Golf Course Solutions wants to buy the two 18-hole courses at The Club at Pelican Bay in Daytona Beach, Fla., but will need participation from homeowners in the 1,800-home community. The company wants 200 Pelican Bay households to each buy a $35,000 charter membership before the end of July. At least 97 percent of Pelican…
St. Joseph (Mo.) CC Completes $5M Clubhouse Renovation
The club renovated each major room, including a fully renovated kitchen and wedding suite, and made changes to the pool and utility areas. “One of our other features is that we have a chef’s table in the kitchen,” owner Steven Craig says. “So, when you have that special occasion for a small group, say 12…
Member Presents Plan to Buy Logan (Utah) CC
Vince Lamarra, the club’s Board President, stresses the proposal is far from a done deal and is just one of many options on the table for financing the critical and pressing need to replace the club’s decades-old water system, which comes at a cost of $4.3 million. “There are subsets of the membership that feel…
Wisconsin Clubhouse Built Off Donations
Formerly the Glenway Golf Course, The Glen Golf Park in Madison, Wis. will feature the Glen House—courtesy of local companies donating time, money, and resources getting the old clubhouse hollowed out and building a brand-new facility.
Clubs Report Various Stages of Golf Course Renovations
Southern Trace Country Club in Shreveport, La. completed a $4.2 million renovation which included new greens, a redesign of the entire 18-hole course, a new drainage system, and redesigned practice facility. Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale (Ariz.) and Wigwam Golf’s Red Course in Litchfield Park, Ariz. are beginning bunker projects, while the former will also…
Obstacle Removed in Kohler Golf Course Development Plan
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has ruled that a conservation group has no legal standing to challenge a DNR land swap that would allow Kohler Co. to develop another golf course along Lake Michigan. Dirk Willis, Vice President – Golf, Landscape & Retail for Kohler Co. Hospitality, says the company has “an established track record of good…
Dominican Republic Resort Launches Tokenized Reservations Partnership
Casa de Campo Resort & Villas guests can now reserve rooms using transferrable room-night tokens (RNTs) through Pinktada’s website using the latest blockchain technology. “Pinktada has created a visionary booking model that allows for both price optimization and flexibility at the same time, and we are honored to be one of the first hotels featured…
Caddie Hall of Fame Welcomes First Female African-American
Madelyn “Moochie” Turner notably caddied as a youth for her mother, Vernice Turner, during the late 1950s and early 1960s. They were inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame in 2021 as the only mother-daughter duo to win a UGA Championship in the same year. “Caddying was one of my greatest experiences,” Turner…
Glenwood Golf Club Will Close After 95 Years of Operation
Frank Adams and Harry Griffin, the longtime owners of the club in Richmond, Va., have decided to sell the course’s 121 acres to a developer who will convert the property into a 290-home subdivision. Griffin, Adams and then-General Manager John Cook bought the club from the Cochrell family for $4 million in 1996. Built on…
Two Chicago Area Clubs Partner with Hospitality Group
The Royal Fox and The Grove Country Clubs in St. Charles and Long Grove, Ill., respectively, are working with Capstone Hospitality to create and implement initiatives to increase their membership levels. The Royal Fox CC has an 18-hole championship golf course, pool, outdoor spaces and dining options housed in a clubhouse, which is modeled after…
Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort Under New Ownership
The new ownership took the reins on June 2 at the facility in Boerne, Texas, which is about 20 minutes from San Antonio. It’s not immediately clear who the new resort owner is. “Ownership wishes to remain private,” says Caleb Dubose, Managing Director for Crescent Hotels & Resorts, which is managing the resort. The 111-room…
Clubhouse Named in Honor of Golfer Who Broke Racial Barriers in Minnesota
The facility at Hiawatha Golf Course in Minneapolis, Minn. now bears the name of Solomon Hughes Sr., the first professional level Black golfer in Minnesota. Hughes, who died in 1987, won national all-Black tournaments in the United Golfers Association before moving to Minnesota from Alabama in 1943. Hughes and other Black golfers, including Ted Rhodes…
Killearn CC Set For Extensive Renovation This Fall
The club’s new owner, David Cummings, selected Chris Wilczynski, ASGCA, to put together the master plan and oversee the upgrade later this year. Cummings bought the Tallahassee, Fla. club in March and hired Wilczynski not long after they met to discuss the project. The club’s 18-hole championship course, 9-hole short course, and practice facilities will…
White Mountain CC Acquired By LCJ Management
The Ashland, N.H. club is a renowned Geoffrey Cornish designed public golf course and clubhouse that was developed in the mid-1970s. “White Mountain Country Club fits perfectly within our vision of offering first-class golf, dining and other resort amenities to both locals and visitors to the Central New Hampshire Region,” says Brian Lash, Owner of…
Club People on the Move: June 16-29
Recent industry hires and promotions include new General Managers at Providence Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., Tiburon (Calif.) Peninsula Club, and TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio; a new Director of Instruction at Baltimore (Md.) Country Club; a new Director of Culinary Operations at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.; and Executive…