http://www.lohmanncompanies.com/ February 2009 • 815-923-3400
What a difference Lohmann can make EFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The course is closed here at Jefferson City Country Club, but only on account of the winter weather. Come spring, following an aggressive, 3-month greens-renovation project overseen by Lohmann Golf Designs (LGD), the layout will reopen — and what a difference the members will experience.   Constructed by LGD’s sister company, Golf Creations, all 19 green complexes were renovated to USGA recommendations. The refurbished putting surfaces were planted with modern A-series bent, replacing the aged bentgrass (and poa annua) of the old “push- up” greens with state-of-the-art turf. At least nine of the new greens were relocated and all were recontoured to increase cupping space.   Architects Bob Lohmann and son Matt Lohmann, who served as on-site project manager atJCCC (http://www.jeffersoncitycc.com/) also improved the green surrounds and greenside bunkers, rerouted fairways, rebuilt fairway bunkers, and added 15 new tees. These improvements, which stretch the layout to 7,100 yards, along with a new recirculating water feature built on the 15th hole, were all completed for roughly $1.9 million.   The JCCC membership, which voted to do the entire project all at once, instead of phases, are hotly anticipating a June 1, 2009 reopening.   “Prior to selecting Lohmann we did our due diligence, checked references and played the company’s courses near Chicago,” said club president Mike Winter. “We were very impressed with the quality of Lohmann’s work and attention to detail. The company has been easy to work with, extremely helpful and patient with our members.”	All  eyes  on Westmoor's A1  example ROOKFIELD, Wis. — The architects at Lohmann Golf Designs, Inc. have completed their renovation work here at Westmoor Country Club (http://www.westmoor.org/) in suburban Milwaukee. When the course reopens in spring 2009, the innovations implemented by LGD and contractor TDI International may well change the way upper Midwestern courses are renovated and maintained.   LGD directed the sort of major green, tee and bunker upgrades expected from one of golf ’s most trusted course renovators. But LGD also regrassed all 18 putting surfaces with something relatively new to a climate this far north: A1 bentgrass, whose extreme density helps it resist poa annua encroachment — the bane of supers across the region.   What’s more, while 18 greens were regrassed, their drainage was enhanced by TDI before the fumigation and seeding process, and only four greens were actually rebuilt from scratch; their soil proiles were prepared to replicate the other 14, allowing consistent maintenance practices course wide. LGD’s redesign at Westmoor also called for the removal of some 500 trees, an act that, contrary to some fears, actually increased its slope rating.