(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – the largest domestic owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts – has been selected to manage the ColoVista Golf Club in Bastrop, TX, 30 minutes east of Austin.
The par-72, 6,596-yard public access golf course is scheduled to re-open in July after a comprehensive renovation that includes re-definition of tee areas and fairways; bunker restoration; re-grassing for improved playing surfaces; and new tee markers, signage and pin flags.
Prior to the course closing after damage from widespread forest fires a few years ago, ColoVista opened in 1997 to rave reviews from golfers. It also consistently ranked among the top 20 courses in Texas by Golfweek and other golf media, and was named “Best Course in the State” by the Houston Chronicle.
Upon the club’s re-opening, BCG will provide turnkey management of ColoVista operations, golf course and property maintenance, stay-and-play cottages, membership sales, marketing and public relations, staffing and training, merchandising, restaurant and banquet activities, special events and tournaments, golf instruction and financial management.
“We are honored to be chosen to re-open and breathe life back into ColoVista’s golf course,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. “Our Billy Casper Golf team is hard at work to help the course once again be the crown jewel of the community.”
“Billy Casper Golf has a wonderful vision about what ColoVista can be,” says Carson Stephens, President of ColoVista Golf Club Property Owners Association. “Together, we will build an excellent golf and lifestyle experience.”
Winding through the surrounding residential community amid majestic vistas, ColoVista provides golfers with challenging terrain, including subtle turns and treacherous optical illusions. Rolling fairways and well-protected, undulating greens and forgiving landing areas add to a variety of shot strategies.
The first nine holes are situated in the valley and gradually ascend to higher ground. The signature par-3, No. 15 features a 100-foot elevation change from tee to green, requiring golfers to be mindful of club selection. The view of the Colorado River from the raised tee box is jaw-dropping and starts a string of stunning finishing holes rivaling all others in Texas.
Nestled among soaring pines and the banks of the Colorado River, ColoVista offers four communities and a wide array of lots and existing homes from several builders. Residences unobtrusively line many holes of the championship golf course.
For more information about ColoVista: www.colovistagolf.com.
About Billy Casper Golf
BCG is the largest domestic owner-operator of golf course, country clubs and resorts, with more than 140 properties under its turnkey management. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, the company is headquartered in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
A division of BCG, Buffalo Communications is the leading global golf-lifestyle public relations, branding, marketing-communications, creative services firm representing the LPGA, PGA National Resort & Spa, Sea Pines Resort, Ballybunion Golf Club (Ireland), Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, Fila Golf, ECCO, Club Glove and other top brands.
For more information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
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