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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…

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.

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.

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.

Floodwaters cutting across 17th fairway of the Legend Course at Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort (photo by Larry Bohannan/The Desert Sun). A record Valentine Day’s rainfall of 3.69 inches in Palm Springs left a trail of debris and eroded landscapes, as washes and channels designed to handle the Coachella Valley’s infrequent downpours were overrun. Brandon Alexander…

The Green, Ohio public facility includes a 400-seat-capacity event center and full-service banquet capabilities in addition to its 18-hole golf course and full practice area. Billy Casper Golf also announced completion of a $300,000 course renovation at St. Johns Golf & Country Club in St. Augustine, Fla.  

Eight club management professionals have achieved the CCM designation after completing the required course of study and training and demonstrating a dedication to proficiency and expertise in club management.

(Photo at LaCumbre CC by Wayne Mills/Audubon International) The Audubon International program to establish habitats for the endangered monarch butterfly in out-of-play areas of U.S. golf courses was launched in 2018 with the help of funding from the United States Golf Association. Now the National Fish and Wildlife Association is adding support, with a goal…