Instead of pumping fresh groundwater, the Live Oak, Fla. club is now irrigating its nine-hole course with the water made available to it through a $130,000 project that was paid for by the local water management district and the city. Construction began in April and the new irrigation line went live in mid-July. Golfers in…

The Newburgh, Ind., club is being added to the Nebraska-based portfolio of destination-golf properties. Victoria National has been owned since 2010 by The Suddath Companies, which acquired it from the family of Terrance Friedman, who built the club with a Tom Fazio-designed golf course in 1998 on over 400 acres of abandoned mining land. Victoria…

The 187,000-sq. ft. facility in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. will consolidate the organization’s 800 employees inside one building, on property the Tour owns near TPC Sawgrass. It is scheduled for completion by 2020 and in exchange for $2.8 million in incentives provided by St. Johns County (Fla.), the Tour has promised to create over 300 new jobs by 2030.

The municipal Jacksonville, Fla., facility was previously leased by The First Tee of North Florida, which continues to use the course as the main location for programming. The property features a nine-hole layout and practice facility. Billy Casper Golf (BCG) will operate Brentwood Golf Course in Jacksonville, Fla.  The municipal facility was previously leased by…

On February 1, the Jacksonville, Fla., property will open its golf course, clubhouse, and dining facilities to the public, after being a private club for nearly 50 years. The tennis facility, pool, and fitness center will no longer operate, and memberships will end on January 31.

With about 700 bidders in attendance, every item at Weatherwax Golf Course in Middletown, Ohio sold at auction on November 20. Contents of the University Club of Jacksonville will be up for auction on December 3, in advance of the ClubCorp facility’s planned December 20 closure.

PGA Golf Professional of the Year Cary Cozby and PGA Teacher of the Year Mike Adams were among those honored on November 9 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Matt Brown, who won the PGA Merchandiser of the Year – Public Category for his work at Highlands Golf Club, was also elected Mayor of Gearhart, Ore., where he won with nearly 80% of the vote.

The eye of the storm passed 20 miles to the east of the city, and at least one gust of 87 mph was recorded. In Virginia Beach, Va., more than 100 wedding guests were stranded at Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club overnight due to flooding, while Ponte Vedra Inn & Club and Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., saw minimal damage from the storm.

The ClubCorp-operated facility will close its doors on December 20, noting that the closure is a business decision. Three local clubs, Deercreek Country Club, Marsh Creek Country Club and Queens Harbour Yacht & Country Club, are offering preferred memberships to University Club members.

The region is showing a 5% growth in people playing golf, with Windsor Parke Golf Club in Jacksonville, a formerly private facility that now relies on public access, reporting that it keeps players coming back through a stellar food and beverage department at the clubhouse, high-level course conditions, and customer service.

The partnership will begin September 25 with a weekend promotion conducted in 10 U.S. cities and Orange County, Calif., offering Uber riders discounts on golf, surprise gifts, and an opportunity to win free golf for a year.

Tom Henderson, from Round Hill Club in Greenwich, Conn., has been named the 62nd recipient of the PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award. Cameron McCormick, from Brook Hollow GC and Trinity Forrest GC in Dallas, was named the PGA Teacher of the Year.