BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --After several months of extensive construction and renovations, The Country Club of Louisiana (CCLA) opened its newly redesigned golf course to its members. A key Baton Rouge fixture since 1986, CCLA is one of Jack Nicklaus's first residential signature designs. CCLA replaced its Champion greens with MiniVerde bermudagrass to provide a truer putting surface. MiniVerde was introduced around 2002 and has proven to be a better surface than Champion. In fact, the Nicklaus Group recommends MiniVerde for all its southern golf courses. This lower maintenance grass option is just one of many upgrades.
"Due to our reputation and high standards, it was very important to CCLA that the redesign remained as close to Jack Nicklaus's original vision as possible," said Nina S. Wager, Director of Membership and Marketing at CCLA. To maintain Jack Nicklaus's vision, The Country Club of Louisiana hired a former Nicklaus Group on-site architect, Mark Meijer.
In addition to the course renovations, the original 7,000 sq. foot practice green has been completely upgraded and expanded by 3,000 square feet. CCLA members can also take advantage of a practice bunker and chipping area adjacent to a meticulously cared for 300-yard driving range with over 80,000 square feet of tee surface. The bunkers have also been overhauled, now featuring new bunker fabric for consistency.
In 2009, CCLA built a premier golf instruction facility named The Swing Center. This 1,200 square foot, state of the art facility is complete with two swing bays and is fully equipped with only the finest golf technology and equipment to enhance our member's golf game.
The Country Club of Louisiana is private, member owned club that does not require its members to make tee times. Visit www.ccofla.com for more information about The Country Club of Louisiana's newly redesigned course.
SOURCE The Country Club of Louisiana
