(Pictured: Snow King Resort Hotel) KDG Capital, a real estate private equity firm that also recently bought the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado and the Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in New Jersey, has purchased the Snow King Resort Hotel in Jackson, Wyo. Kingwood International Resorts, which owns and operates other club and resort properties…
Desert Highlands to Upgrade Irrigation, Showcase Graeme Baxter Artwork
The North Scottsdale, Ariz. club’s Jack Nicklaus Signature design course will see a $7 million renovation project that includes a new irrigation system, updated cart paths, work on all bunkers and minor changes to the 13th hole. Enhancements should be completed by this summer. Baxter’s rendition of the course’s 14th hole will be showcased at the…
Desert Mountain Club Members Enjoy ‘Happy Trails’
A new Interactive Trail Guide at Desert Mountain Club provides hikers and bikers with state-of-the-art data on everything from suggested routes to the best spots for viewing a sunset.
Red Ledges Success Adds to Utah’s Resort Reputation
While it looked from the outside like the ambitious four-season resort community in Heber City, Utah might become a lost cause, those behind the project never lost faith—and are now rapidly making up for lost time. Utah has been called “the new Colorado,” with Park City gaining the most prominence within the state as a…
Desert Mountain’s Renegade Course in Midst of $12.8M Makeover
The comprehensive project—the first for the Jack Nicklaus Signature course at the Scottsdale, Ariz. property since it opened more than 30 years ago—will include new greens, bunkers, tees, cart paths, drainage, irrigation, lake construction and grassing. The renovation is expected to be completed by mid-December and the course will reopen next March. The Jack Nicklaus Signature Renegade…
New York, Florida Clubs Under New Ownership
Carlowden CC in Denmark, N.Y. has been purchased by four local couples who own farms or other businesses in central and upstate New York. In Crystal River, Fla., the Plantation on Crystal River has been acquired by Atlanta-based Kingwood International Resorts, which plans to invest $2.5 million in the property.
NGCOA Announces Course of the Year Finalists
Miacomet Golf Course in Nantucket, Mass., Tam O’Shanter Golf Course in Canton, Ohio, The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch in Boerne, Texas, and Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills, Calif., were nominated for the award. The winner will be announced on February 6 at the NGCOA Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.
Cordillera Ranch Selects Buffalo Communications for Golf, Real Estate PR
The community outside San Antonio features seven lifestyle-based clubs, including The Golf Club, anchored by a Jack Nicklaus Signature course. The development has seen a 38 percent increase in lot sales over the past year and now has over 650 families.