In addition to a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, the plan also calls for a vocational center to teach golf course-related skills to city youth and the restoration of an arboretum designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in South Park.

The three-year renovation and rebranding of the former Montecito CC in Santa Barbara, Calif. includes a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, 4,800 sq.-ft. ballroom, 6,500 sq.-ft. fitness center with a “Kids Club,” a state-of-the-art screening room and movie theatre, the state’s largest private-club pool complex, and an AMF Bowling Alley complete with arcade games. Ty Warner—…

South Street Partners bought the seven communities that dot the South Carolina and North Carolina mountains. Managing partner Patrick Melton sees a niche focusing on higher-end golf-themed communities.

Operators of the resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. and related properties are seeking to “receive full compensation for the horrendous losses which resulted from the 1,000-Year flood [in 2016] and the insurers’ failure to promptly pay what was due.” The lawsuit charges the insurers with “heavy-handed, mean-spirited and egregious conduct.”

In an article headlined “Golf As a Contact Sport?” doctors from the Barrow Neurological Institute suggested that “repetitive traumatic discopathy” from over 300 swings per golf-playing day may be leading to early lumbar degeneration in modern-era golfers. Back disorders have become the most common injury among professional and amateur golfers, the authors noted.

The Chicagoland and South Florida clubs join properties such as Columbus (Ga.) Country Club and Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg, Miss., under the ClubLife Management portfolio. PGA National Members Club offers five PGA championship golf courses and is the home of the PGA TOUR’s Honda Classic.

After completing Phase One last year to create a new resort-style pool area, the project’s Phase Two renovated and expanded the clubhouse originally built in 1950. In addition to the new Health & Wellness Center, a new Youth Room and Grille Room were created and the Golf Shop was renovated.

Improvements through the first major upgrade to the West Palm Beach, Fla. club’s facilities since it opened in 1984 have included remodeled locker rooms, a refurbished dining room and a renovated kitchen. The project was financed through an $8 million bank loan and $1.2 million in member assessments. Add Bear Lakes Country Club in West…

The Naples, Fla. property was hit by the real estate market collapse, but has returned stronger due to a redesign of one of its two golf courses and amenities being added for residential use In 2007, TwinEagles in North Naples, Fla. was considered one of the area’s up-and-coming communities, the Naples Daily News reported. But…

Despite the attention paid to course closings, Builder magazine noted that “to meet the demand for golf course living, builders and developers are opening new projects and refurbishing others [and] enjoying success with golf-based communities.” Despite the closing of courses across the country, many builders are enjoying success with golf-based communities, Builder magazine reported. “To…

A $1 million renovation at the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. property included removal of Palmetto palms and the recapturing of a third of an acre of putting surfaces, adding an average of 800 square feet per green and returning them to the native design originally implemented by Nicklaus Design. The PGA National Resort & Spa…

The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. property will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 2 to mark the completion of the project, which has expanded the clubhouse to 115,000 sq. ft. and redesigned it to capture views of the club’s famed East Course. Other highlights include an expanded main dining room, a new and modern upscale…

The new 18-hole course at the Scottsdale, Ariz. resort was created through a reworking of a previous 27-hole layout. Turf usage was reduced by 45 acres through the transformation, and a new irrigation system will further contribute to water conservation. The course renovation is part of the third phase of a major enhancement of the property, which…

The golf legend will mark the 30thanniversaries of two properties in the Grand Strand region with Nicklaus-designed courses: Pawleys Plantation G&CC and the Long Bay Club. Scheduled events include meeting with boys and girls from The First Tee of Coastal Carolinas and a question-and-answer session moderated by former PGA of America President Gary Schaal.  …