Town & Country Club in Saint Paul, Minnesota has approved a comprehensive renovation masterplan developed by architect Jeff Mingay and the club’s long-time course superintendent Bill Larson.Town & Country Club is one of the oldest courses in America still playing golf on its original site. The club hosted the first ever round of golf in the state in 1893. The five-hole course was expanded to 18 in 1907 by club member Ben Schurmeier. Scottish-native Robert Foulis also had a hand in the course’s development, serving as the club’s resident professional in the late 1890s. Schurmeier’s 1907 layout was modified in the 1920s and remains largely intact today.
“We’re definitely not aiming to strictly restore the course to a certain period in its history,” Mingay explained. “However, we’re certainly inspired by history. Town & Country Club has a treasure trove of historical materials that’s allowed us to study the course’s unique evolution and provide aesthetic inspiration. In the process of developing our plan, we’ve effectively determined what’s worked over the years, what hasn’t and why. As a result, the plan respects the course’s heritage but will also serve the club in a contemporary manner, well into the future.”
Duininck Golf will carry out construction work during a three-month project beginning in August 2024 and all 18 holes are expected to reopen for play in spring 2025.
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