New Haven, Conn. tops Livability.com’s latest list of America’s top food cities; USA Today’s list of “resorts for traveling foodies” has a distinctive Southern flavor.
Tiburon GC Pro Arrested for Embezzlement
Investigators believe head golf course pro Chad McMahon stole at least $40,000 over two years using multiple schemes that included fraudulent checks and gift card transactions from the Omaha, Neb., club.
Holistic Approach
The Players Club at Deer Creek is largely self-sufficient for its golf course construction projects, and a solid supplier relationship helps to ensure that the equipment needed for any job is always at the ready.
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.
Omaha (Neb.) CC, Dakota Dunes CC Test Buffalo Grass
The hardy, drought-tolerant grass has been bred through a partnership between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the USGA. The Nebraska club plans to test the grass this fall, rounding out a slew of changes to the course, while the North Sioux City, S.D., club has a test underway on an acre of the course that was damaged in a 2011 flood.
Senior Open Fosters Good Will Between Omaha CC and Neighborhood
Even with road closures and lane restrictions this week, two years of planning and outreach—and delivery of much-needed improvements—have turned the event into “a blessing in disguise.”