Golf course to get $4M renovation

ESTERO — Members of the West Bay Club golf community in Estero approved a $4 million renovation of their Pete Dye-designed golf course.

The renovation is scheduled to be complete in November 2018.

West Bay Club Director of Golf Jeff Raimer says in a statement the primary focus of the renovation will be to enhance the greens and rebuild the course's bunkering. The renovation will also include drainage improvements and the re-grassing of the course with turf grass.

“This renovation will help ensure that our course is competitive in the local marketplace and will increase the desirability of our golf club and entire community for years to come,” says West Bay Club General Manager Brian Schultz in a press release. “The investment will also translate into enhanced property values for each home owner.”

West Bay Club commissioned Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design for the renovation. The firm designed Calusa Pines Golf Club in Naples and Wisconsin's Erin Hills golf course, where the 2017 U.S. Open Championship will be held in June.