The city’s popular Free Friday Night Flicks program, now in its 22ndyear, will now include a pair of “Fairway Flicks” at two city courses this summer, as part of an initiative to get golfers and non-golfers to visit Lexington’s public courses. Prior to each movie, there will be golf-related activities, including putting challenges and footgolf.…

Other awards announced by Marriott Golf cited Colin Gooch of the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort as Golf Professional of the Year, and Todd Evans of the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort as Golf Grounds Manager of the Year. 

The Lexington, Ky., property is updating its facilities as the first step of its “Vision 2021” plan, which will see property-wide updates to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2021. For the first phase, the clubhouse has been demolished and will reopen with updated and expanded amenities in March 2018. Greenbrier Golf & Country Club in…

Bradford Creek Public Golf Course in Greenville, N.C., and Dodge Riverside Golf Club in Council Bluffs, Iowa could each be managed by third-party firms as part of efforts to increase revenue. In Lexington, Ky., discount rates are being altered or eliminated altogether at the city’s five municipal golf courses, while Bethlehem, Pa., city council is…

Fallen Oak at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Saucier, Miss., will be the site of the Veteran Golfers Association’s National Championship on October 8-11, while the Washington (Iowa) Golf & Country Club, Kalona (Iowa) Golf Club, and Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside, Iowa will each host the National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament…

Robert Myers, 56, died on July 4 in a car crash while driving home from work. Myers had been the club’s Executive Chef for the past three years and staff put flowers and candles at his spot in the kitchen on July 5 to honor him. Staff at Lexington (Ky.) Country Club went back to work on…

The project in Wilmore, Ky., just outside of Lexington, will be anchored by a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, clubhouse and a lifestyle, wellness and activities center. The developers are citing Lexington’s high ranking on a list of desirable early-retirement areas as reasons to “believe the pieces are all together and the timing is right to launch a project of this caliber forward.”

Fayette Circuit Judge James Ishmael Jr. ruled that Whitaker Bank, which bought the bankrupt Lexington, Ky., property for $2.95 million in April, must continue to maintain and operate the land as a golf course until a final decision on the course’s fate is reached. A Fayette Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that a bank that…

Andover Golf and Country Club in Lexington, Ky. was set to be auctioned on Monday, April 24, and Pulaski (Va.) Country Club will be sold at a foreclosure auction in May. Neighborhood groups and their developers are attempting to stop the bank from “ramming through” the Andover sale and there are questions about whether the property, which is in a flood plain, can exist for any other purpose. Pulaski CC is a case of “a matter of debt at the wrong time to build some terrific facilities,” says a source organizing the auction.

Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa in Lexington, Ky., has completed the final stage of a multi-year improvement project that includes decor updates for The 19th Hole. Greencastle (Pa.) Golf Club opened its Fireside Pub on April 1, expanding seating and updating the menu.

The city’s five golf courses continue to operate in the red, having lost $853,000 in 2016. With a new parks master plan in the works, the city plans to determine if golf is the best use of the available land.

Whitaker Bank has taken control of the Lexington, Ky. property after negotiating with management, and reported that it had already received several calls from groups interested in reopening the 28-year-old club. “It’s our desire for us to have a nice country club out there and for us not to own it,” said bank President Tom Hinkebein.

The executive with the Sunrise Company is also the CEO/General Manager of Toscana CC in Indian Wells, Calif. He will be the organization’s 40th President. Former LPGA Tour player Suzy Whaley is the new Vice President and Jim Richerson, General Manager & Group Director of Golf for Kohler Co.’s Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run properties, is the new Secretary.

As part of the year-round program, student golfers with a valid college ID can take advantage of discounted twilight green fees and carts at 17 golf courses in the Marriott Golf portfolio. The program is available after 3 p.m. any day of the week at participating courses, and tee times can be made up to three days in advance.

The golf course at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa in Lexington, Ky. has been renovated under the direction of Rees Jones, who designed the original layout in 1981. The $1 million project focused on replacing, reducing or reshaping some 80 bunkers while using the Better Billy Bunker method.