Colonial To Go Under The Knife After 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge

As play gets underway at storied Colonial Country Club, the often tinkered with John Bredemus/Perry Maxwell design has green lit more work, this time approving a Gil Hanse master plan. Work will start after the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge, with the course reopening a year later.

From Randy Jennings in the Dallas Morning News:

The project will include a modern irrigation system, new bunkers, tees and green complexes.

Soil temperatures will be controlled by a subterranean cooling and heating system for the green complexes.

Features will be rebuilt and new turf will be established throughout the entire course.

“While Colonial is one of the most recognizable names in golf, the course has evolved far afield from its original vision,” Hanse said in a statement. “We are honored that the members have entrusted us with this classic gem and will work hard to make it more visually artistic and more interesting to play.

”We are similarly hopeful that upon playing the restored course the best players in the world will find that the attributes that make Colonial challenging will still be at the heart of the design.”