The new complex features two newly designed pools, including a Family Pool with a 1,200-sq. ft. sundeck with submersible chairs, bubblers, Roman jets, a kiddie slide and bench seating integral to the pool walls. The renovation is a part of Phase II of an overall rejuvenation plan for the club’s facilities and amenities; the club’s…
Bonnie Brae GC to Shut Down After 57 Years
The club outside Greenville, S.C. posted a sign on its clubhouse door announcing that “with sadness and deep regret, we will cease operation on July 1.” The club’s ownership secured zoning for high-density residential zoning for a neighboring 67-acre parcel last year, which it then sold to a developer. After 57 years in business, the…
A New Club for the New South
Injecting energy into its facilities, amenities and membership mix has kept 122-year-old Greenville (S.C.) CC in step with the transformation of its namesake city.
Greenville (S.C.) CC Begins Clubhouse Construction
The 44,000-sq. ft. structure will replace the current clubhouse, and is slated for completion in early 2017. The two-story, Southern-style building will include banquet and meeting facilities, a pub, dining areas, locker rooms, fitness facility, pro shop, and outdoor and terrace space.
Stockholders Vote to Reopen Greenville (N.C.) CC
An unidentified “new entity” plans to buy the club’s shares and reopen the property as the Country Club of Greenville. The club closed at the end of December 2014 for financial reasons.
Clubs Sold: McConnell Golf Buys Brook Valley CC; Hoakalei CC Sold to Japanese Group
The 90-year-old Brook Valley property in Greenville, N.C. will become the ninth Carolina property in Raleigh-based McConnell’s portfolio, and the new owner has pledged to make $2 million in improvements in the next two years. Hoakalei CC, in West Oahu, Hawaii, has an Ernie Els-designed golf course; it is being sold to the Hirakawa Shoji Group, which plans to start building a new permanent clubhouse within two years.
Chambers to Design Greenville (S.C.) CC Clubhouse
The existing structure will be torn down and replaced with a new 40,000-sq. ft. clubhouse that will include a kitchen, flexible event spaces, outdoor dining and family activities.
Greenville (S.C.) Events Benefit Safe Harbor
The second annual Club Holiday Drop-In and the first annual Reindeer Run resulted in more than $1,000 in cash, $450 in gift cards, and several boxes of Christmas and winter items donated to Safe Harbor by the club’s members and staff. Safe Harbor is an organization dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence in South Carolina through prevention, intervention and transformation.
Greenville CC Joins BMW Charity Pro-Am Rotation
Tournament officials also announced a $652,070 donation to 26 Upstate and Western North Carolina charities from the 2011 BMW Charity Pro-Am.
Rob Patterson Named Clubhouse Manager at Greenville CC
Patterson was previously GM at Cleveland Country Club in Shelby, SC.
Greenville CC Completes Shift to Public Status
Greenville (Ohio) Country Club’s conversion from private to public is now complete, reports the Dayton Daily News. The course will now go by the name Greenville Golf Course. The Greenville GC, which opened for public play last year, has sold more than 100 season memberships for $1,200 each-taking in considerably less than the previous…
An Appetite for Appetizers
To wow diners with their “opening acts,” chefs are balancing maximum-impact flavors with highly recognizable dishes.