Through the five-month project, a long-range course-refinement master plan prepared by Robert Trent Jones Jr. was used to update the Championship Course at the public facility in Clemmons, N.C., that was originally designed by his father, Robert Trent Jones Sr., and that hosted the 1974 PGA Championship. Greens were resurfaced with new turf and bunkers…
Vestavia CC Reopens Renovated Course
The $6.5 million, 17-month project at the Birmingham, Ala. club has added new elements of fun for golfers at all levels, with one proclaiming “[it’s] like being at Disney World.” The club also built three tennis courts, repainted three hard courts, refurbished its ballroom and built a new outdoor patio area. After 17 months and…
Texas Making Mark As Hub of Golf Course Projects
Trinity Forest and Bluejack National are garnering global attention for the state, while projects at Maridoe GC and Squaw Creek GC are also of note.
USGA, ASGCA to Provide Pro-Bono Site Evaluations
Six public golf facilities, including Carolina Springs Golf Club, Fountain Inn, S.C.; Connecticut National Golf Club, Putnam, Conn.; Carey Park Golf Course, Hutchinson, Kan.; EdgeBrook Golf Course, Brookings, S.D.; Point University Golf Club, Lanett, Ala.; and Simsbury Farms Golf Course, West Simsbury, Conn., have been selected to receive free site evaluations this year from United States Golf Association agronomists and American Society of Golf Course Architects architects. The organizations will accept more applications later this year.
USGA Hosts Pace and Innovation Symposium
The two-day symposium brought together industry leaders and experts to discuss golf’s issues and barriers. The organization has released recaps and takeaways from these discussions, including insights on pace of play, resource management, and course design influence and case studies.
Recipients Named in 2015 ASGCA Design Excellence Recognition Program
The American Society of Golf Course Architects Design Excellence Recognition Program has recognized nine courses in the U.S. that have successfully addressed unique design challenges.
Course Renovation Outlook Stays Strong, ASGCA Reports
Continued record-low interest rates and evidence of strong returns from investments in recently completed projects are maintaining a “very busy” period for golf course architects and related businesses, the organization says.
ASGCA Announces 2014 Design Excellence Honorees
Projects from 12 courses in the U.S. and Asia have been cited for their work with ASGCA members in addressing unique design challenges.
ASGCA Offers “Pace of Play Checklist & Tips”
The free document, created in cooperation with the United States Golf Association, provides golf course architects’ ideas for achieving faster and smoother play through “five basic ingredients”: player abilities, course management, set-up, maintenance and turf conditions, and course design.
Trump Golf Links Cited for Design Excellence and Sustainable Practices
Sanford Golf Design has been honored by the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for “[blending] environmental and artistic principles” while creating the unique public course that is set to open next year on a former blighted landfill in the Bronx, New York.
ASGCA Offers Request for Proposal Form
The “Request for Proposal for Golf Course Architectural Services” addresses key elements of a project, including general notice, scope of services, owner’s responsibilities, submission requirements and the selection process.
Golf Course Architects Cite Increased Activity
International expansions and North American “reinventions” are driving an uptick in projects, with sustainability and practice facilities getting special attention.
San Diego Added for 2019 to GIS Lineup; Ihms Named New GCSAA President
The Golf Industry Show will continue its three-city rotation with Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego through the end of the decade, it was announced in Orlando. Also at this year’s show, Keith Ihms, CGCS, Director of Grounds Maintenance at the Country Club of Little Rock (Ark.), was elected President of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).
JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa Reveals Ambiente Golf Course
The eco-friendly, $10 million project at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., was unveiled November 19, and is the first new golf course development in the Phoenix-Scottsdale and Paradise Valley areas in over five years. The completion culminates a seven-year, $70 million Marriott renewal project at Camelback Inn.
Golf Industry Show Registration Opens for GCSAA Members
Members of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America can now register for the 2014 Golf Industry Show, held February 1-6 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Non-members can register beginning November 19, and additional information is available at golfindustryshow.com.