Project Description
Overview
TPC Four Seasons is the flagship golf course for the Four Seasons Resort of Dallas Texas. The course has hosted the Byron Nelson Championship since 1983 and Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design was hired to restore its original luster. The planning process called for the involvement of the PGA Tour, the Four Seasons Resort and the owner Bentley Forbes. Renovation work included all new greens, tees, bunkers and a new water feature on the 18th green. The golf course is opened in time for the 2008 Byron Nelson Championship with outstanding reviews from members, guests, and PGA Tour Professionals.
Case Study
In 2006, TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, site of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship Tournament, faced major problems. An aging course with failing greens and un-level tees combined with an insufficient irrigation system and bunkers were causing the course’s image and economics to suffer. After poor reviews and weak player attendance following the 2006 PGA Tour tournament, owner BentleyForbes and the Four Seasons resort held a golf redesign competition. As competition winners Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design completed construction drawings in three months in order to break ground directly after the 2008 tournament.
Working hand-in-hand with all parties involved, Weibring-Wolfard utilized their customary Master Plan Process to define the wants and needs of the owners, operators, customers, members and professionals on the Las Colinas project. With these goals and those of former mentor Byron Nelson as his guide, D.A. Weibring and team redesigned the course with traditional square tee boxes, softer mounding, better sight lines and dramatic white-faced bunkers framing the fairway and green complexes. The team also improved the overall infrastructure of the course, including irrigation and drainage, to ensure the long-term health of the facility.
In March 2008, the PGA TOUR, BentleyForbes, Four Seasons, and the Salesmanship Club of Dallas announced that the TPC Four Seasons was ready for play at the 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. The course opened to nationwide accolades. The newly renovated course met the exacting standards of the PGA TOUR and its players, while offering resort guests and club members with a playable layout that is both fun and challenging. Four Seasons saw immediate economic results, raising initiation fees from $45,000 to $55,000 in a year with a target of $65,000 by the end of 2008. The resort is able to command higher golf rate both in package and individual rounds and to date is seeing a higher profile golf customer – overall. In January of 2009, TPC Four Seasons received recognition as 2008 Rennovation of the Year by Golf Inc. Magazine.
The Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design team’s dedication to the project, attention to detail and steadfast determination to finish despite record rainfalls produced a traditional, classic course that met the needs and wants of all interested parties while honoring tournament founder, Byron Nelson.
Testimonials
“I am pleased to be able to recommend D. A. Weibring, a professional golfer with a combined nine PGA TOUR and Champions Tour victories to his credit, who has displayed great skill and passion as a golf course architect.
D. A. Weibring, owner of Golf Resources Group, Inc, has been in business for more than 20 years and has been involved in more than 80 projects worldwide. The PGA TOUR has been fortunate to have worked closely with D. A. and his team through our Tournament Players Club network. Most notably, his company designed TPC Deere Run, which has been the host course for the John Deere Classic since 2000. PGA TOUR players have consistently praised this terrific layout.
Most recently, D.A. has been involved in completing an upgrade and renovation of TPC Las Colinas in Dallas, the site of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. His imagination and experience in knowing what features will be well received by the players have been an enormous asset in drastically improving the appeal of this golf course.
In addition to the two decades of experience D. A. Weibring has playing the game and designing golf courses, his enthusiasm and level of personal involvement in his work make him one of the most respected architects in the business today. He spends a considerable amount of time collaborating with all the constituents involved to ensure they share in his vision for the project and the end result is a quality product. D. A.’s business acumen and strategy in sharing his passion with the media, partners and local community are a recipe for success and go a long way in marketing the project.
I wholeheartedly recommend D. A. Weibring as one of the best in the business.”
Timothy Finchem Commissioner, PGA Tour
“We have enjoyed a ten-year relationship with Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design. The Company has been involved in an ongoing evolution of our facility, most significantly were the renovation projects that included bunker renovation, new tee boxes, renovation of greens, aesthetic enhancement, landscaping and golf course design. A signature feature of this work can be seen on the TPC Las Colinas 17th hole, where a lake was built green-side and new tees were constructed to create a dramatic shot on one of the finishing holes.”
Mark Herron Club manager, Four Seasons Resort and Club
