The American golf legend died on September 25 due to complications of heart problems. “Arnold transcended the game of golf,” said friend and rival Jack Nicklaus in a statement. “He was more than a golfer or even a great golfer. He was an icon. He was a legend…He was the king of our sport and always will be.”
CMAA Names 100 New Certified Club Managers
The CCM designation indicates that a club management professional has completed a rigorous course of study and training, and shows a dedication to proficiency and expertise in club management. The two classes are the final group of managers to earn their CCM under the Club Managers Association of America’s previous requirements, as new requirements became effective following the first administered CCM exam in January 2014.
Section Award Winners Announced for Northern California PGA
Nineteen professionals and managers will be honored at the group’s annual meeting in December, including Len Dumas, General Manager of Contra Costa CC, and Pat Finlen, Director of Golf Course Maintenance Operations, The Olympic Club.
Half Moon Bay Golf Links Names Mitchell Lowe Director of Instruction
Lowe has a 16-year track record as an award-winning golf instructor as well as a private coach for PGA TOUR, Nationwide TOUR, and Canadian PGA TOUR golfers.
Half Moon Bay Golf Links to Host U.S. Kids Golf Bay Area Championship
Age Group Winners of ‘Bay Area Winter Local Tour’ Receive Invite to World Championship in Pinehurst.
The Retail Tradeoff
Increasingly, golf shops at club and resort properties are expanding their inventory to reflect a much broader retailing perspective.
Half Moon Bay Golf Links, Buffalo Communications Extend Partnership
Entering its third year, the communications program targets local and regional media to drive transient golfers from key growth markets.
Half Moon Bay Golf Links Adds Five New Tee Boxes To Ocean Course
Half Moon Bay (Calif.) Golf Links is opening five new tee boxes on The Ocean Course, stretching the Arthur Hills-designed, seaside links to nearly 7,000 yards from its black tees. In addition to length, the teeing areas create additional angles and strategic considerations enhancing the overall playing experience. Holes with new tee boxes include the…
Half Moon Bay Golf Links Announces ‘Links Enhancement’ to Ocean Course
Half Moon Bay (Calif.) Golf Links, the 36-hole golf resort set against the Pacific Ocean and just minutes from San Francisco and San Jose, announced the “Links Enhancement” of its Arthur Hills-designed Ocean Course. As part of the project, rough will be mowed down around the bunkers to bring these traditional links hazards back into…
Half Moon Bay Golf Links Names Bill Troyanoski as GM
Half Moon Bay (Calif.) Golf Links, the 36-hole golf resort just minutes from San Francisco and San Jose, announced that Bill Troyanoski has been named General Manager. An industry veteran with more than 20 years experience in operations and club management, Troyanoski comes to Half Moon Bay Golf Links from Saddle Creek Resort in Copperopolis,…
Half Moon Bay Golf Links Retains Buffalo Communications
Half Moon Bay (Calif.) Golf Links, the 36-hole golf resort just outside San Francisco, Calif., has retained Buffalo Communications for publicity and media branding services. Half Moon Bay Golf Links features two award-winning, 18-hole courses: The Old Course, an American, parkland-style layout originally designed by Arnold Palmer, and the Ocean Course, an Arthur Hills linksland…
Half Moon Bay Honors Pro by Renaming Restaurant
Half Moon Bay Golf Links (south of San Francisco) is celebrating the re-opening of its renovated clubhouse restaurant, now called Mullins Bar & Grill, in honor of long-time club professional Moon Mullins. “We wanted everyone to know how much Moon has meant to all of us who have worked with him and played with him…