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The project includes renovating all of the tees, fairways and greens. “It’s a complete redo … we’re doing everything,” says Gordon Digby, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. Much of the late spring and early summer will be devoted to growing the grass on the 96-year-old course after it has been seeded and sodded and…

Founders Hall, which was built in the 1870s, has operated for years as an event facility. The small, private club would have about 10 outdoor cabana-style bungalows for daytime or overnight stays, and open up to a swimming pool. A spa and two restaurants would also be included, along with a hidden speakeasy in the…

Civic activist Kevin Gaughan’s non-profit, which has been tied to the Nicklaus firm for a proposal to turn a former landfill into a public golf course since 2016, has fallen behind on the mortgage for the site. Source Renewables has applied for rezoning so a community solar farm can be put up on the entire…

Formerly Woods Valley Golf Club, the Valley Center, Calif. property is owned by the San Pasqual Economic Development Corporation, an entity of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. In addition to a name change, the golf shop, restaurant and kitchen have all been renovated, while on-course cart paths and bridges were repaired and agronomic…

The Sapphire Bay Resort & Conference Center in Rowlett, Texas on Lake Ray Hubbard will include more than 100,000 sq. ft. of event space, including a “special event island” on the Sapphire Bay Lagoon. The Sapphire Bay Surf Village on the lagoon will have white-sand beaches, resort-style pools, a lazy river, swim-up bars, and a…

A month before anyone had heard of coronavirus, the historic Sewickley, Pa. club was confronted with a different type of unforeseen calamity, when a massive piece of its clubhouse ceiling crashed down two floors. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and in this episode of C+RB’s video series, General Manager Matthew Kurtas and President Bill Pietragallo…

The Fort Myers, Fla. club’s original clubhouse opened in 2004 and underwent a refresh in 2014 aimed at enhancing and updating the overall look. The latest enhancement includes the addition of 1,800 sq. ft. of internal dining space and 1,500 sq. ft. of external dining space. The kitchen doubled in size and layout to expand…

Purchased by the Storm Family Group in late 2020, the Menomonee Falls, Wis. club, previously owned by Waukesha County, will offer guests an expanded menu and enlarged outdoor seating at the newly remodeled clubhouse. Much of the winter was spent removing 150 of the 320 ash trees infected with emerald ash borer.

The Holliday family that owns the Zionsville, Ind. property had engaged Dye and his wife Alice over 20 years ago to lay out the course, and their son PB Dye helped to finish the design before Pete Dye’s death in 2020. The former farmland site is being developed into a luxury community with the potential for…

The 34-year-old Clemmons, N.C. club features a golf course designed by Nicklaus Design with Glen Day on about 185 acres. Documents show the property was purchased by an LLC with the same address as TreeTop Development, a real estate owner and investor based in Teaneck, N.J.

The combined donation from Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America and Yamaha Golf-Car Company will provide a free shuttle to those coming into and leaving the hospital in Newnan, Ga. “Supporting the local community is something that Yamaha takes seriously and we couldn’t think of a better cause than helping the patients, visitors and staff…

The 2020 honorees, revealed in a special webcast on March 2nd, include (top row, left to right) Jack Slaughter of the Carolina Country Club; Craig Cutler of the Country Club of Detroit, and Lawrence McFadden of The Union Club in Cleveland, Ohio; (bottom row, left to right) Bill Morari of The National Club in Toronto, Ontario,…

Patrick D’Anthony would like to restore the former Wakefield Valley Golf Club in Westminster, Md., which is now a public park with walking trails, and add lodging. The city has balked at the idea of golf and sought community input on future use, which has included bike trails, pickleball courts and a fishing pier. But…

Jeffrey Cuenco and Linda Hong, members of the University Club in San Diego, Calif. and the Silicon Valley Capital Club in San Jose, Calif., respectively, are suing ClubCorp USA Inc. for forcing private club members to continue paying membership fees during the pandemic, despite facilities being closed due to COVID protocols. ClubCorp’s request that the…

Rebranded as The Club at 251, renovations of the former Madison Winter Club have expanded food-and-beverage service, including a full bar, new kitchen, and new fresh-menu offerings. The 70-year-old club hopes to bring in a younger demographic of people who want to make friends and contribute to the community.