The St Petersburg, Fla. resort property announced earlier this year that its current owner, RLJ Lodging Trust, would be looking to sell the resort property, and it is now on the market. RLJ also plans to remove the Tea Garden pavilion and stated that Phase Three of the property redevelopment plans, which include a fitness…

The Shelby City Council must now reconsider what to do with a local golf course that it recently voted to permanently close. Council members were unaware that the property came with a stipulation that it should be returned to its original owners if it ever ceased to be a golf course. Over a month after…

The Aztec, N.M. club has turned to the experienced golf course manager and professional golfer to help increase the number of community events and tournaments held at the facility. Ried hopes to use social media and word of mouth to grow the property’s presence. Aztec Municipal Golf Course has named Ty Ried as its new…

The Myrtle Beach golf industry is bouncing back following an outbreak of winterkill damage that caused over a dozen courses to close at least nine holes for greens renovations. Four of the courses have reopened with new greens, and others in the market are nearing a reopening. The Myrtle Beach golf market is starting to…

The club’s course-and-grounds staff will still maintain the tees, fairways and greens of the golf course, but the rough and grassy areas near the 327-acre property’s border will now be left for the animals to maintain, in a move that is designed to cut costs while “turning back the clock.” Westport (N.Y.) Country Club has…

Town councilors unanimously approved a plan to reconstruct the nine greens of the course. The project would include an overhaul of the irrigation system, cited along with salt buildup in the effluent water used for irrigation as the primary reasons the playing surface has been deteriorating. Town councilors of Jamestown, R.I. recently approved a plan…

The city of Wilmington, N.C., announced the opening of its new nine-hole, public course. The former 18-hole course was purchased seven years ago and underwent a $2.7 million transformation to create the new, smaller course along with a public park, walking trail, bocce courts and other features. After seven years, the city of Wilmington, N.C.…

Phase one of the company’s plan for an 18-hole course that would be part of the Driftwood Project, a 500-acre development overseen by Scott Roberts, owner of Salt Lick BBQ, was approved by the city council of Dripping Springs, Texas. Recently, the city council of Dripping Springs, Texas approved phase one of Discovery Land Company’s…

To help it overcome typical perceptions and become known for being more than just “a golf course and bar,” the Hillsboro, Ohio, property now features a new and completely remodeled restaurant, and a revamped lounge and game room. New activities are also being planned and scheduled that The Lodge hopes will help to attract younger…

The club that is part of the Colonial Williamsburg destination includes a Gold Course originally designed in 1963 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., that was reopened this year after a complete renovation by his son, Rees Jones. In other management-firm appointments, Landscapes Management Co. will now manage Briggs Ranch GC in San Antonio, Texas, and Hunter’s Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., has renewed its relationship with OB Sports Golf Management.

The club has gained 100 new members to the golf category alone this winter.