffic commercial golf facilities while providing a compelling return on investment (ROI) for golf course owners, municipalities, developers and management companies.
Harmony Links’ services include award-winning golf course design, construction, project management, renovation, synthetic turf installation and marketing services. The SofTrak Commercial System is based upon a suite of synthetic turf products from SofTrak and XGrass and have been chosen based on their quality and durability for use in commercial golf applications. This System can be ordered from Harmony Links Golf or XGrass.
Harmony Links Golf has previously announced The Design Series, for new facility design and construction of next generation golf amenities in 3, 6 and 9-hole loops or personal complexes featuring replica or custom holes and The Renovation Advantage, for existing golf course facility renovation and redesign.
Contact:
Jeff Hartson
Harmony Links Golf
352-795-3195
jeff@harmonylinksgolf.com
Terry LaGree
Harmony Links Golf
352-795-3195
terry@harmonylinksgolf.com
