Reviewers for the website that publishes course reviews and ratings “for golfers, by golfers” for clubs that are open to the public combined ratings for food and beverage and the conditions of the overall facility to issue its list for 2015. Yoche Dehe GC in Brooks, Calif., part of the Cache Creek Casino, took the top spot.
Troon Facilities Raise $12.6M for Charitable Causes in 2014
Whirlwind Golf Club at Wildhorse Pass in Chandler, Ariz., reported the most money raised by a single property with $2.3 million to benefit national and local philanthropic organizations.
California Water Districts Keep Golf Course Usage Data Private
The Palm Springs Desert Sun’s request for information was denied, with the agencies citing “a constitutional right to privacy and an obligation to protect individual customer data.” Meanwhile, low groundwater levels forced wells to be shut at Maderas Golf Club.
Fluid Situation
Golf course superintendents are learning to keep their heads above water while taking a larger role in helping to manage this precious, but increasingly capricious, commodity—not only for their properties, but also for their communities and regions.
Coachella Valley Task Force Targets Golf Water Conservation
A group of golf course managers and water district officials have formed the Coachella Valley Golf Industry Water Conservation Task Force, to focus on reducing the water footprint of the Southern California area’s 124 golf courses. In Poway, Calif., city council approved a conditional use permit to allow Maderas Golf Club to start pumping ground water from its wells after being forced to stop in 2011.