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Show City golf course opens with new look, water system island green, a change which will make that hole measurably more difficult. The Park City Golf Course will join the Park Meadows Club as co-host to the Rocky Mountain PGA Sectional Tournament in September. It will also again host various tournaments and events for men, women and juniors. -Although schedules have not been finalized, the men's club championship is I slated for Aug. 17 and 18. Men may join for $30, Vilven said. Green fees in effect until June 15 are set at $5 for nine holes and $10 for 18 holes. After June 15, nine holes will cost $7.50 and 18 holes will cost $15. A full season pass, which covers golfer's green fees for the year, costs $250. A reduced price-pass, price-pass, which can be purchased for $20, allows golfers to play nine holes for $4 and 18 holes for $8. , 1 The Park City Golf Course, boasting changes in its design and a new watering system on the front nine, officially opened for play yesterday, according to head pro Doug Vilven. In his fourth year as head pro, Vilven said the changes would have a "positive" impact on the par-72, 6,750-yard golf course. The additions should create a better-conditioned, better-manicured piece of real estate, and they will create new challenges for golfers. The front nine will sport a new water system, which will provide greener fairways, according to Vilven. "The old system was 22 years old and it was not well balanced. It needed replacing," he said. " " 1 ' ' " ' The front side will also feature two significant design changes. The second hole, a par four, has been shortened to 330 yards, but the green, which has been moved, will now be fronted by water. Better pull out the x-outs, golfers. The new green will be ready for play about June 15, according to Vilven. Until then, a temporary green will be used. The ninth hole, a 480-yard par 5, is undergoing an overhaul, but it won't be ready until later in the season. The ninth green will be moved into an adjacent lake and will become an |