The kids have been arriving for lessons for more than a month now, even though the new Button Hole course and teaching center is not complete. The facility's driving range is scheduled to open next month, as will the 16,000-square foot putting green. The short-game practice green, on the other hand, will have to wait until next spring, as will the barrier netting and lighting.
Money still needs to be raised to pay for some of that work.
Construction of the clubhouse is ongoing. The maintenance building, though, is up and operational. We're not there yet, but we're getting there. The Button Hole project is unlike anything ever undertaken in Rhode Island. It has taken three years to turn the former gravel pit on the Providence-Johnston line into one of the most unique golf facilities in the country.