Victoria Golf Course Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation work on the golf course was needed to extend the course lifecycle and improve the overall guest experience.

Project Update - November 2024

Phase 4 construction is complete. This concludes the final phase of the overall rehabilitation work for Victoria Golf Course.

Project Background

The Victoria Golf Course and Driving Range is Canada’s oldest city-run golf course and continues to be one of the busiest municipal golf courses in the world. Rehabilitation work on the golf course is needed to extend the course lifecycle and improve the overall guest experience.

Phase 4

Phase 4 - Victoria Clubhouse Open Space Renewal

The area surrounding the clubhouse will be renewed and improved. Planned work includes:

Building a second access up from the parking lot to the clubhouse to allow for golf carts and pedestrians to have separate accesses and circulation routes to improve safety
Improving surface drainage to reduce pooling
Increasing surface area for cart storage

Phase 2

Course Rehabilitation and Landscaping

In Phase 2, rehabilitation work focused on improving golf course traffic circulation by upgrading the cart paths. Multiple high-traffic paths were converted to asphalt and designed for better access and circulation. This phase involved some changes to course design to improve drainage and durability, including removal of the sand trap at the 18th hole and redesign of the tee boxes at the 3rd, 12th, 14th, 16th, and 18 holes.

Rehabilitation work improved circulation at the course and included:
- Removal of shale cart paths throughout the golf course
- Re-grading of removal areas
- Replacement with asphalt cart paths
- Restoration to turf in areas where cart paths are no longer needed
- Redesign of tee boxes which includes sub drainage and irrigation

Phase 2 Map

Phase 1

Tee Box Rehabilitation (complete)

In Phase 1, rehabilitation work focused on removal of timbers on and around the tee boxes at the 3rd, 7th, 8th, 13th, 16th and 18th holes.

The project began in 2017 with removal of timbers and contaminated soil bordering the tee boxes
This project improved function of the tee boxes by removing deteriorating creosote timbers, which is a potential safety hazard. Restoration of the areas included:
- Re-grading of areas where soil was removed and installation of new turf
- New shrubs adjacent to select tee boxes
- Installation of a new retaining wall alongside the 18th hole tee box
- New stairs installed at the 16th and 18th holes
Construction of Phase 1 was completed at the end of 2018

Project History

Project Update - March 2024

Construction of Phase 4 is nearing completion as of the end of 2023. Construction will resume in the spring to complete soft landscaping and other minor scope items that are still outstanding.

Construction completion is anticipated for summer 2024.

Project Update - October 2023

Construction of Phase 4 began in August and has progressed efficiently. Completion of all asphalt and concrete work is anticipated for the end of December 2023. Soft landscaping will begin next spring with completion anticipated for the early summer 2024.

Project Update - May 2023

In August 2023, Phase 4, the final phase of rehabilitation work, will begin at Victoria Park Golf Course and continue over the winter while the golf course is closed. During this phase, the area surrounding the clubhouse will be renewed and improved. Planned work includes:

Building a second access up from the parking lot to the clubhouse to allow for golf carts and pedestrians to have separate accesses and circulation routes to improve safety
Improving surface drainage to reduce pooling
Increasing surface area for cart storage

While construction will begin while the golf course is still open and operational, clubhouse operations and public access will be maintained. The majority of the work will happen once the course is closed. The planned completion date, which is driven largely by some soft landscaping that needs to be completed during the warmer months, is summer 2024.

Project Update - September 2022

Phase 2 construction is complete. Phase 4 construction has been deferred and will be reviewed for prioritisation in 2023.

In Phase 4, the open spaces adjacent to the clubhouse will be renewed and improved. Improvements will include operational safety for golfers and pedestrians, surface drainage solutions and increased surface area for cart storage. Golf cart and pedestrian traffic will be separated through respective new accesses and circulation routes. Clubhouse operations will remain active during construction and public access will be maintained.

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