Rob Thomas

As part of a two-phase project, the Naples, Fla. club will add an additional 24,000 sq. ft. to its clubhouse. The Tavern Terrace, part of Phase 1, has seen the outdoor dining and lounge area double in size. Phase 2 will renovate and add additional space to the club’s ballrooms. The Club at Mediterra in…

The downtown club, which dates back to 1882 and was once very exclusive, now opens much of its clubhouse to non-members. Three new cocktail bars, a cigar bar, spa and upscale hotel suites highlight the club’s renovations.

Guilmette Golf, which manages several courses throughout Connecticut, will operate and maintain the course with a lease payment of $1 per each nine-hole round. The city of Glastonbury will continue to make capital improvements to the course, such as irrigation and drainage.

The owner of an Idaho golf course claims to have put “hundreds of thousands of dollars” into repairs of the failing irrigation system. He proposes an elaborate private-public partnership to build homes on the property to help recoup costs.

The General Manager/Chief Operating Officer from the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va., will be recognized as The James H. Brewer Award winner at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Nashville City Club on February 25, through the Excellence in Club Management Awards sponsored by the McMahon Group, Club & Resort Business and the…

Designed by the golf architecture firm of Hills-Forrest-Smith, the 2.5-acre area at the Bonita Springs, Fla., property will provide pitching, chipping and bunker practice from various distances and approaches. The club also recently approved a $6.6 million renovation of its Bay Island course.

The bill potentially increases the previous 66,000-visa cap by nearly 70,000, to 135,320 workers. The increase will only impact summer-season H-2B employers and will not apply to winter employers for October through February start dates.

The new building at the Longs, S.C. club will feature an open floor plan, enhanced kitchen and sports bar-like feel. The property’s 27-hole golf course closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, but will re-open for play on February 23.

The privately owned Florida club closed down in December 2018 because of severe flooding and a lack of golfers. While the city of Crystal Falls is open to trying to work out a resolution, Citrus County considers it a private matter and will not intervene. The property includes an on-site Bar & Bistro.

The General Manager/Chief Operating Officer from Bald Peak Colony Club in Melvin Village, N.H., will be recognized as The Mead Grady Award winner at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Nashville City Club on February 25, through the Excellence in Club Management Awards sponsored by the McMahon Group, Club & Resort Business and the National Club Association.

Formerly Chester Ditto GC, the course at the Arlington, Texas property has been rerouted by architect John Colligan and includes improved turf, new water features, cart paths, new bunkering, and a new fleet of GPS-enabled golf carts. The clubhouse is under construction, with a scheduled opening in 2020.

The partnership will allow members of each organization to have access to additional facilities and resort properties, while enjoying exclusive travel rates.

Bay Point GC will be the fourth course to reopen in Panama City Beach, which was hit hard by the Category 4 hurricane that struck the Panhandle on October 4, 2018. Hombre GC decided to close for good after the storm.

The changes follow the lead set by many clubs that have begun relaxing their dress codes, and is in step with studies where the majority of golfers said they’d prefer relaxed dress codes and that stricter dress codes could be a deterrent to playing in some conditions.

Now owned by Crystal Outdoors LLC, the Carbondale, Colo. golf course could see the addition of a boutique health-and-wellness hotel on the property, if rezoning is approved. The facility’s seasonal restaurant has been renamed and is transitioning to a year-round operation as well.