The basketball legend is one step closer to building his first golf course after presenting the basic plans at a Martin County, Fla., workshop. In addition to Jordan, 25 other investors will contribute $1 million each, and unnamed sources said the golf course would have a similar feel to Medalist Golf Club, also in Hobe Sound.
Forbes Compiles List of Five Toughest U.S. Golf Courses
Noting that Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club did not make the cut, the publication considered USGA Course Rating, Slope Rating and Bogey Rating in compiling the list. The International in Bolton, Mass., took the top spot, followed by Pikewood National in Morgantown, W. Va., and Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Simple Shipping
When a member of Medalist Golf Club needed his golf clubs shipped to Boston on a tight schedule, the Hobe Sound, Fla., club had a solution in place.
First PGA Master Professional Program Graduates Announced
The PGA of America has announced that Eric Alpenfels, PGA Director of Instruction at Pinehurst Country Club, and Mike Adams, PGA Director of Instruction at both Hamilton Farms Golf Club and Medalist Golf Club, are the first PGA Professionals to ever graduate from the new PGA MPP 2.0 Program. With this honor, they have achieved the highest educational designation that can be attained by a PGA member.