After reaffirming its status as a major golf championship venue, the St. Louis, Mo. club will now return its focus to the other half of its ongoing mission: providing a family-oriented, full-service atmosphere around the big events. Some eyebrows were raised when it was announced earlier in this decade that Bellerive Country Club in St.…
College Golf Coach Joins Partnership to Purchase Pennsylvania Club
Brian Quinn, a former touring pro now in his llth season as head men’s coach at Philadelphia’s Temple University, is part of a new corporation formed to acquire Plymouth Country Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., which will now be rebranded as The 1912 Club, in recognition of the year it was founded. The club features a William Flynn-designed golf course that will now be renovated under the direction of Ron Prichard.
Public Meeting To Gauge Support for Chicago South Side Golf Project
One of the first public discussions of the $30 million-plus plan to have Tiger Woods design a championship course that has the backing of President Obama and Bandon Dunes owner Mike Keiser is scheduled for January 9th. Community activists are expressing concern over the closed-door nature of the planning to date and whether there will truly be a broad benefit for the sections of the city that have been plagued by unemployment and violence.
Tiger Woods Commits to Be Lead Designer of Chicago’s Jackson Park/South Side Project
The ambitious $30 million renovation of two public golf course facilities on Chicago’s South Side is designed to attract a major tournament to the city while also creating a new attraction for growing the game through youth and public participation. As part of the effort, a new nonprofit Chicago Parks Golf Alliance fundraising organization is being formed.
Exmoor CC to Host 2018 Constellation Championship
The major tournament for senior players will return to the Midwest for the first time since 2006, to be contested at the Highland Park, Ill. club in partnership with the Western Golf Association.
Chicago Percolates With Talk of New Championship Public Course
Mark Rolfing, an NBC/Golf Channel analyst who grew up outside of the city, is spearheading a plan to combine two current public courses on the South Side into a standout 18- or 27-hole facility that could possibly attract a regular tour stop or even a major championship.
Evans Scholars Program Featured in Wall Street Journal
Caddies from The Olympic Club, Bob-O-Link GC, Rose City GC, Beverly CC, Midlothian CC, the Lochmoor Club and Park Ridge CC (an “Evans powerhouse”) were highlighted in the feature about students who earn college scholarships through the program.
Cherry Hills CC to host 2014 BMW Championship
This is the first time Cherry Hills will host a PGA Tour event since the 1985 PGA Championship.
Cog Hill Ready for BMW After Brutal Summer
The PGA Tour returns to Cog Hill Golf and Country Club’s Course No. 4, Dubsdread, where Golf Course Superintendent Ken Lapp welcomes fall weather and prime conditions for the third round of the 2010 FedExCup Playoffs, the BMW Championship, Sept. 9-12, in Lemont, Ill. “Due to the elevated heat and humidity this summer, preparing…