LATEST
NEWS

Richard Humphreys
/ Categories: News

Seven Canyons prepares to reopen following Phil Smith renovation

The Club at Seven Canyons in Sedona, Arizona, will reopen its renovated golf course in April.

The Tom Weiskopf-designed layout has been revamped by Phil Smith, who was part of Weiskopf’s design team for its original construction in 2002.

Under new ownership since 2022, the club brought in Smith to develop a renovation masterplan. Work completed includes re-sequencing holes, levelling tees and rebunkering.

“We installed brand-new, white, beautiful sand in the bunkers and returned all the bunker lines back to their original shapes,” said Smith. “That striking look of the beautiful green grass with the contrast of the white sand and those red rocks in the background is back.”

Smith has also designed a new short-game area, including an 8,000-square-foot putting green, and a green complex with a bunker and run-off areas. He has also added ‘Tom’s Secret 7’  tees, from which players can play to the central flag on the short-game practice green.

The short-game area will also have a social space called ‘Turn House’. “We created this gathering and hangout spot for the members,” said general manager David Bisbee. “The settings for both the long and short-game practice areas are nothing short of remarkable.”

Previous Article Greg Norman’s firm completes bunker work at Wente Vineyards
Next Article Bois d’Arlon prepares to open new Heath course designed by Stuart Hallett
Print
3356 Rate this article:
No rating
Slideshow HTML
  • Seven Canyons Sedona Smith
    The Club at Seven Canyons

    The Club at Seven Canyons in Sedona, Arizona, will reopen its renovated golf course in April

ADd Image Credit here for home page
The Club at Seven Canyons
Richard Humphreys

Richard HumphreysRichard Humphreys

Other posts by Richard Humphreys
Contact author

Contact author

x
The April 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Magazine, News | Wed 16 Apr, 2025

The April 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

Includes reports from Maggie Hathaway and Apogee, interviews with Martin Ebert and Dave Axland and a feature on golf art

Spring 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now
Magazine, News | Fri 14 Mar, 2025

Spring 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now

New issue asks whether the golf boom has led to an increase in municipal golf investment

FEATURE
ARTICLES

Bringing golf to Benin
Afrikafun Production Stephane Brabant
Report | Richard Humphreys

Bringing golf to Benin

Jeremy Pern and Gregori International are creating the first 18-hole course in the West African country, on an ‘almost perfect’ site that also includes a sacred grove and voodoo shrines

The future of vegetation management on Melbourne’s Sandbelt
Lukas Michel/CDP
Opinion | Mike Clayton

The future of vegetation management on Melbourne’s Sandbelt

Mike Clayton discusses Alister MacKenzie’s transformative impact on Australian golf and how clubs can avoid repeating previous mistakes by establishing a long-term plan focused on indigenous plants

Maggie Hathaway: A force for good
Stephen Barton – Second Collective
On site | Adam Lawrence

Maggie Hathaway: A force for good

The reconstruction of the nine-hole course in Los Angeles is the golf industry at its best, says Adam Lawrence

Designs for the big screen
Pizá Golf
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Designs for the big screen

Chad Goetz and Agustin Piza discuss their design decisions for the virtual holes that featured in the first season of TGL

The ties that bind
Crooked Stick
Opinion | Justin Olmstead

The ties that bind

Justin Olmstead of Profile Products talks about the relationships behind the renovation of Crooked Stick in Indiana

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz
Konrad Borkowski
Interview | Adam Lawrence

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz

The Australian designer has had a long career and, like many of his countrymen, has spent much of it away from home. Adam Lawrence listened to his tales from the road

Jim Wagner and Rusty Mercer discuss Kinsale design and build
Kinsale Golf Club
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Jim Wagner and Rusty Mercer discuss Kinsale design and build

Florida course is a tribute to the Golden Age designs of Raynor and Macdonald

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?
Larry Lambrecht
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?

Is the beauty of bunkering being over-emphasised at the expense of its function, asks Adam Lawrence

Good Read: The Prairie Raynor
Grant Books Ltd
Good Read | John Moran and Rand Jerris

Good Read: The Prairie Raynor

John Moran and Rand Jerris share insight into their book about Seth Raynor’s design at Chicago Golf Club

Vinpearl Golf Léman: New pearls for Vietnam
Vinpearl Golf Leman
Report | Richard Humphreys

Vinpearl Golf Léman: New pearls for Vietnam

The first of two Golfplan-designed courses at club near Ho Chi Minh City has opened for play

Seven Canyons: Desert drama
Brad Klein
Report | Bradley Klein

Seven Canyons: Desert drama

Brad Klein reports on a Phil Smith Design renovation in Sedona, Arizona

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2025
Gopher Watch, News | Wed 16 Apr, 2025

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2025

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

MOST
POPULAR

FEATURED
BUSINESSES