The Dallas golf course, which is built on top of a landfill and designed by Coore & Crenshaw, could open as soon as September 1, despite challenges such as the environmental sensitivity of the area, multiple layers of bureaucracy, and complications from record rainfall.

The new Shea Homes community in Ocala, Fla. unveiled its unique Tom Lehman/Tripp Davis-designed “loop” courses to members and the media and is now ready to incorporate public play on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays.

A renovation of the Dallas golf course planned for this year that would have closed the property during its seven busiest months was put off when the city auditor discovered that the park and recreation department mishandled the contract. The delay cost the golf course business, while the greens and driving range continue to suffer.

In a promotion sanctioned by the World Golf Foundation, the 13 Topgolf “sports entertainment communities” around the U.S. will offer free five-minute lessons with slow-motion video swing analysis on April 15, while trying to “set a company record for most golf lessons taught in one day.”

The 2015 Willmoore H. Kendall Scholarship provides tuition support to mid-management professionals who are interested in pursuing the Certified Club Manager designation.

A contractor’s tactics for obtaining water to use for dust control while building Trinity Forest Golf Course stood in direct contrast with environmental pledges made by the city in promoting the project, which is being built on a landfill site within the boundaries of America’s largest urban forest. The practice, which drained a nearby pond, destroyed a beaver habitat and killed much of the fish population, has been stopped, but conservationists are now watching the project much more closely.

The publication highlighted the private club owner/operator’s strategy of changing the way people think about golf as well as the way they play it, comparing ClubCorp to the Apple of high-end country and golf clubs. “If there’s a knock on the club industry, it’s that a lot of clubs are old-fashioned in how they look and how they run the business,” CEO Eric Affeldt said.

The final session at this year’s event in San Antonio brought together four General Managers who engaged in a discussion about creating productive relationships between GMs and Executive Chefs. Participating GMs included John McGee, Northwood Club, Dallas, Texas; Phil Kiester, The Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, Va.; Christine Pooler, Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa.; and Eric Dietz, Interlachen Country Club, Minneapolis, Minn.

The Dallas, Texas club features two 18-hole golf courses, each with its own clubhouse, and ClubCorp “plans to invest in a multimillion-dollar renovation project that will include improvements to member dining areas, both golf courses and family amenities.” Prestonwood has been involved in a water dispute with the city over the irrigation source for its Plano golf course, and the owners announced that they would sell the property last week.

The Miller family, which has owned the Dallas, Texas club for about 36 years, is selling the property to an undisclosed buyer in a deal scheduled to close on March 3. Earlier this month, the club offered to pay the city $50,000 and give it the right of way to build a wastewater pipeline under its golf course following allegations that the club diverted city-owned water to irrigate its second golf course in Plano, Texas.

The club, whose main property is in Dallas while its The Hills golf course is in Plano, Texas, is offering to pay the city as part of a settlement of allegations that it improperly diverted city-owned water to irrigate The Hills. A previous agreement between the parties grants the city the right of way on an easement at the club’s main golf course to build a wastewater pipeline.