All bunkers will be renovated, a new irrigation system will be installed, cart paths will be restored and the 13th hole will be revamped as nine holes are kept open for the public.
Champion Course Reopens at PGA National Resort & Spa
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…
Nicklaus Course at Bay Point Golf GC to Re-Open October 8
A three-month renovation for the course at the Sheraton Bay Point Resort in Panama City, Fla. included the conversion of all 18 greens to Ultra-Dwarf Tif-Eagle Bermuda and new sand and drainage for 23 greenside bunkers. The course at the KemperSports-managed property is the only Nicklaus Design in Northwest Florida. It was originally designed by…
Valley of the Eagles GC Opens
The Troon-managed property in Elyria, Ohio, featuring the only Nicklaus Design daily-fee course in northern Ohio, is set on the site of the former Spring Valley Country Club. The 24,000-sq. ft. clubhouse includes the Black River Tavern, which will be open year-round for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the club has also teamed with a…
Don Veller Seminole GC and Club to Close for $8M Renovation
The public course in Tallahassee, Fla. that is owned by Florida State University will start the project in mid-August under the direction of Jack Nicklaus and his son Jack Nicklaus II, to turn it into the first Jack Nicklaus Legacy Course in North America. The closure will last through September 2019, and as part of…
Architects Clamor to Design Boca National GC
Fifteen golf course design firms, including Arnold Palmer Design Company, Greg Norman, and Nicklaus Design, have submitted requests to partner with the Boca Raton, Fla., park district to design a 27-hole golf course that the district will buy for $24 million. Many proposals for the former Ocean Breeze Golf Club property include plans for an…
Nicklaus Design to Renovate Florida State University’s Don Veller Seminole GC
The 55-year-old property in Tallahassee, Fla. that serves as the home course for FSU’s men’s and women’s golf teams has not had any major upgrades in more than 10 years. The Nicklaus family has many athletic and academic ties to the school. The only other Nicklaus Design course in northwest Florida is at Bay Point Golf & Tennis Club in Panama City.
Nicklaus Design to Help with Historic Inner-City Golf Project in Buffalo, N.Y.
The golfing great’s design firm has offered to build two destination-caliber golf courses as part of the revival of the city’s historic Frederick Law Olmsted parks. The course designs would include landscaping for winter recreation, such as cross-country ski trails and sled runs. An education center for inner-city youth is also part of the plans for the $40 million project.
“Major Series of Putting” to Debut in March 2017
Billed as the largest putting tournament in history, the event will be held in Las Vegas with multiple championship events offering prize money expected to exceed $10 million. PGA pros at properties throughout North America are being invited to hold qualifying events.
Jack Nicklaus Could Take Over Cold Spring CC, Oheka Castle
Under the proposed deal, $20 million in improvements would be made to the Huntington, N.Y., golf course, and Oheka Castle would be transformed into its clubhouse. Nicklaus said his group is “not buying” the property, but is involved in the project, which was unanimously approved by the club’s board.
Nicklaus Unveils Sherwood CC Course Redesign
At the reopening of the Thousand Oaks, Calif. club’s golf course after a $10.5 million renovation, the golfing great said 1,200 trees have been added and irrigation has been improved so water use will be decreased by 20 to 25 percent. During the event, he shook hands with Caitlyn Jenner, a 15-year club member who tweeted gratitude for a new engraved locker in the women’s room that was seen as a sign of acceptance of her gender transition.
Sherwood CC Golf Course to Reopen in March
Following a restoration project led by Nicklaus Design, the golf course at the Thousand Oaks, Calif., property will reopen in March with a three-day event to celebrate. Nicklaus oversaw the original construction of the course in 1989, and the layout has been modernized to improve playability, agronomic conditions, and water use.
Magnolia Green GC to Open to Public May 22
The Moseley, Va., property was first unveiled as the nine-hole Westham Golf Club in 2010. The golf course has been expanded to 18 holes and 7,150 yards through a $3 million investment.
Salem Glen G&CC Launches New Charitable Initiative
The Clemmons, N.C. property is committing to make up to $50,000 in donations throughout 2015 to participating churches and other faith and non-profit organizations from the Winston-Salem/Greensboro Triad region. Donations will be tied to purchases made for golf rounds, hats and apparel throughout the year.
Westham GC Adds a Second Nine
Construction of nine additional holes at the Moseley, Va., property has commenced with design work by Nicklaus Design and Tom Clark. The new course will be part of Magnolia Green, a master-planned community owned by iStar Financial, and is set to open in spring 2015.