Brown Acres Golf Course is scheduled to open Saturday morning with 18 new Ultra-Dwarf bermuda greens, bringing to an end a three-month rejuvenation project.
The course, owned by the city of Chattanooga, replaced all 20 greens – 18 on the course and two practice greens – with a new grass that tolerates heat and traffic better than the previous greens. The city completed a similar project at Brainerd Golf Course in 2012.
The project began in May with the first nine holes getting sprigged with new grass, and it continued in July with the other nine holes getting new grass to improve the quality of play and ease daily maintenance.
“We’re really excited,” said Eddie Taylor, the director of city golf courses in Chattanooga. “The second set of sprigs took off and went crazy.”
The number of rounds played at Brainerd increased after it received new greens, and the same should be expected for Brown Acres.