C&RB News

Between 250 and 300 gallons of gasoline were released into surrounding soil before flowing into a storm drain and then being discharged into Longfellow Creek, which runs along the front nine of the Seattle, Wash. course. Twelve to fifteen dead fish were found downstream by investigators, but investigators had not yet confirmed that the fuel…

(Pictured: Madden GC) Rounds were up 8% and revenue up 11% at the city’s facilities, with the gains attributed to good weather, a stable economy and modest changes to off-season rates and fees for passes. But subsidies are still being allocated for needed course-improvement projects and capital equipment expenditures. “As we move forward, we need…

(Photo by David Maialetti, The Philadelphia Inquirer) Doctors who hadn’t heard of the game or taken care of anyone with a pickleball injury as recently as two years ago now report treating many more players, most of whom are over 55, for fractures and soft-tissue maladies. Preventive measures such as warmup stretching, using resistance-exercise bands…

The extensive brand update, addressing the company’s desire for visual language to keep pace with its mission to help clubs thrive, will include a refreshed wordmark, revised color palette and the addition of a logo-mark, and will be introduced as part of Jonas’ exhibits at the upcoming PGA Merchandise Show and the CMAA World Conference…

The Naples, Fla. club will renovate both the golf course and clubhouse. The 25-year-old Arthur Hills-designed course will see a greens expansion, drainage improvement and design restoration, while casual and formal dining options will expand in the clubhouse and a repositioning of the bar will provide flexible cocktail and pre-function service.

The renovation is intended to enhance the quality of playing conditions through extensive drainage projects, reshaped and expanded tee, green, and fairway surfaces, and a tree management program that will promote the health of the course’s turf. The work will be done nine holes at a time, starting with the back nine.

The Palm Harbor, Fla. resort—host of a PGA TOUR event for the last 30 years—has completed renovations to all 300-plus suites. Each unit received new furniture, furnishings, flooring, stainless-steel appliances, quartz counters, cabinets, lighting, draperies and more.

Built-in vehicle entertainment and interactive tools are enhancing the entire golf experience, generating revenue for the course and assisting with fleet-management information. “Technology has changed the paradigm of the golf experience from how it’s played to how a course is managed,” said Mark Wagner, President of Club Car.

River City Collective purchased the Waynesboro, Va. club, which has operated in a private-public capacity with a membership of 200 people, not including pool memberships. In 2017, the club was auctioned off for $891,000, as is, which covered a $750,000-plus-interest debt.

The Bowling Green, Fla. resort is re-grassing putting surfaces on its Blue course with a new ultradwarf bermudagrass developed by Golf Course Superintendent Rodney Lingle. Additionally, Streamsong is expanding its fine-dining restaurant, SottoTerra, and spa, AcquaPietra. Sporting clays, guided bass fishing and archery are being added to recreation and leisure options, as well.

Quixote Club—formerly Sunset Country Club—in Sumter, S.C. enlisted Jack Nicklaus II and Kris Spence Golf Design to design all new greens, tees and fairways, as well as a complete rerouting of the back nine. A new clubhouse is in the works, too.

Services include custom technologies and services focused on member retention and acquisition. Users of the Clubhouse Solutions website also will be introduced to ClubBuy, a group-purchasing organization.

The new policy removes paperwork for developers who set out to develop on golf courses or open spaces, including an environmental worksheet and a statement detailing alternatives to a proposed project. Critics claimed past hurdles potentially cooled development across the city with onerous regulations.

Maintaining aging infrastructure, as well as “some very wet springs and not-so-favorable weather throughout the golf season” have taken their toll on operating the city-owned courses. Over the next six months, City Council will discuss the fate of the courses.

A Parks Division report stated that the city’s four public golf courses—Glenway, Monona, Odana Hills and Yahara Hills—need investments of $34.7 million to $52.5 million to bring them up to date. The courses, which host a combined 100,000 rounds each year, lost a record $863,320 in 2018 and are expected to lose between $450,000 and…