{"id":57378,"date":"2025-08-04T09:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/57378\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:49:08","slug":"springfield-golf-course-renovations-offer-players-a-complete-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/57378\/","title":{"rendered":"Springfield golf course renovations offer players a \u2018complete package\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Springfield golf courses see upgrades\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4TIKHL3SCFGXNJATDFMP2QTW2U.jpeg\" \/>Anthony Kowal, superintendent of Veterans and Franconia golf courses, practices his putting at Veterans Golf Course in Springfield Thursday. (Jeanette DeForge\/Republican staff)republican<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XLCBE7VTD5HPVAZNLO2KIR3J5E\">SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Golfers have long praised the condition of the city\u2019s two golf courses. But inside their clubhouses, a roof leaked, restrooms gave off an odor and one air conditioning system routinely conked out on the hottest days. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GYIYEYU6PJBPTAHEJYPAXTIDEY\">But a fast-paced, $6 million renovation project means this season the clubhouses at Veterans and Franconia golf courses are as appealing as the fairways and the greens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Kowal, superintendent of Veterans and Franconia golf courses, practices his putting at Veterans Golf Course in Springfield&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-57378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}