Community Corner
Skipping the Front Nine: Pine Valley to Undergo Transformation
The golf course on Welch Road will remain active, but the front nine holes will soon be lost as a development agreement will soon turn half the course into 80 single family homes.
For more than 50 years, Pine Valley Golf Course has offered a place for residents to enjoy a good scenic view, take in the sunshine and play 18 full holes of golf. In the near future, Southington’s local golfers will have to settle for just nine holes.
Developers have announced plans to transform the front nine on the course into a subdivision with 80 single family homes, keeping the back nine holes in tact and also adding a tenth hole designed for beginners.
Lovley Development President Mark Lovley last week announced that he has signed an agreement to purchase the course, part of a deal that remains in the works as they complete survey work and title exchanges.
“I’m excited about this project and it’ll be a great community for Southington,” Lovley told the Record-Journal last week.
The plan is to subdivide the space, located off Welch Road, into 80 separate half or three-quarter acre lots. The remainder of the course, and the Wicked Stick Tavern, will remain in place, according to representatives of Lovley Development.
Officials at the course declined comment.
The 120-acre property was first developed in 1960, according to the golf course’s website, and was originally designed by golf course architect, Orrin Smith. The back nine holes, a flatter section of the course with water in play on three holes, will remain in tact.
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