Midland's Rebuilt Quail Course Gets a Ribbon Cutting Thursday and Opens to the Public Oct. 30
The original 18 holes at The Courses at Hogan Park have new greens, tees, bunkers, irrigation and a reverse osmosis system. Here is the week's schedule, the new fees and what comes next for the Roadrunner Course.
The Quail Course, the original 18 holes at The Courses at Hogan Park, is about to reopen after a rebuild that began with a groundbreaking last November.
This week
Thursday, Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m.: The City Council holds a special meeting at the course, 3600 N. Fairgrounds Road, for a ribbon cutting. The notice says the council will take no vote or action.
Friday, Oct. 23: The Quail's First Flight tournament, presented by ConocoPhillips. The city says it is a four-person low-ball event with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start, limited to the first 18 paid teams at $1,200 a team. Proceeds go to a fund for future course maintenance, and players can compete to set the new course record. A quorum notice says council members may attend starting at 11 a.m. Call the pro shop at 432-685-7360 for details.
Friday, Oct. 30: The Quail Course opens for regular play.
What changed
According to the city's golf news page, the work included:
Rebuilt greens, surrounds and bunkers, and new tee boxes.
Fairways regrassed with sturdier turf.
A new putting green beside the first tee.
A new irrigation system with a reverse osmosis system to treat the water.
The 10th hole converted to a par 4, and the old pond on No. 12 brought back.
"The citizens of Midland will have a new, renovated course, the same grass on greens -- not a mixture of grasses -- and an RO system that will help tremendously," head golf professional Thomas Brantley said. The course can play from 5,000 to 7,000 yards, so juniors, beginners and better players can all find a set of tees.
Who pays
When the city broke ground in November 2025, it said the renovation is "entirely funded by users of the golf course, not residents or homeowners," through golf fee increases the council had already approved. The courses run as an enterprise fund. New fees took effect Oct. 1: $33 for weekday green fees, $38 on weekends, and $23 after 4 p.m. or for nine holes. Cart fees are $11 per rider for nine holes and $22 for 18.
Users paying for the course they use is fair to Midland's taxpayers.
Next: the Roadrunner Course
On Oct. 14, the city announced the council had approved a renovation of the Roadrunner Course, the complex's second 18 holes, with work starting the first week of November. Holes 1-6 will be completely rebuilt, and holes 7-18 rerouted to make room for five practice holes. Every green, bunker and tee will be new, along with drainage, irrigation and cart paths, and more than 50 trees will be planted. Golfers will have the Quail Course while the Roadrunner is closed.
Also Friday night
The city's Halloweenfest is set for 6 p.m. Friday at the Bill Williams Softball Complex at Hogan Park, 1300 E. West Wadley Ave., according to a council quorum notice.
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