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Echo Mesa golf course work ahead of schedule; TifTuf turf tested, reopening set for Oct. 21
Summary
Sun City West staff said irrigation and landscaping at Echo Mesa are ahead of schedule, a 2.5-acre TifTuf Bermuda test is showing early growth, overseeding is planned for October and the course is scheduled to reopen Tuesday, Oct. 21. Planning is under way for a similar Stardust project in 2027.
Echo Mesa’s irrigation and desert landscaping work is running ahead of schedule, and staff said the course will reopen Tuesday, Oct. 21. Todd Patty, environmental services manager for Sun City West, told a community video update that irrigation installation was finished earlier than planned and that overseeding prep will begin at the end of September with seed drops in October.
The timing matters because the closure affects members who play Echo Mesa and because the work includes a large trial of a drought-tolerant turf variety. "We're about, we're about a month ahead of schedule on this project," Patty said, describing a project that had been…
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