Kensington Golf & Country Club has reopened its completely restored Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed championship golf course following a nearly $7.2-million investment by the Club’s private membership. The project included planting all-new varieties of Bermuda grass playing surfaces, Bimini fairways and TifEagle greens; adding drainage to promote “firm-and-fast” playing conditions; the addition of long, meandering “ribbon tees” to create new distances and angles; enhanced sightlines from all bunkers and updated bunker liner construction; reduced concrete cart paths in landing areas and an irrigation control system. Kensington is located on 380 acres off Pine Ridge Road in North Naples. The golf course restoration comes on the heels of a $3.5-million renovation and expansion of the club’s 30,000-square-foot clubhouse.
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