Billy Casper Golf, which manages both courses for the city, proposes to boost the price of a season pass by $50 and bump up green fees by $1 to help improve the financial picture in 2019.
Sanctuary Lake GC Named Billy Casper Golf Facility of the Year
The Troy, Mich. club took the top property honors in the management firm’s second annual “Buffy Awards.” Nick Rash of Highland Woods Golf Course in Highland Park, Ill. was named General Manager of the Year and Pat Franklin of The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota, Fla. was named Superintendent of the Year. Facility awards also went to Quarry Pines GC in Tucson, Ariz. and Lester Park GC in Duluth, Minn.
The Course At Aberdeen Selects Billy Casper for Golf Operations Management
The semi-private Valparaiso, Ind. course was recently acquired by the Aberdeen Property Owners’ Association. In other management-company news, the city of Sioux Falls, S.D. has opened its contract for three courses to proposals for the first time since 1994, and five firms, including the present operator, Dakota Golf Management, have submitted bids.
Sydney R. Marovitz GC to Host First U.S. FootGolf National Championship
The Chicago golf course will host more than 100 FootGolf players in the 36-hole tournament on October 3. The stroke-play tournament is a qualifier for the FootGolf World Cup to be played at Pilar Golf Club in Argentina on January 6-10, 2016.