TPC Kuala Lumpur reopened its West Course today after a 10-month upgrade which takes the playing experience to a whole new level.
“The 10-month intensive project was focused on providing improved playing surfaces by changing the turf on the course to more developed and enhanced grass species. Golfers can expect another level of golfing experience with the new resurfaced turf,” said Steven Thielke, Chief Executive Officer of TPC Kuala Lumpur.
The course however will close from September 17 to October 17 to make way for the CIMB Classic happening on October 11-14.
The new grasses are identical to those at TPC Sawgrass, home to The Players Championship which is the PGA Tour’s annual flagship tournament in the United States. Whilst TifEagle Bermuda grass has been planted on the greens to provide a consistently fast and true putting surface, Celebration Bermuda grass has been planted on all the tee boxes and fairways, as well as bunker and green surrounds.
“The new fairways will now have more run, and the new green surrounds can be mown short to provide run-off areas so as to allow for a variety of recovery shots to be played on a firmer playing surface,” Thielke explained.
In addition, modifications were made to holes 4, 7, 12, 14, 16 and 17 as well as a new 80-yard short game practice area which has also been built as part of the upgrading project along with the addition of a new practice putting green.
This upgrading project was headed by TPC Kuala Lumpur Head of Agronomy Mohd Nizam Othman, Vice President of Design Services of PGA Tour Stephen Wenzloff, Parslow & Winter Golf Design principal Jason Winter and Thielke.
“This project is a combination of feedback from various constituents from club members, PGA Tour players and rules officials, the course architect from Parslow and Winter Golf Design, and the TPCKL agronomy team. All the feedback was taken into consideration to ensure the new West Course is more competitive and beneficial to all parties,” Wenzloff commented, adding that the course is in prime condition for the up-coming CIMB Classic.
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