Major Renovation at Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club Earns 7th Renovation of The Year Honors

Sometimes the theme of a particular crop of competition winners is difficult to pinpoint, but this year’s is a no-brainer: What’s old is new again.

The common thread was the desire to go back to how things used to be.

Obviously, any golf course renovation is trying to change things up, but this year, most of the winning venues also sought out the original designs of their courses and followed them as closely as possible. Sometimes the old ways really are better.

In the Private Club category, Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club took first place with a renovation that brought back oak and sycamore trees that were once abundant on the Menlo Park, California, course. The result is an almost entirely new course that has won the hearts of locals.

“The new golf course is truly something special and has already earned rave reviews from our membership and piqued interest from our region,” said Aaron Grant, general manager. “The use of native spaces, seasonal creeks, multiple varieties of grass specifically chosen for our climate and bunkering worthy of magazine covers has created a very appealing aesthetic and massively improved strategies and playing conditions.”