The golf course at the University Place, Wash. property will be closed beginning October 1st until March 2019, to redo all of its greens. Chambers Bay officials hope the change will help it attract another major golf championship, after complaints about its “dirt and sandpaper” greens when it hosted the 2015 U.S. Open. Chambers Bay…
Eustis Chair—Claremont Chairs
Features: • We designed this very elegant stacking hardwood chair for the Claremont Country Club in Oakland, Calif., in July of 2013. This Spring we took our 22nd and repeat order from Rolling Rock Club in Pennsylvania. • No other chair offers this level of elegance and comfort in a full-function stacking hardwood chair •…
Friday Filmfest: The Extra “Perk” at North Star GC
For the past two decades, methane gas bubbles that are thought to be caused by the permafrost thaw have been popping up at certain times of the year on the Fairbanks, Alaska property. In addition to having fun stepping on the spongy surface, as shown in this video, golfers regularly poke the bubbles with tees…
Township Considers Conservation Easement for Reading (Pa.) CC
Supervisors voted 4-0 on September 18th to investigate the feasibility of placing a conservation easement on the property. The move would preserve the historic site and protect it from development. The plan would then be to sell the property to a new owner, who would assume all financial risks. In August, C&RB reported on how supervisors…
As Hurricane Florence Moves Out, Myrtle Beach Courses Bounce Back
Clubs along the region’s Grand Strand should be nearly at full strength with approximately 90 courses, including 80 that are open to the public, reopening by September 22nd. But rising rivers still threatened some in the area. In Florence, S.C., The Country Club of South Carolina experienced flooding worse than Hurricane Matthew in 2016, after…
We Are Golf, LPGA Women’s Network Launch #inviteHER Campaign
The initiative seeks to improve the percentage of American women playing golf, currently at only 24% of all golfers, by encouraging female participation through the “power of invitation.” We Are Golf, a coalition of golf-industry organizations, has joined with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Women’s Network to launch a new campaign, #inviteHER, designed to…
Coyotes Make Their Home at Shennecossett GC
A family of coyotes has taken up residence at the Groton, Conn. property over the summer, digging holes in the green, sleeping in sand pits and startling early-morning golfers. Spraying the greens with Tabasco sauce, yelling at the coyotes and applying pest-control substances to the area where they’re digging holes has not helped to this…
Group Formed for Tech-Focused Golf Ventures
Brett Campbell, co-founder of workplace automation software vendor Nintex, has formed Overload Golf Ventures to raise $25 million from high-net worth investors, including golf course owners and other golf executives, for its first fund. Other partners in the firm include Austin Fazio, son of course architect Tom Fazio. Much of the fund’s initial focus will…
Kayak Point GC to Close in October; County Hopes to Attract New Operator
The management company that operates the 270-acre property in Stanwood, Wash. cited the reduction of rounds, higher operating costs and lack of funding for future improvements in its termination letter to Snohomish County. County officials plan to issue a request for proposals to run the property, but whether its future will include golf is uncertain.…
Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
The Carlsbad, Calif. property was targeted in a suit by Axis Insurance to try to recover $125 million paid out in claims after the devastating 2014 Poinsettia fire. The suit blamed resort management for causing the fire, which is believed to have started in native vegetation near a concrete cart path close to the seventh…
Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing at Knollwood CC
In the midst of a busy weekend where about 200 people were playing golf and 200 others were attending a banquet at the nearby clubhouse, a helicopter made an emergency landing on the Granada Hills, Calif. property. The aircraft lost power midflight which forced the emergency landing. A civilian helicopter was forced to make an…
Harris Park Golf & Learning Center for Kids to Open in Kansas City, Mo.
The pitch and putt course, complete with six tees, two holes and two sand traps, for any child or adult who wants to play there, will open soon. The project is the idea of Chris Harris, a local man who dreamed of providing inner-city youth access to the game of golf. Chris Harris was never…
Westlake Village GC Could Be Sold or Could Close
The owner of the Winnebago, Ill. property is exploring selling the golf course to the Westlake Home Owners Association for $800,000, but doubts they can garner enough votes to pass it. Members of the homeowners association are concerned about the impact closing the golf course may have on their property values. Westlake Village is a…
Jack Nicklaus Will Visit Buffalo, N.Y. to Pitch Signature Golf Course
The Golden Bear will visit the area in an effort to convince civic leaders on plans for a new signature course in South Buffalo. The plan includes the restoration of an arboretum designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in South Park and an upgraded course in Delaware Park. Golf legend Jack Nicklaus will visit Buffalo on…
Friday Filmfest: “Jaws” Calls Club Management “Audibles”
In a commercial promoting his golf courses, former NFL quarterback and current football analyst and announcer Ron Jaworski shows full appreciation—and takes full “credit”—for all parts of club operations that go into creating a great member/guest experience. To promote the Ron Jaworskl Golf properties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, this popular commercial starring the former…