Missouri City cut the ribbon on a renovated Quail Valley Golf Club on Friday, Sept. 25, capping more than $15 million in upgrades to the La Quinta Golf Course and City Centre event space, Community Impact reported.

The celebration drew community leaders and residents to the club at 2880 La Quinta Drive, where Hurricane Beryl had forced City Centre to close in July 2024. Mayor Robin Elackatt marked the occasion on Instagram, calling it a special milestone that coincided with Missouri City's 70th birthday.

The course had never been renovated since its 1970 construction.

Crews regraded and reshaped all 18 holes, installed new greens, fairways and bunkers, replaced the irrigation system and added 11 new lakes to address drainage problems identified in a December 2023 analysis. Seven-foot concrete cart paths replaced the old ones, funded by Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County mobility dollars.

A new golf maintenance facility at 2935 Blue Lakes Lane and 135 new Yamaha golf carts also are part of the project.

City Centre's repairs unfolded in three phases. Phase 1 renovated the kitchen, Bluebonnet room and Pro Shop. Phase 2 remodeled the second floor. Phase 3 expanded and remodeled the bar and restaurant. The Bluebonnet room's seating capacity grew to 188, up from 81 seats that a 2020 National Golf Foundation study had called too small to serve golfers and non-golfers alike.

City Centre's price tag alone reached nearly $6.11 million after contractors found more storm damage than expected, according to Community Impact. The city has recouped nearly $1.3 million through insurance, with a potential FEMA reimbursement still pending.

Funding for the broader project drew from the city's November 2021 voter-approved bond, which set aside $23.02 million for park projects out of $85.85 million total, along with METRO funds, city general funds and insurance proceeds.

City officials expect annual revenue at Quail Valley to climb from between $4 million and $4.6 million to $5.4 million by 2027. They project 65,000 to 70,000 golf rounds per year across the La Quinta and El Dorado courses and roughly 300 events.

Sergio Salazar, general manager of Quail Valley Golf Club, told City Council in June while presenting the golf cart purchase that the equipment was essential to operations. "You can't make money if you can't service the clients," Salazar said.

The 26th Annual Pink on the Green Golf Tournament became one of the first major events on the redesigned La Quinta course on Friday, Oct. 2.