RCC COURSE RENOVATION Save the date for Friday, November 6 when we celebrate Raleigh Country Club’s reopening post-renovation of the golf course. “I think everyone is going to be pleased with the work architect Kyle Franz has produced,” said McConnell Golf’s VP of Golf Operations Brian Kittler. For McConnell Golf, the focus of the project was to produce an improved course for all levels of players — retaining the integrity of the course that Ross first designed and built, but allowing more challenges for today’s long-hitting players. “With over 350 trees gone, it gives the holes much better views and pin locations. It’s definitely going to be a more challenging course to play,” said Kittler. Raleigh Country Club, which first opened in 1948 just east of downtown Raleigh, is the final design of legendary architect Donald Ross. Golf course architect Kyle Franz oversaw the RCC restoration, which began in February. The McConnell Golf portfolio now includes three other classic Ross designs — Sedgefield Country Club, Country Club of Asheville and Holston Hills Country Club. McConnell Golf is the only individual golf course proprietor in the world that owns four Ross-designed courses.
“I think everyone is going to be pleased with the work architect Kyle Franz has produced.” - Brian Kittler, McConnell Golf’s VP of Golf Operations
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