The Hartford, Conn. course’s three-hour sessions, held on two consecutive Saturday afternoons as the summer season began, include hands-on instruction from its golf staff, as well as other guest instructors and organizers, Participation also includes a free round on the club’s “Flat Nine” North Course. Goodwin Park Golf Course in Hartford, Conn. has taken another major…
NCA Head Writes Rebuttal to Editorial Opposing Aid to Hartford Club
After the Hartford (Conn.) Courant editorialized against a $100,000 grant for the business club from the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development as “a poor decision and tone-deaf to the state’s fiscal and social realities,” National Club Association President/CEO Henry Wallmeyer charged the newspaper with relying on “clichéd and obsolete characterizations” and ignoring private clubs’ contributions and important roles.
The Hartford (Conn.) Club Gets Boost from the State
The state is helping the private, 144-year-old organization pay for renovations through a $300,000 loan and $100,000 grant because the club is keeping up with a plan to repay back taxes. Renovations will include refinishing original oak floors, repairing stucco walls, and rewiring antique chandeliers with LED lighting. The state is helping to pay for…
Hartford (Conn.) Club Alters Philosophy, Aesthetics
The 144-year-old private club is modernizing its facilities, including a $100,000 update to its first floor, has modified its membership fee structure, and is offering special events and programs that appeal to members’ families. Past Hartford (Conn.) Club members Mark Twain, Katharine Hepburn, and J.P. Morgan might not recognize the business club of the present…
Hartford (Conn.) Golf Courses Show Mixed Results in First Year of City Operation
After multi-million-dollar renovations, the historic Keney Golf Course outperformed financial projections in the first year since the makeovers, city officials reported, but Goodwin Golf Course remained $200,000 in the red, as was expected. Both courses fell short on projected rounds, but city officials were buoyed by strong reviews for Keney that they think could make it a regional destination, and also expect more improvements that are planned for Goodwin to bolster its appeal and operating efficiency.
Golf Course Renovations in Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut Set for 2016 Openings
Moraine Country Club in Kettering, Ohio has been closed since early July for a renovation, and members should be able to play by June. Stoatin Brae, the sixth course at Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort in Augusta, Mich., is set to be complete by mid-2016, while Keney Park Golf Course’s $5.7 million renovation will be revealed in Hartford, Conn., by May.
Restored Goodwin Park GC Helping to Rebuild Lives, Too
Through a unique partnership between the city of Hartford, Conn., the Connecticut Section PGA and a local non-profit, the course that once saw 90,000 annual rounds and was the third-most active in the U.S., only to dip to 10,000 rounds in 2014, is now seeing a comeback that includes training ex-offenders for maintenance duties.
Field Set for 2015 PGA Junior League Golf Championship
Eight all-star teams from clubs and facilities in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina have advanced to the finals, which will be held November 5th through 8th at the Walt Disney Resort’s Palm Course in Orlando.