Phase one of the renovation will cost $13 million, all privately funded, and includes the golf course, a new maintenance facility, a practice facility with a two-level hitting bay for public use and a First Tee complex with a four-hole course. Phase two, with a projected cost of $15-$17 million, would be for clubhouse facilities.
Greenbrier Classic Renamed; Houston Open Gets Another Five Years
The July 2-8 tournament, held on the historic Old White TPC Course at the White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., resort, has been rebranded as A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier, and will now include a Military Appreciation Day, flyover and week-long benefits for active military and veterans. The PGA Tour also announced that the Houston…
Hurricane Harvey Floods Houston-Area Golf Courses
Steve Timms, President and CEO of the Houston Golf Association, referred to the massive flooding in the region as “a 500-year event.” Golf Club of Houston, Champions Golf Club and River Oaks Country Club are all underwater as the storm continues to dump rain. While the focus now is on rescuing victims from floodwaters, golf courses…
GC of Houston Catches Vandals
Two teenagers were apprehended after riding an all-terrain vehicle across a bayou that borders the Humble, Texas course and did significant damage to the 16th green on June 23. The vandals’ parents have offered to make restitution for the damages, which have yet to be fully assessed. Officials at the Golf Club of Houston in…