LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) – Right now, you won’t see anybody swinging golf clubs out here at the Crown Colony golf course.

That’s because the course’s restoration which started in April, still isn’t done.

“It’s been here over 40 years, and it was just time to change out those greens,” said Crown Colony Head PGA Professional, Ben Burns.

The project will restore the surface underneath the greens and reduce sand traps.

Burns says some changes might impact how the hole is played, but they’re necessary to bring the course to a new level.

“But as a whole we really wanted to keep the character of crown colony because people love it,” said Burns.

The course opened in 1979.

Burns says while recent rain delayed the long overdue restoration, it actually helped the grass grow, making the course even better.

“We have grass now in places, I’ve been here almost 18 years, I’ve not seen ever,” said Burns.

Burns says the golf course restoration is not just a benefit for the country club, but for the city of Lufkin too, and having a restored course draws in members, and visitors, both of which can draw in money for Lufkin.

“We would love to have people coming out here and partaking in the golf course and we’re going to get to that soon enough so, we’re just being patient,” said Burns.

Burns says they hope to finish restorations sometime in November.

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