Diablo Country Club

"I couldn't be more thrilled with the dramatic improvements that have evolved in this massive renovation and restoration project", said golf course architect Todd Eckenrode.

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"The Club's leadership has been outstanding, providing ourselves and the construction team great freedom in the process, which will lead ultimately to the utmost possible design and finished golf course for the members to enjoy for decades to come", says Todd Eckenrode.

Before and After

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DIABLO COUNTRY CLUB

Club History

In 1915, 23-year-old two-time California Amateur Champion Jack Neville designed his first golf course, creating the original nine holes at Diablo. In 1920, designer William Watson, one of California's most successful and prolific golf course architects in this Golden Age of golf course design, created the second nine at Diablo, crafting most of Neville's original holes into this new 18-hole course. The original masterful routing has remained as it always has been, so members today can experience playing this historic gem in the way it was intended, over a century ago.

Renovation-Restoration Details

Fully renovated new green and green surrounds, resurfaced to latest improved Bentgrass
Greens restored to original sizes restoring lost hole locations
All other turf converted to drought-tolerant Bermudagrass
Overall turf area reduced by more than 35 acres and converted to fescue and native grasses
All bunkers reshaped with most restored to their original locations
All tees re-built to a more natural shape and contours as originally designed
Watson's intricate system of swales and natural creeks restored throughout the course
Irrigation system replaced with state-of-the-art new design

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Awards & Recognition

2021 Renovation of the Year - Golf Inc. 1st Place Private Clubs
Best Golf Courses in California (2022-23) – Top 35 – Golf Magazine
50 Best Golf Courses in the West (2022-23) – Golf Magazine
SGCA Environmental Excellence Award

""This project provides the Club with the infrastructure and agronomic conditions that will position the golf course well into the future, as well as allowing us to significantly reduce water consumption."

Ryan Nicholson, Golf Course Superintendent

Diablo Details

Before and After

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