The grand opening is the culmination of a three-year project led by architect Rees Jones and Marc Logan, Chief Agronomist of Greenway Golf. The course has been designed to be one of the U.S.’s most environmentally friendly public facilities while also offering an affordable opportunity to experience design elements of famed Australian courses such as…
Water Shortage Threatens California Courses
Golf course properties in the Modesto, Calif., area are preparing for decreased water availability as the Sierra snowpack, the source for about a third of the state’s water supply each spring, is at its lowest level since record-keeping began in 1960. Some courses have embraced the circumstance, with Stevinson Ranch Golf Club owner George Kelley telling his superintendents that “brown is beautiful. The grass is not going to die, it’s going to dry out and the course will play firm.”
Davie G&CC Highlighted for “Relaxed Approach”
The Florida course has a “Director of Marketing in Charge of Fun” and management that seeks to get away from “serious, grim-faced” approaches to golf through lighthearted signage, announcements and other features.
Golf’s Future How Clubs Can Help Save the Game
In Part One of our “Industry in Transition” series, we suggest key areas that all the club and resort properties can focus on, to help reverse the trends and get more people of age and types out to play more golf (and enjoy what they do).
Greenway Golf Names Patrick O’Fee as Director of Agronomy
Greenway Golf, based in Stevinson, Calif., has named Patrick O’Fee to the Greenway management team. As Director of Agronomy, Patrick will oversee golf course maintenance programs at existing Greenway client properties in the U.S., as well as leading new development opportunities in Ireland and Europe. O’Fee served the past 5 years as Superintendent at Pasadera…