It took Joey Hines 30 years to play 49 courses in 17 states, and become what is believed to be the only golfer to have completed the unique circuit. Now he seeks to play all courses that have hosted a major.
Design & Renovation INSIGHTS A Club & Resort Business Seminar Series
Scheduled Workshops for 2012 Club & Resort Business’ Design & Renovation Insights seminar series presents on-site, one-day workshops that provide exclusive, inside looks at successful renovation and expansion projects. These new programs will be held in 2012: Monday, October 1—Columbus, Ohio (presented in conjunction with the CMAA Ohio Valley Chapter) Restoring Scioto Country Club…
Smarter By Design
The Design & Renovation Insights workshops offer an even more in-depth, in-person look at projects we’ve featured in print. The Club Architect feature in this issue (“Escape from New York,” pg. 26) once again provides an in-depth look at how a project to build or renovate a club facility has also served to lay the…
Top 100 Golf Instructors Gather at Hamilton Farm GC for Roundtable
Participants spent three days making strides to unify the teaching philosophies and language.
Oakland Hills Seeks to Host U.S. Open in 2020
The Detroit-area club is also set to announce it will host the U.S. Amateur as part of its centennial in 2016; another U.S. Open would be its seventh, and first since 1996.
Smarter By Design
The unique challenge for many “coming of age” clubs is to bring the functionality of older clubhouses into the current century, while still preserving their original charm.
Baltusrol Golf Club Opens Up Fairways For Deer Hunt
After some debate, Springfield, N.J.’s township committee approved a deer hunt on the 500-acres of rolling greens and fairways of Baltusrol Golf Club which hosted the 2005 PGA Championship. According to New Jersey’s The Star-Ledger, the club aims to cut the current deer population by at least half, says superintendent of grounds Mark Kuhns. “We…
The Path To Perfection
Whether preparing for a member-guest outing or a PGA Tour Championship, superintendents say a consistent approach is the key to getting their golf courses tournament-ready.
Baltusrol Golf Club to Host 98th PGA Championship
Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., the home of many of the most memorable U.S. major championships, has been named the site of the 98th PGA Championship in August 2016, and will be a part of a year-long celebration of The PGA of America’s Centennial. Considered one of architect A.W. Tillinghast’s finest designs, Baltusrol Golf…
Downing Elected GCSAA President
David S. Downing II, CGCS, Vice President of Operations and Construction for Signature Golf Group in Myrtle Beach, S.C., was elected President of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) at the association’s annual meeting in Orlando on February 1. Downing will serve until the 2009 annual meeting (February 6 in New Orleans). Elected…
Get Out!
By incorporating outdoor living trends into patio design, clubs and resorts can offer members and guests more options and a causal environment.
Disaster Planning: No Time Like the Present
References You Can Use Web sitesFires: http://www.firewise.com/Hurricanes: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ & http://www.weather.com/General Preparedness: http://www.attainium.com/ & http://www.fema.gov/ BooksAvoiding Disaster by John Laye Disaster Recovery Planning: Strategies for ProtectingCritical Information Assets by Jon William Toigo Introduction to Emergency Managementby George Haddow & Jane Bullock If your club isn’t in a zone especially prone to hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, forest fires,…
People in the News
The new Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) officers, elected at the CMAA show in New Orleans Feb. 27-March 3, are as follows: President, Bill Wagner, CCM, General Manager, Rivera CC, Coral Gables, Fla.; Vice President, Burton Ward, CCM, General Manager, Century CC, Purchase, N.Y.; Secretary-Treasurer, Linda Carroll, CCM, General Manager, White Bear Yacht Club,…