Golfers at courses in Baton Rouge, La. keep finding stray golf balls with Christian messages written on them, spread by a “ghost” who has gone unseen and unidentified for more than three years, and who clearly wants everyone playing there to stay on the “straight and narrow.”   All golfers try to stay on the…

The managers from facilities across the country have completed the requirements to achieve advanced certification through the PGA Certified Professional Program 2.0, in career categories that include General Management, Golf Operations, Player Development and Teaching & Coaching. The PGA of America announced that 13 PGA Professionals have completed the requirements to achieve certification in categories…

Timothy Davis, a 34-year-old golf pro at the time, began to carve out the Buffalo Tournament Club in Lancaster, N.Y. in 1995 from abandoned gravel pits and overgrown farm fields. He got golf play started in 2005, but only laid the foundation for the clubhouse last December. “We’re building [the club] out of revenues,” Davis says. “We didn’t want to go deep into debt or have more investors, so we took our time and built things piecemeal as we went along.”

The Baton Rouge, La., property will dedicate $1.5 million to updating the golf course, while the remainder of funds will upgrade the clubhouse, five dining venues, tennis, and fitness facilities. Construction on the multi-phase project is expected to begin early next year. The Country Club of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, La., will undergo an $8.5 million renovation…

In order to receive the Club Managers Association of America’s Certified Club Manager designation, one must complete education requirements, attend at least one World Conference on Club Management, maintain activity within their local chapter, and pass an exam.

The golf entertainment enterprise said it will build on its surging popularity through a broad search for new locations in smaller and mid-sized U.S. cities, in addition to major markets. New regions under consideration include New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., Fort Myers/Naples, Fla., and Providence, R.I.

Nathan Fry started Tall Man Golf after 15 years of trying to develop comfortable clubs for players like himself who are significantly taller than the average golfer. After accidentally forgetting his golf shoes and playing a surprisingly comfortable round in slip-ons made of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), Rick Buchanan launched Biion Footwear.

The city of Salt Lake City, Utah can no longer fund Wingpointe, which is built on land the city rented from the Salt Lake International Airport for $1 a year, before the FAA audited the deal and determined the land needed to earn closer to fair market value. The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, La., has approved closing the Howell Golf Course and re-opening the space as a traditional park.

BREC, the public park and recreation facilities operator in Baton Rouge, La., faced resistance from residents during a meeting about transforming the golf course into parkland with a lake, boathouse, and adventure playground. Residents instead requested downsizing the golf course from 18 to nine holes.

The Cleveland, Tenn., city council voted to enter into a leasing contract to keep the Waterville Golf Course open. In Baton Rouge, La., the park commission decided to not follow The National Golf Foundation’s recommendation to close some of its seven golf courses, instead opting to adjust prices and focus on maintenance.

Hien Nguyen is trying to raise $500,000 among investors to reopen the Baton Rouge, La., property under the name The Legacy. The property has been closed since July 2013.

The Dornier family bought the Baton Rouge, La., property, which has 10 tennis courts and a 127-acre golf course, for $2.7 million. The golf course closed in early July with a reported $2.7 million in bank debt. The family plans to open the tennis center by January 1, and is uncertain about how to use the golf course.