Fore! That was the sound heard all around the recently reopened 18-hole El Dorado course at the Quail Valley Golf Course the day after Thanksgiving. Excited golfers who had been anticipating the opening of the renovated course braved the chilly temperatures to tee off at 7 a.m. on Nov. 27. After extensive renovations, the golfers were ready to give their first impressions.
After an extensive ten months of construction that included moving 200,000 cubic tons of dirt, installing a complete irrigation system, building 78 sand traps, 5 different tee boxes, shaping and undulating 18 greens, the El Dorado premieres to the public Thanksgiving weekend. Quail Valley resident, PGA Tour winner and Golf Channel commentator Billy Ray Brown described El Dorado: “This will be the best public golf course in the Houston market.”
The renovation of the El Dorado course began in January 2009 and is on schedule. The progress has included:
Missouri City residents shouldn’t be alarmed if the grass on the El Dorado Golf Course starts to look rather tall. Having high grass on the course now means having low maintenance greens in the future, said Scott Elmer, the City’s Director of Public Works.
Missouri City residents can help the reconstruction of the El Dorado Golf Course stay on target by keeping off the land.
Dave Elmendorf, General Manager for the Quail Valley Golf Course, encourages citizens to be cautious when walking anywhere near the El Dorado course as it undergoes reconstruction. El Dorado is being rebuilt and is planned to re-open later this year. The movement of dirt and equipment make the fairways potentially dangerous for any passersby.
Golf fairways aren’t usually considered works of art, but Missouri City residents can take pride knowing the Quail Valley Golf Course is being sculpted to precision by masters with a vision – and a schedule.
As construction begins on the Quail Valley golf property with the renovation of the El Dorado course, the City of Missouri City is working to ensure the impact to the environment is minimized while the course is being renovated to the safest standards.
The City Council of Missouri City awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the El Dorado Golf Course to Heritage Links of Houston, a division of Lexicon, Inc., at the Council’s annual retreat on Jan. 23.