Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw are already at work on the Rome, Wis., property’s first course, which will likely open in 2017. Kidd and owner/developer Mike Keiser previously worked together at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
Aerial Insecticide Spraying at Bandon Dunes Set for Mid-September
Coos County commissioners voted unanimously to approve mosquito abatement using fixed-wing aircraft over the Bandon, Ore., resort, along with the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding area. Bandon Dunes will contribute $10,000 to the cost of spraying two chemicals, MetaLarv S-PT and Dibrome, which were chosen because they were deemed safe by county health authorities.
Canadian Course Makes “Brown the New Green”
After starting to water and fertilize only defined playing areas, Twin Lakes GC has received some complaints about its new, more eco-friendly approach. But overall feedback has been favorable, because of increased enjoyment of play—and rates have been lowered along with maintenance costs.
Bandon Dunes Proposal Discussed in Oregon State Parks Commission Meeting
A unit of the golf resort company wants to trade land with the state to create a new public golf course with low fees for local residents.
Old Macdonald Golf Course Set To Open For Limited Preview Play
Bandon (Ore.) Dunes Golf Resort announced that its much anticipated fourth course, Old Macdonald, is taking reservations now for limited preview play from April 1 to October 1, 2009. Old Macdonald, designed by Tom Doak and Jim Urbina, will be open first to past and current resort guests wishing to preview the golf course on…