Skybrook Golf Club, Charlotte Golf Links Placed in Receivership
Owner of courses that are part of troubled Carolina Trail group is deep in arrears and could see properties foreclosed. A report in the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer on August 7th brought to light the...
View ArticleKoontz McCombs Selects Troon to Manage Newport Dunes at Palmilla Beach
A new pro shop and clubhouse are currently under construction at the Port Aransas, Texas property, which boasts an Arnold Palmer Signature Course and is part of the Pamilla Beach resort development....
View ArticleCoto De Caza North Course Shut for Renovations
The course improvements are the first at the California property since 1987 and will form “the foundation for the entire club,” which also recently completed a locker room facelift and has plans in...
View ArticleLongaberger Golf Club Put On Market
The Longaberger Co., bought earlier this year by a Dallas-based company headed by the former Chief Executive Officer of the Mary Kay cosmetics firm, no longer sees owning the award-winning Nashport,...
View ArticleDeadline Nears for Syngenta Business Institute Applications
August 20 will be the last day that golf course superintendents can apply to attend the four-day program, to be held Dec. 9-12 in Winston-Salem, N.C., in conjunction with the Wake Forest University...
View ArticleAtlanta Athletic Club Announces New Leadership Team Members
Following the announcement earlier this year that Kevin Carroll would succeed long-time General Manager Chris Borders upon his retirement, the club that will be the site of the 2014 U.S. Amateur...
View ArticleMichigan Golf Course Owner’s Ideas for Making Game More Appealing Get Attention
A Wall Street Journal profile highlighted Bob Griffioen and his efforts to make golf shorter, more affordable and more fun through a flexible greens fee and multiple “loop” setup at the Island Hills...
View ArticleInitiative to Preserve Escondido CC Property Advances
Residents who live near the San Diego course want to deny a developer the right to build houses on former golf course, and have submitted enough valid signatures to have the City Council decide on the...
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Putting the Pieces Together at Streamsong Resort
Streamsong Resort, Bowling Green, Fla. Ten months after The Mosaic Company unveiled two unique golf courses shaped from an old phosphate mine in central Florida, it’s now preparing to open a 216-room...
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A Brighter Picture
The Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Ariz. After it became all too clear that members weren’t holding the club in high regard, The Gallery GC took aggressive steps to put a better image on permanent display....
View ArticleMarriott Golf Introduces ‘College Links’
New program provides college students with opportunities to play discounted golf at 23 courses in the U.S. Marriott Golf has introduced its College Links program, which offers college students...
View ArticleCMAA, GCSAA Join Waters Advocacy Coalition
The Club Managers Association of America and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America have joined forces with over 30 other national organizations to form a group designed to present a...
View ArticleFlorida Set to Launch Historic Golf Trail
The official launch will be kicked off by Secretary of State Ken Detnzer at Winter Park CC on September 16. Over 50 public-access courses, each more than 50 years old and many dating back to the 1920s,...
View ArticleKeswick Hall Announces Opening of New ‘Full Cry’ Golf Course
Designed by Pete Dye, the new course at the Virginia resort will open on October 10th. “Full Cry,” a new Pete Dye-designed golf course that takes its name from a hunting term that described the call...
View ArticleAtlanta Motorsports Park Set to Unveil New Amenities
Business and conference center, pool and corporate entertainment complex are the latest features to be added to the “multisports country club” that’s “the home of the 100-mph lunch.” The Atlanta...
View ArticleTrump Golf Links Cited for Design Excellence and Sustainable Practices
Sanford Golf Design has been honored by the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for “[blending] environmental and artistic principles” while creating the unique public...
View ArticleRockwood GC to Close in November 2015 for First Major Course Renovation
The City Council of Fort Worth, Texas has approved $1.7 million towards what will be a $4.8 million project for the historic course, which hasn’t had a major update since originally designed by John...
View ArticleCobblestone Park GC Unveils New Clubhouse
The Blythewood, S.C. club’s new 28,000-sq. ft. building includes a main level with restaurant and bar, double-sided fireplace and banquet room, an upstairs level with boardroom space and bride’s and...
View ArticleGolf Club of Houston Joins Charity-Event Platform
OneSpareTeeTime, a free Internet-based service, from Charity Helpers LLC, helps clubs handle requests from charitable organizations efficiently while enhancing promotion of their events, as well as...
View ArticleCould Brazilian Court’s Proposed Changes Threaten Rio’s 2016 Olympic Golf...
The course is being carved out of an environmentally protected area, and demands for new changes to protect a nature preserve must be addressed by September 17 to avoid still more hurdles and make it...
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