In addition to introducing caddie programs, projects include clubhouse renovations and constructions, cottage constructions, new maintenance facilities, on-course comfort stations, bunker renovations, the construction of a TrackMan performance center, new maintenance equipment fleets, golf cart fleet upgrades, and more.
Hidden Creek GC to Be Sold to Dormie Network
The Egg Harbor Township, N.J. property will become the sixth in the Dormie portfolio when the sale is completed as expected in mid-January. Hidden Creek features a Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw-designed, heathland-style golf course that opened in 2002 and hosted the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship in 2015.
ArborLinks Breaks Ground for Clubhouse Renovation
The project at the Nebraska City, Neb. property will involve construction of a sizable addition as well as an upgrade of the existing structure. The club is also building five additional four-plex cottages, more than doubling its current on-site accommodations. ArborLinks, a private destination 18-hole golf club in Nebraska City, Neb. has officially broken ground…
Victoria National GC to Become Part of Dormie Network
The Newburgh, Ind., club is being added to the Nebraska-based portfolio of destination-golf properties. Victoria National has been owned since 2010 by The Suddath Companies, which acquired it from the family of Terrance Friedman, who built the club with a Tom Fazio-designed golf course in 1998 on over 400 acres of abandoned mining land. Victoria…
Ballyhack GC Breaks Ground on Maintenance Facility
Construction on the Roanoke, Va., property’s new maintenance facility began in April and is expected to conclude in August. The facility will primarily be used for preparing daily tasks, servicing equipment, and outlining future priorities. Ballyhack Golf Club in Roanoke, Va., has broken ground on its new maintenance facility and gating for the Estates of…
Patuxent Greens GC Selects Landscapes Management
The semi-private facility in Laurel, Md., was recently purchased by Alan Cohen, a first-time golf course owner, from former owner/operator Fore Golf Partners. A five-year contract has been signed with Cohen for Landscapes to control club and golf course operations. Patuxent Greens has a Russell Roberts-designed course and is planning a clubhouse renovation that will include development of a 250-guest banquet space.
Dormie Club Joins Dormie Network After Purchase by Hainoa, LLC
With the purchase of the Pinehurst, N.C., property by the Nebraska-based golf investment company, it becomes the latest addition to the Dormie Network of destination golf clubs that also includes Briggs Ranch GC, Arbor Links and Ballyhack GC. Under the management of Landscapes Unlimited, LLC, golf course improvements are planned and a new full-service clubhouse, halfway house and on-site lodging accommodations, including cottages and executive suites, will now be built as the club returns to its original status as a private course.
Forbes Compiles List of Five Toughest U.S. Golf Courses
Noting that Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club did not make the cut, the publication considered USGA Course Rating, Slope Rating and Bogey Rating in compiling the list. The International in Bolton, Mass., took the top spot, followed by Pikewood National in Morgantown, W. Va., and Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Ballyhack GC Under New Ownership
The private Roanoke, Va., club and its neighboring residential development have been purchased by Kula Golf, LLC, which has engaged Landscapes Management Company to provide management services. The club features a 190-acre Lester George-designed 18-hole championship course.