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Long Bay Golf Club Reopens Following Greens

Restoration Project

롱 베이 골프 클럽, 그린 복원 프로젝트 완료 후 재오픈

YRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Long Bay Golf Club, a Jack the grass on the surrounding collars and resodded them with
MNicklaus design that is one of the Myrtle Beach area’s Tahoma 419, a hearty variety of bermudagrass that can with-
most popular layouts, reopened August 14 following a com- stand close mowing and is resistant to mutation.
prehensive greens restoration project. The expansion of Long Bay’s greens increased the number
Founders Group International (FGI), Long Bay’s parent of pinnable areas, maximizing the creativity of the Nicklaus
company, closed the course May 17 for an effort highlighted design, and it will enhance course conditions over time, al-
by the installation of TifEagle bermudagrass and the resto- lowing the staff to distribute traffic across the entirety of each
ration of the layout’s greens to their original specifications. green complex.
Prior to the project, Long Bay, which opened in 1988, had ap- Located along the North Strand, Long Bay has long been
proximately 70,000-square-feet of putting surface, a number a favorite of traveling golfers. Nicklaus used fairway bunkers
that now stands at nearly 110,000-square-feet. and mounding to frame a course that rewards both power and
“We are so excited to welcome golfers back to Long Bay,” precision. At the heart of Long Bay’s appeal is a back nine that
said Brandon Mensinger, Long Bay’s head pro. “Our new is among the area’s best.
greens are in outstanding condition, and we have reclaimed The short par 4 10th, featuring a fairway ringed by a waste
more than 30,000-square-feet of putting surface, dramatically bunker, the island green, par 3 13th, and No. 18, a dramatic
increasing the number of pinnable areas on each green. We dogleg right that plays around a lake, were all ranked among
are ready to go and golfers can look forward to a smooth, fast Myrtle Beach’s top 100 holes, underscoring Long Bay’s appeal.
roll this fall.” For more information on the course, visit www.LongBay-
TifEagle, due to its resistance to mutation and ability to GolfClub.com. For more information on FGI, visit www.
produce an outstanding putting surface, has emerged as the FoundersGolf.com.
grass of choice for many of Myrtle Beach’s premier courses,
including the Grande Dunes Resort Course and Pawleys About Founders Group International
Plantation, the area’s other Nicklaus design. Founders Group International (FGI) is the foremost golf
In addition to the greens work, Long Bay also removed all course owner-operator company in the Southeastern Unit-
ed States. Formed in 2014
through various purchases
and the 2015 acquisition of
National Golf Management,
FGI owns and operates 21
golf courses (405 holes) in and
around Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
America’s seaside golf capital.
Those courses include
Pine Lakes Country Club,
the “granddaddy” of Myrtle
Beach area courses; TPC Myr-
tle Beach, host site of the 2019
NCAA Division I men’s golf
regional and Dustin Johnson

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