Estero Country Club will reopen its golf course Nov. 9 following a renovation that included a switch to Bimini Bermuda turf grass. Following a multimillion-dollar restoration in 2018, course Superintendent Mark Thomas said the Latitude 36 Bermuda grass that was selected wasn’t performing as well as expected and the course was experiencing poor irrigation coverage. Thomas created a plan to convert the existing irrigation to an updated version to enable expanded water coverage. The improved irrigation system with new heads and wiring allowed the course to receive the volume of water and coverage it needed. Bimini Bermuda turf grass was the right fit for the future of the course from a soil composition standpoint and will help facilitate lower costs in the future, course officials said. The total grassing and irrigation costs were just less than $1 million. The course experienced partial closures during the renovation, closing just nine holes at a time.