(Photo of Southern Oaks GC by George Horsford/The Villages Daily Sun) Southern Oaks Golf Club was opened in November 2021 with the first championship 18-hole course built in the huge age-restricted community in central Florida in seven years, to try to keep up with new demand created by a home-building surge. Plans for future additions…
First Tee-Louisville (Ky.) Takes Over Operations at Bobby Nichols GC
The course named for the Louisville native who won the 1964 PGA Championship is the second that the nonprofit group now operates for the Louisville Metro Government, after taking over management of Shawnee GC in 2020. The nine-hole Bobby Nichols facility recently received new golf carts, and other improvements, including a new clubhouse roof and…
Plans for New $3M Clubhouse at Amsterdam (N.Y.) Municipal GC Approved
After the previous clubhouse suffered extensive water damage from burst pipes in 2019, the city decided to use the $1.6 million insurance payout to cover the course’s budget deficit and sell the property where a new clubhouse would be built to a local businessman for $50,000. Mayor Michael Cinquanti says the new facility, targeted for…
Mission Hills CC Cancels Plans to Trap Coyotes After Outcry from Wildlife Groups
(Photo of Mission Hills CC by Vickie Connor/Desert Sun) Local wildlife advocates were planning to protest at the Rancho Mirage, Calif. property after becoming aware of its intention to remediate the animals at its three golf courses. The founder of the Palm Springs Wildlife Advocates group said the baited snares that would be used could…
Cedar Point Set to Unveil Revived Sawmill Creek Resort
The Sandusky, Ohio amusement park’s parent company acquired the resort, which includes an 18-hole, Tom Fazio-designed golf course, in 2019, and will promote it to help position the park known as the “roller coaster capital of the world” as a multi-day destination. Upgrades of other hotel and dining facilities will also be evident for the…
Ironton (Ohio) CC Opens to Public Under New Ownership
The 71-year-old facility features a nine-hole golf course in addition to a restaurant, pool and clubhouse. It was bought at the end of 2021 by Jason Tate Bennington, who had managed it for the previous two years. “[Bennington] has worked hard to keep the golf course up,” said Rich Donohue of the club’s Board of…
Rogue Valley CC Goes Where Few Clubs Have Gone
Batting cages, sand volleyball, full-court basketball—is this a member-owned club or a local rec center? Turns out it’s the best of both—and the timing for how it all came together at the Medford, Ore. property couldn’t have been better.
Grassroots Effort Breathes New Life into Louisiana Club Community
The Island in Plaquemine, La., with the only golf course in the town, closed in April of 2020 with the onset of the pandemic and then was sold in the fall of that year. With the new owner originally opting against plans to reopen the golf course, residents agreed to a proposal for homeowners association…
Cherokee Ranch GC in Jacksonville, Texas Sold for $2.036M
(Photo by Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph) The property that includes a golf course built in 1936 has been leased and operated by Cherokee Ranch Golf Inc. since 2016. With that lease set to expire and the owner looking to sell, a partnership between Cherokee Ranch, the Jacksonville Economic Development Corp and the City of…
Development of Deer Creek GC Voted Down
The planning commission of the city of Overland Park, Kan. had recommended approval in January of the proposal to build an apartment complex with four buildings and 220 units on part of the property that includes a golf course originally designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. But homeowners in the nearby single-family neighborhood came out…
University of St. Thomas Offers $61.4M for Town & Country Club Golf Course
(Photo by Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune) The campus of the school in St. Paul, Minn. is less than a mile from the historic club where the first round of golf in Minnesota was played. St. Thomas is looking for space to expand its athletic facilities as it develops Division I programs and has an endowment…
Club Community Rallies to Help Oakland Hills CC Recover from Fire
An online campaign for tax-deductible donations to an Employee Assistance Fund for staff affected by the February 17th blaze, which caused a total loss of the Bloomfield Hills, Mich.’s historic 100-year-old clubhouse, has been created by ClubsHelp, the foundation originally formed to support front-line workers in the early days of the pandemic. In partnership with…
Midlane CC to Be Put Up for Auction
The suggested bid of $2.5 million for the property in Waukegan, Ill. is a bargain compared to the estimated $15 million that would be required to replicate it, according to the owners’ representative. A total of 315 acres is up for bid, including an 18-hole golf course that was designed by Robert Bruce Harris and…
New Management Sought for Warren Valley GC and Banquet Center
The city of Dearborn Heights, Mich. bought the facility—which includes a 36-hole golf course that was the first designed in the state by Donald Ross and that will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2022—in 2018. Oneida Golf Services managed the property until abruptly informing the city in February 2022 that it was “keen to hand…
Plans for $8.7M Clubhouse Update at Houston (Texas) CC Reported
(EDI International rendering) The Houston Business Journal reported that building permits issued by the city of Houston showed that the project would focus on a kitchen and employee work area as well as interior remodeling, and would add just under 2,500 sq. ft. to the clubhouse. Filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation…