It's Manchester Country Club's long range plan — a member-led look five to ten years ahead, anchored by a faithful restoration of our original Donald Ross golf course and extending to the grounds, the clubhouse, dining and the overall member experience.
Great clubs choose their next era rather than drifting into it. Planning now lets us protect what makes Manchester special, stay relevant to a younger and growing membership, and make the big decisions deliberately — before they become urgent.
We listen, then we plan. Weekly one-question surveys, a living map of the restoration, and open member feedback feed into a set of recommendations to the Board and membership. It's meant to be shaped by the whole club, not a committee alone.
No. The Board runs its own ongoing improvements, including the irrigation work. The Long Range Plan is a separate, member-led effort focused on the next decade and beyond. They're complementary, but distinct.
A restoration recovers a course's original architecture — bunker shapes and placements, green sizes and contours, fairway widths and sightlines — after decades of tree growth and shifting mowing lines gradually erase the designer's intent. It's a return to the original, not a redesign.
Ron Forse and Forse Design specialize in restoring Golden Age courses to their original architects' standards. The firm has taken on 120+ restoration projects across 27 architects — 55 of them Donald Ross designs — and courses it has restored have hosted 11 USGA national championships between 2006 and 2025. That Ross-specific track record is exactly why the work belongs in their hands.
Yes, in the best way. Recovering Ross's bunkering, green sizes and sightlines brings back strategy and shot options, adds pin positions, and rewards thinking — making the course more engaging for every handicap, not just low ones.
One short question drops every Friday. You choose an answer, then reveal the current results — and at that point your vote locks in and can't be changed. You can always come back the next Friday for a new question.
No. Once you reveal the stats, your answer is locked so the results stay honest. Each week is a fresh question, so there's always another chance to weigh in.
Use the "This Week's Question" button at the top of the page or the tab on the right edge — either one jumps you straight to it. Links from club emails can also take you right there.
Explore the interactive plan, flag the parts of the club that matter most to you, and join the mailing list from the main page. More ways to contribute will open up as the plan develops.
The Long Range Planning Committee is a group of fellow members. You'll find the current roster near the bottom of the main page.
This Q&A is a working draft for the prototype. Answers will be finalized with the committee before anything goes to members.