From Hilton Head Island, S.C. and Naples, Fla., to the Bay Area of California and Albuquerque, N.M., clubs are putting a fresh face on their properties to meet the needs of today’s members. Work ranges from a pond renovation to complete overhaul of the course and practice facility.
Sedgefield CC Dye Course Transitions to Semi-Private
In addition to opening up the tee sheet to non-members, the course will now be named The Cardinal by Pete Dye. McConnell Golf purchased the Cardinal G&CC in 2006 and invested nearly $5 million in renovations to the clubhouse and golf course.
West Bay Club Reopens Course Following $4M Renovation
Architects Dana Fry and Jason Straka used months of shot-tracking data to enhance their design plan for the Estero, Fla. property. Five acres of turf were converted to native areas without affecting the speed of play, grass mounds were lowered around the course to improve playability and course maintenance, and all 18 green complexes were…
Course Renovations Hit Various Stages for N.Y., Va. and Fla. Clubs
The Powelton Club in Newburg, N.Y., has planned a bunker renovation to restore Devereaux Emmet’s original vision; Poplar Grove Golf Club near Lynchburg, Va., is on pace to complete a $3M renovation that includes an expansive tree-clearing project and restoration of the historic Manor House; and the West Bay Club in Estero, Fla., has reopened…
Renovations Would Make Houston’s Memorial Park GC Viable for PGA TOUR Event
Phase one of the renovation will cost $13 million, all privately funded, and includes the golf course, a new maintenance facility, a practice facility with a two-level hitting bay for public use and a First Tee complex with a four-hole course. Phase two, with a projected cost of $15-$17 million, would be for clubhouse facilities.
Renovation Completed at Harbour Ridge Y&CC’s Golden Marsh Course
The course at the Palm City, Fla. property will reopen for play on November 15, following the six-and-half-month project that included reconstructing the green complexes, regrassing the entire layout, installing a new irrigation system and replacing acres of maintained and irrigated turf with pine straw and coquina shell. Renovation of the Golden Marsh course at…
West Bay GC & Community Selects Troon
The Estero, Fla. property will be managed by the management firm’s Troon Privé division. The club’s original 18-hole golf course, opened in 1999 and designed by Pete and PB Dye, is nearing completion of a $4 million renovation led by Dana Fry and Jason Straka. The West Bay Club, a member-owned private golf club and…
New Owner Gives Crosswinds GC New Look and Direction
The Greenville, S.C. property, which features a par-3 course with holes designed by top architects including Pete Dye, Tom Fazio and Rees Jones, is being revived by golf-hospitality impresario Davis Sezna to be a “transitional amenity” for those who get energized by a Topgolf experience to take the next steps to playing the game. Tee-box…
Private Courses on Indiana Estate to Open to Public
The two courses that were designed by Steve Smyers, with input from Pete Dye, on the sprawling Asherwood estate in Carmel, Ind., will be open through November 4, at a cost to foursomes starting at $1,500, as part of a fundraising drive for The Great American Songbook Foundation, which preserves and curates artifacts related to creators, performers…
Northstone CC Launches Major Tennis Expansion
The Huntersville, N.C. club will add four new lighted hard-surface courts as part of the largest single capital improvement in its 21-year history. The project is part of more than $2.5 million in capital spending at the property over the past five years. NorthStone Country Club in Huntersville, N.C., announced a major tennis expansion with…
Sea Pines CC to Start Second Round Of Enhancements
The next phase of improvement projects at the Hilton Head Island, S.C. property will center on a $2.55 million fitness center renovation and expansion that will include the addition of a grab-and-go café and infrared saunas. A second floor will be added to the existing fitness facility, expanding its total size from 2,500 to 7,300…
Nemacolin Woodlands to Debut First Topgolf Swing Suite in Pennsylvania
The Farmington, Pa. resort property will open the new attraction just in time for the busy Fourth of July travel season. Nemacolin Woodlands will be only the fourth venue in the world to offer it. In addition to the popular Topgolf golf-targeting simulator game, the Swing Suite will include multi-sport games, HDTVs, lounge seating and…
The Windham (Conn.) Club Selects Billy Casper Golf
The 96-year-old club, located 30 miles east of Hartford, was exclusively private for more than 80 years before accepting limited public play. Its 18-hole golf course was renovated into a new parkland-style layout in 2014.
West Bay Club Breaks Ground On New Sports Park
The new facility at the Estero, Fla. property will include four pickleball courts and a private dog park. The club has also begun a $4 million renovation of its Pete and P.B. Dye-designed golf course.
The Links at Perry Cabin to Debut Spring 2018
The 18-hole layout in St. Michaels, Md., will be available to club members and guests of the Inn at Perry Cabin. Pete Dye worked on a course at the same site in the 1960s with his late brother Roy Andy Dye, and the new course is a total rebuild by Dye with additional input from…