Features: • Buffalo Stampede is our newest snack mix and is a bold and layered flavor combination of spicy, smoky and a touch of sweet. It’s ideal for club and resort bars • Ingredients include buffalo-flavored peanuts known as Buffalo Nuts, smoked almonds, guacamole bites, “everything” sticks, and butter-toasted • Buffalo Stampede is a good…
Vitamix—Aerating Container
Features: • Disc Blade—The design of the disc blade creates dense and pourable culinary foam, flavored whipped cream, mousse, infusions, and emulsions with minimal splashing • Durable Materials—BPA-free Eastman® Tritan® copolyester and double-sealed bearings provide strength and durability • Improved Efficiency—Easily process high volumes and batch foams on demand, with the flexibility to blend at…
Montebello (Calif.) GC to Use Recycled Water for Irrigation
The project, which was first approved in 2015, is set to be completed by mid-September. The golf course is expected to use between 200 and 250 acre feet of recycled water per year. The water will cost the course more than originally anticipated, and the local water board denied a larger loan to the city.…
Site Improvements Planned for Reading CC
Supervisors in Exeter Township, Pa. approved a proposal for conceptual design of site improvements for the country club property that would include a second point of access, parking lot expansion, relocating the maintenance shed, paving all of the golf cart paths for additional use by runners, walkers and bicyclists, and repairs to the stream bank.…
Erskine Park GC Clubhouse to Get Major Facelift
The city of South Bend, Ind. has thought about selling other courses, but now feels that an upgraded facility at Erskine will have the potential to not only continue to fuel a recent resurgence in golf activity, but also generate more business from weddings and events. The city has set aside $1 million for the…
New Chef Spurs F&B Sales at Valparaiso (Ind.) CC
After coming to the 96-year-old club from a local farm-to-table restaurant, New Executive Chef Kevin Roark has helped to generate a 33 percent increase in food-and-beverage revenues. New seasonal menus offered in the club’s remodeled dining lounge have been part of the turnaround, by prompting many members to eat at the club instead of downtown…
Stronger Rules Passed for Maintenance of Closed Florida Courses
Owners of abandoned or inactive courses where construction or development hasn’t yet started must now contain the weeds and mow the grass to seven inches on the first 25 feet from the property line and to 18 inches on the remainder of the land. Waste accumulations, yard trash, debris, or uncultivated vegetation that could be…
Louisville, Ky. Conducts Study to Identify Underperforming Public Courses
Golf consultant JJ Keegan was engaged to prepare an assessment that will be delivered to the Louisville Metro Council in September. The study was commissioned out of concern over national trends that show declines in traditional trips to golf courses while driving ranges, indoor simulators and golf entertainment complexes are showing growth. With public golf…
Eighty PGA Members Add General Manager Title During 2018’s Second Quarter
A total of 181 PGA members have been classified as GMs during the first half of 2018. The trend validates the recent repositioning of the PGA Career Services Department, the Association feels. The PGA of America announced that 80 PGA Members were either promoted, hired or declared as a General Manager (GM) at public, private and…
Friday Filmfest: Thousands of Fish Suffocate in Golf Course Pond Due to Heat
High temperatures caused 5,000 to 10,000 fish to perish after coming to the surface gasping for air at the West Loch Golf Course in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The warmer water holds less dissolved oxygen that the fish need to survive, the state’s Department of Land and Natural Resources explained. Recent high temperatures caused thousands of…
Swan Lake Resort Up For Sale
The 400-acre Plymouth, Ind. property, which houses 36 holes of golf along with a hotel, cabins and restaurants, was recently listed for sale with a reported asking price of $6.5 million. The property’s revenue growth in the past three years has been “just short of astounding,” according to General Manager Kevin Smith, but the current…
Full Privatization Considered for Lawrence (N.Y.) Yacht & CC
The Village of Lawrence’s Board of Trustees is listening to pitches from many different leading management companies for taking over the club’s operations. The village privatized the club’s golf course maintenance operations in 2012 and realized significant savings. The possible privatization of the village-owned and -operated Lawrence (N.Y.) Yacht & Country Club was the focus…
Plantation CC Set to Get New Ownership
The Boise, Idaho property’s new owner will not be publicly identified until the expected completion of the sale in the fourth quarter of this year. The current owner, American Golf Corp., has told members it has a buyer and purchase agreement in place, and that American Golf will still be retained to manage the 101-year-old…
Hoshizaki—Undercounter Cubers with KMEdge Design
Features: Hoshizaki America, Inc.’s newest icemakers have the KMEdge Design featuring greater energy efficiency and ice production At a height of 39-inches with 6-inch legs these self-contained icemakers are front breathing and perfect for tight spaces. KM-115BAJ model produces up to 116 lbs. of ice daily, a 1% increase over the former KM-101BAH. KM-230BAJ model…
Site Offers $7 Clubfittings from the Comfort of Your Couch
TrueGolfFit, a MyGolfSpy product, asks golfers four questions, starting with his or her handicap. Then they’re asked about their swing speed, angle of attack and tempo. There are “novice” and “expert” information inputs, as well as video explanations to help a user provide the most relevant answers. The site’s fitting algorithm then takes over, with…