Even with home sales and interest being maintained at a brisk pace, an active club and a strong balance sheet, the Sarasota, Fla. property wants to do more to “raise the level of awareness of the community,” according to General Manager David Somers.
The Refuge Targets Late 2019 Reopening
The remodeling of the Flowood, Miss. property’s golf course by architect Nathan Crace is in conjunction with the construction of a $50 million hotel and conference center adjacent to the site.
BallenIsles CC Members Approve $7.4M Renovation of South Course
After completing its $35 million clubhouse project, the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. club will now engage Rees Jones for a full tee-to-green updating of the South Course’s original Joe Lee layout. Work is schedule to begin in April 2019, with the renovated course ready for play in December.
Boca Lago CC Selects ClubLife Management
The Boca Raton, Fla. property will now have the new full-service management division sponsored by ClubCorp oversee its operations. The club is completing a $3.6 million clubhouse renovation and has also reconfigured and renovated its 27-hole golf layout.
Master Plan of Renovations Set for Bella Vista CC Course
The Bella Vista Property Owners Association (BVPOA) in Bella Vista, Ark. has engaged course architect Lester George to create the plan, which will focus on minimizing flooding from Little Sugar Creek. Bella Vista is one of the nation’s largest property owners associations, with 3,100 residents.
Major Renovations Planned for Poplar Grove GC and Historic Manor House
The Amherst, Va. property’s history dates to 1773, and its golf course reflects the final design vision of Sam Snead. A total of $5 million will be spent on the two-phase project, which will include a massive golf course clearing project and creation of a new boutique hotel and wedding venue.
Island Dunes CC Renovation Restores Classic Course
The Joe Lee-designed nine-hole course at the Jensen Beach, Fla. property, built in 1983, has undergone an $850,000 facelift. Anticipating some member resistance to the project, sheriffs were on hand for the first meeting. But a team headed by a club President with a degree in Agronomy steered it through in a cost-effective fashion. The…
Audubon CC Completes Course Renovation
The project at the Naples, Fla. property involved a six-month closure, during which all 18 greens were completely rebuilt and recontoured with Tif-Eagle Bermudagrass, and new greens surrounds were installed. Other improvements include an enlarged and enhanced short-game practice area, a new brick paver golf cart staging area, and additional native landscaping. Audubon Country Club…
Champion Course Reopens at PGA National Resort & Spa
A $1 million renovation at the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. property included removal of Palmetto palms and the recapturing of a third of an acre of putting surfaces, adding an average of 800 square feet per green and returning them to the native design originally implemented by Nicklaus Design. The PGA National Resort & Spa…
Renovation Completed at Harbour Ridge Y&CC’s Golden Marsh Course
The course at the Palm City, Fla. property will reopen for play on November 15, following the six-and-half-month project that included reconstructing the green complexes, regrassing the entire layout, installing a new irrigation system and replacing acres of maintained and irrigated turf with pine straw and coquina shell. Renovation of the Golden Marsh course at…
Charleston (S.C.) Municipal Course to Get $3M Makeover
The first renovation in 60 years of the 89-year-old course, which sees 50,000 to 60,000 annual rounds, will take approximately 15 months, with nine holes kept open at all times during construction. The city is contributing half the cost from a recreation bond and the remaining $1.5 million will be raised privately, including through contributions…
Donald Ross Signature Course at Bradenton (Fla.) CC Reopens
The grand re-opening of the 94-year-old course was scheduled to be held on October 26, after a seven-month, $2.5 million renovation that included complete green replacements and many other enhancements directed by World Golf Hall of Famer Tony Jacklin. The club also renovated its pool facilities to create a resort-style experience, with private cabanas, a…
Spanish Wells G&CC Nears Finish of $1.5M in Renovations
Eighteen greens of the Bonita Springs, Fla. property’s 27 holes of golf have been returfed with Tif-Eagle bermudagrass as part of the project, and drainage and irrigation improvements have been made. The kitchen of the 32,000-sq. ft. clubhouse has also been renovated. The club was purchased by its community association last year, and Billy Casper…
Friday Filmfest: Reopening of Historic Bowden Golf Course
The Macon, Ga. course was originally designed in 1938 and built by labor supplied by the Works Progress Administration on the site of a former airfield. In 1961 it became the first public facility in Macon to become racially integrated, and in 2015 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Here’s a…
Friday Filmfest: Reopening of Historic Bowden Golf Course
The Macon, Ga. course was originally designed in 1938 and built by labor supplied by the Works Progress Administration on the site of a former airfield. In 1961 it became the first public facility in Macon to become racially integrated, and in 2015 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Here’s a…