Medinah (Ill.) Country Club is on the clock as the next U.S. Ryder Cup venue in 2012 and the club is wasting no time in preparing for the event. A group of 37 Medinah members and staff traveled to Louisville for this year’s Ryder Cup to meet with their counterparts from Valhalla Golf Club and…
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts to Open Oahu in 2011
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts recently unveiled a model of a resort scheduled to open on Oahu in 2011. The mixed-used resort will include 350 hotel rooms and 480 vacation villas for Disney Vacation Club members. The family-focused resort will be located on 21-acres at Ko Olina Resort & Marina in West Oahu. It will…
Mexico’s First Arthur Hills Golf Course To Open At Paraiso del Mar
The first Arthur Hills-designed golf course in Mexico that will be the centerpiece of Paraiso del Mar, a new residential resort community on 1,700 acres of secluded peninsula that extends out into the Sea of Cortez in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico is scheduled to open in December. Paraiso del Mar will also be…
Talking Rock Set To Host 2008 OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches
Talking Rock in Prescott, Ariz. is set to host the 2008 edition of the OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches. The OB Sports Invitational Cup Matches are the gathering for all of OB Sports Golf Management’s private facilities and additional clubs by special invitation. The event creates an opportunity for the members of OB Sports-managed facilities…
Troon Golf Appointed To Manage Costa Blanca By Metro
Troon Golf,® a provider of golf course management, development and marketing has been selected to manage the golf course, tennis center and club facilities at Costa Blanca by Metro, located on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic. Costa Blanca by Metro is a new golf, tennis and beach community and is just a 45…
Converted Organics to Service Simplot’s Western U.S. Course
Converted Organics, a company that diverts food waste from landfills to create an all-natural, organic liquid fertilizer, has entered into a strategic relationship with Simplot Partners, a major distributor of proprietary fertilizers and turf maintenance products to the golf marketplace. Simplot Partners will distribute Converted Organics’ all-natural liquid and granular fertilizers and liquid soil amendment…
The University Club of Orlando names Susan Greene as GM
The University Club in Orlando, Fla. has appointed Susan Greene as General Manager. Greene formerly served as Vice President of The University Club of Jacksonville. “The University Club of Orlando has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade and we are substantially expanding our services to club members,” said the club’s President, John Elsea. “We…
Bridget Buck Named Catering Sales and Events Manager of Harding Park GC
KemperSports has named Bridget Buck as the new Catering Sales and Events Manager at Harding Park Golf Course, located in San Francisco and host of The Presidents Cup 2009. Buck brings to Harding Park four years of experience within various hospitality and event planning roles. Most recently, she worked as an assistant event coordinator for…
Superintendents Donate $20,000 to Maryland Turfgrass Council
The Eastern Shore Association of Golf Course Superintendents, an affiliate chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, has donated $10,000 to the Maryland Turfgrass Council. The funds will benefit the University of Maryland’s Turfgrass Research Center. To date, the organization has donated more than $50,000 to the University of Maryland to go towards…
Pine Lakes CC Clubhouse Scheduled for Grand Re-Opening in March
Representatives of Burroughs and Chapin Company, Inc., owners and operators of Pine Lakes Country Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C., announced that the Pine Lakes clubhouse restoration project is on schedule for a March 2009 grand opening. Burroughs & Chapin began an extensive, multi-million dollar project in November 2006, to bring the grandeur and regal stature…
Musket Ridge’s Executive Chef Awarded ‘Most Delectable Dessert’
As further testimony to its dedication to culinary excellence, Musket Ridge Golf Club in Meyersville, Md. is proud to announce that Executive Chef Kyle Roberson won the category of ‘Most Delectable Dessert’ at the twelfth annual An Evening on the Riviera in Frederick, Md. on October 10, 2008. Judged by a panel of experts that…
Murray Awarded Ritz-Carlton/Marriott “Golf Professional Of The Year”
Glen Murray, Director of Golf Operations for The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club in Sarasota, Fla. was recently named the “Ritz-Carlton/Marriott International Golf Professional of the Year.” The annual award is given to the individual who consistently performs and exceeds in areas of sales and profit; leadership in personnel development; innovative program development; and affinity programs.…
Fire Guts Chantilly National G&CC
A three-alarm fire erupted in the main clubhouse of the Chantilly National Golf and Country Club in Fairfax County, Va. earlier this month, causing no injuries but an estimated $1.5 million in damage. According to an article in the Washington Post, an automatic fire alarm notified the Fairfax fire department about 4:50 a.m. of the…
Trumann Country Club Finding New Ways to Attract Members
Trumann (Ark.) Country Club recently teamed up with got together with a nearby country club in Marked Tree to host a 2-day golf tournament where participants got to play both courses. “We hosted 18 holes here and then relocated there and finished up the tournament,” Interim manager Ted Walker said to the Trumann Democrat. “The…
Ventana Inn & Spa Unveils Fresh New Look
Ventana Inn & Spa, located in Big Sur above the Pacific Ocean on California’s Central Coast, will reopen later this month, unveiling an $18-million renovation that returns the resort to its rustic, yet luxurious origins. The property-wide renovation project—which came after as a result from the summer wildfire that closed historic Highway 1 and a…