The renovation of the driving range and practice areas at The Country Club of North Carolina by Spence Golf Inc., under the direction of architect Kris Spence, is complete.
The project began June 8 under the supervision of Spence’s lead associate, Jim Harbin, and opened to the membership Oct. 9.
“CCNC is extremely pleased with the work of Kris Spence and Spence Golf, Inc., on the practice range and short game facility,” club President Charlie Waters said. “The amenities of this critical area for our dedicated members are top-notch and also feel like home. Members and guests, either playing our courses or trying to sharpen their games, will experience a fully new and revamped/rejuvenated facility.”
“I’m very confident that we not only accomplished all of our goals but most likely exceeded expectations on this project,” Spence said. “The new short game area has great variety and will accommodate many more players, and if there is a better practice tee and target green setup in the Sandhills, I am not aware of it.”
The main components of the renovation included changes to the size, alignment, and levels of the practice range; additional target greens; a higher safety net; and a larger, more free-flowing short-game area. The entire facility was sodded with new grass.
A new single deck of 125,000 square feet, nearly 3 acres, was built for the practice range, resulting in eight to 10 more hitting stations.
To simulate the on-course experience for the members, 40,000 square feet of the tee is zoysia to match the fairway grass on the Dogwood Course, and the remainder is Bermuda to match the fairway grass of the Cardinal Course.
Practicing players can now hit four well-defined target greens with sharper surrounds, ranging in size from 3,000 to 3,500 square feet. In addition, two smaller target greens of 1,000 square feet or less were built to accommodate “scoring club” practice.
The new short-game practice area has been expanded by 80%, according to Spence.
Both ends of the practice range now have the ability to accommodate synthetic mats for the winter season.
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