IRVING, Tex. -- Work has begun on a multi-million dollar expansion of the Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas, company officials have announced. The Four Seasons is one of the host venues for the EDS Byron Nelson Championship on the PGA Tour.
This phase of the renovation marks the culmination of a 20-year master plan to maintain the 400-acre property's status, officials said.
Among the renovations is the creation of a new lake on the 18th hole of the Tournament Players Course and an expansion of the golf shop.
Golf course architect Jay Morrish has unveiled a new one-acre lake on the left side of the fairway of the 18th hole, a project that had been on the drawing board for more than three years awaiting the completion of other projects on the golf course. The lake adds beauty as well as drama to the par 440-yard finishing hole, officials said, adding that guests staying on the east side of the hotel and villas may also view the lake.
The golf shop will be remade with a completely new floor plan and interior design, and the space will more than double in size to nearly 3,000 square feet. The shop is consistently recognized among the top 25 resort pro shops in the country by Golf Business Magazine, and Director of Golf Paul Earnest was named PGA Merchandiser of the Year in the Resorts category in 2004. Work on the golf shop is expected to be complete by March.
The expansion also will include 40 new villa guest rooms in an elegant two-story building that will exactly match the style of the existing 50-villa room complex that surrounds the 18th green of the Tournament Players Course. Included in the new villas, which will be named in honor of past Byron Nelson Championship winner, will be two of the resort's largest and most elegant suites, one of which will feature a meeting room suitable for gatherings of 12 people.
In addition, a new entrance to the Sports Club is planned for the south side of the building, and will be punctuated by a handsome clock tower that rises above three sets of double doors that lead to an interior promenade, the golf shop and a private meeting room.
The clock tower is also a tribute to Byron Nelson, who is known for his love of woodworking and handcrafted clocks. This public area of the private club will house Nelson’s extensive collection of golf memorabilia as well as displays from the Byron Nelson Championship.
The private dining room and lounge at the Sports Club will be expanded and remodeled. A new private banquet room will be added adjacent to the member's dining room for club and resort events, and an outdoor dining patio will extend along the full length of the indoor dining room and banquet room. The new-decked patio will overlook the putting green and No. 1 TPC fairway.
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