The La Quinta and El Dorado Courses

The Quail Valley Golf Course is home to the 18-hole La Quinta and the 18-hole El Dorado Golf Courses. The La Quinta Course opened for play as a public golf course on July 4, 2008. Within its first twelve months, the La Quinta Course had 37,750 rounds of golf, even with Hurricane Ike having impacted operations for about six weeks. Rounds of play are up 54 percent since the City took over ownership.

The renovation of the El Dorado course began in January 2009 and is on schedule. The progress has included:

• The re-design of the El Dorado Course by renowned golf course architect, Jeffrey Blume. The design offers a challenging opportunity for both recreational and avid golfers.
• Drainage improvements on the property. The movement of a large volume of dirt during the sculpting of the course promotes better drainage for much of the Quail Valley area.
• The replacement of the irrigation system on both the El Dorado and the La Quinta Courses, which was included in the $5.5 million course renovation budget.
• Grass seeding on the El Dorado. All of the holes have been seeded and the course ready for play by year end.
• The replacement of nearly all the old cart paths on the El Dorado Course. The five miles of old cart path will be recycled by the City and Fort Bend County as material for erosion prevention projects.

The El Dorado Course is being built by Heritage Links of Houston. Heritage Links has constructed premier golf courses around the world, including Chambers Bay, a Washington state golf course that was named the No. 1 “Best New Public Golf Course” by Golf Magazine in January 2009 and is the destination for the 2010 U.S. Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open.

The El Dorado course is scheduled for a grand re-opening at the end of 2009.