Under new ownership since May 2015, the Augusta, Ga., property has introduced casual dining options, spa services, a youth room and a kid-friendly water slide at the pool, and reports it is no longer hemorrhaging members. At the nearby Jones Creek Golf Club in Evans, Ga., General Manager Ray Mundy also emphasized the importance of creating a “lifestyle club,” noting that golf has become the “four-hour game in a four-second world.”

The 65-foot-high loblolly pine that the former President and club member lobbied to have removed as a permanent impediment to his game when playing the 17th hole was removed after suffering major limb damage that made its recovery impossible, the club said. Damage was extensive at many other courses in the region, and then the week was topped off by a 4.1-magnitude earthquake.

Former Troon Golf CEO Hud Hinton is joining Affiniti Golf founders Whitney Crouse and Steve Willy as CEO of the new management firm. Mosaic Clubs & Resorts’ portfolio will initially include five to seven clubs, and will also continue to manage clubs under an Affiniti banner.

With some area courses receiving more than 40 inches of rain since the start of June, flooding is a nuisance, mowing is tricky, and “cart-path only” is a frequently used phrase for golfers. Bartram Trail Golf Club, which has had about 22 inches of rain since June 1, is benefitting from the extra precipitation because the course now has a full pond, whereas it had to purchase water from Columbia County to fill it last summer.

Fifty courses and more than 4,000 patrons teed off simultaneously in support of 9/11-related memorials and causes.

The City of La Crosse (Wis.) has announced the selection of KemperSports to manage Forest Hills Golf Club. Built in 1901, the 18-hole championship golf course was the original home of the La Crosse Country Club. The scenic par-71, 6,076-yard layout is one of the oldest courses in Wisconsin. In addition to the golf course,…