Raven Golf Club underwent a significant renovation, resulting in a transformed playing experience.
The project involved opening up playing corridors to provide panoramic views, revitalizing tee complexes, and adjacent desert areas, and restoring the course’s 60 sand bunkers.
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The Arcis Golf-owned Raven Golf Club is one of the company’s 13 properties in the greater Phoenix area, including 3 private and 10 daily fee clubs.
Sand bunkers were re-configured to be relevant for today’s game, equipment, and varied skill levels of golfers. Arcis Golf’s Construction Division led the project using the Better Billy Bunker liner system and a specialty blend of sand from Gillibrand Materials in Simi Valley, Calif.
This brighter, white sand offers a stunning contrast to the lush green grass and Jesse Red decomposed granite framing all the tee complexes.
Raven Golf Club also features expansive, multi-tiered greens, which along with its unique assortment of now-renovated bunkers and water features, creates both strategic diversity and a stunning backdrop for golf.
The par-72 course, originally designed by Gary Panks and David Graham, plays to 7,078 yards from the back tees while offering a fair test from the 6,264-yard forward tees.
A unique set of family tees enables golfers of all ages and abilities to enjoy this desert golf oasis.
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Among the more dramatic changes, a large bunker on the 11th hole was divided into three separate hazards where there were formerly two.
On the signature, par-3 7th hole a lake along the left side and a bunker that runs the entire length of the hole to the green are once again fully visible, adding to the intrigue and challenge.
During the project, non-native species and trees that blocked golfers’ sight lines were removed from all tee complexes.
Several tee surfaces were leveled and re-grassed, while drainage was improved throughout the course.
The Raven Golf Club’s halfway house—The Nest—has been completely reimagined, and a new patio has been added.
Expanded bar seating, coupled with eclectic grab-and-go fare in a café-style environment, make this a popular gathering spot before, after, and during rounds.
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