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In 2020, Kinloch Golf Club will welcome 264 of
the worlds best golfers ages 25 and older for
the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.
back and continuing that partnership, we
were thrilled.”
When players arrive in the Richmond
area next September, they ’ll see an
enhanced golf course, training center,
clubhouse kitchen and mixed grill, and a
club ready to rise to the task of hosting one
of the nation’s largest tournaments.
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“You name it. They’ll be a lot of opportunities to be
up close with the players, either on the golf course or
in the practice areas. You’ll see a lot of good action.”
—Jonathan Ireland
Kinloch closed on July 5 and is set to
re-open in early October. Course design-
ers Lester George and Giles opted not
to make sweeping architectural chang-
es to the layout. One stark change will
be the updating of the course’s origi-
nal bunkers via the Better Billy Bun-
ker construction method, which will
improve the bunkers’ drainage, look
and playability.
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