Outdoor furnishings are getting a makeover, as clubs dress up their al fresco dining and poolside hot spots. Post-game cocktails or a quick bite after a swim now mean more than good eats— they also mean good seats. As club and resort properties designate more capital to facility-wide improvements, they’re turning their attention to their…
TPC Sugarloaf Unveils Renovated Lifestyle Center
The second phase of the Duluth, Ga. property’s club-enhancement project was opened to members on Memorial Day weekend, featuring an expanded and upgraded exercise facility, full-service restaurant and café, and revitalized outdoor patio area. The final phase, for a revitalization of the main clubhouse with a kitchen expansion, rebranded restaurant and a bar with a new outdoor…
2017 PGA Jr. League Championship to be Held at Grayhawk GC
Eight teams consisting of 10 junior golfers have advanced to compete in the 6th PGA Jr. League Championship presented by National Car Rental, playing in a series of round-robin, nine-hole matches, utilizing a two-person, scramble format. The Scottsdale, Ariz., property will play host to the tournament November 16-19. Eight teams consisting of 10 junior golfers have advanced…
TPC Sugarloaf Announces Three-Year Improvement Plan
The Duluth, Ga., property is expanding its clubhouse restaurant, adding an outdoor patio, modernizing the Sports Center, adding a full-service healthy cafe, and adding poolside furniture and cabanas. The property will be renovating each of the three nine-hole courses at a time, so members will have access to 18 holes at all times.
2014 PGA National Award Recipients Announced
Idle Hour Club’s Ray Cutright (Golf Professional of the Year) and Merion Golf Club’s Scott Nye (Merchandiser of the Year, Private Facilities) will be among those honored in November at the PGA Annual Meeting.
Environmental Leaders in Golf Award Winners Announced
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and Golf Digest have named the 2013 winners, including Paul L. Carter, of The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay in Harrison, Tenn., as the overall winner. Golf course superintendents and their courses that have been named winners will be formally recognized February 5 at the 2014 Golf Industry Show in Orlando.