Everything from Japanese gardens to space for pickleball, baseball, lawn bowling or operating remote-control aircraft was suggested at a community outreach session held to discuss possible new uses for the Players Course in the Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley, Calif. But plenty of advocates for keeping it as a golf course also made…
Revised Development Plan for Edison Club Includes Senior-Care Facility
As part of the Rexford, N.Y. club’s new redevelopment proposal, golf would be reduced from 27 to 18 holes, a new clubhouse would be built and the existing clubhouse would be converted into the senior-care facility. Additonal residential units are in the plans, as well as new recreational offerings, such as pickleball.
PGA Village Verano Plans Large, Private Pickleball Center
The South Florida club, which is home to PGA Golf Club’s 54 holes of championship golf, plans to build a 27-court pickleball facility. Once complete, the five-acre outdoor facility will include a championship court for tournaments, multiple viewing areas, covered seating and an event lawn with pavilion area.
Construction Set to Start on New $250M Texas Club
Development of the Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club by Discovery Land Co. will bring homes and a Tom Fazio-designed golf course, which is scheduled to open in 2020, to the Texas Hill Country. The development will also have a strong wellness component to it, through recreation activities and fitness facilities, as well as an Outdoor…
Macatawa Legends G&CC Sold to Watermark Properties
The 250-acre property in Holland (Mich.) Township is being purchased from the owner of Eastbrook Homes, which will maintain ownership of the surrounding property for the development of custom homes and condos on an additional 250 acres. Watermark currently owns four private and two public clubs in Michigan.
New Sports Complex Reflects New Era at PGA West
The $10 million facility at the La Quinta, Calif. community is expected to further the trend that has already seen a swing from 95 percent golf memberships to 60 percent sports memberships among the property’s 1,400 members. The sports complex includes a fitness center, jacuzzi, swimming pool, bocce ball courts, dog park, drive-up movie area,…
Quail Creek CC Launches $18.5M Renovation
Groundbreaking will take place soon to start various projects approved by the membership of the Naples, Fla. property in March, with completion slated for the fall of 2019. The club’s current golf, tennis and fitness buildings, and its cart barn, will be demolished for a new 18,000-sq. ft. Sports Center & Spa designed to blend…
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…
Southwest Florida Clubs’ “Big Bucks Spending” is Highlighted
In 2017 alone, $1 billion was spent in capital renovations to Florida clubs, and the pace shows no sign of subsiding, as properties focus on restaurant, fitness, tennis, pool, spa and entertainment projects to complement their golf offers. Where 80 percent of homebuyers in Florida developments signed up to be golf members in the 1990s,…
Bonita Bay Club Offers Nonresident Full Golf Memberships
The Bonita Springs, Fla. property in now accepting applications for the category, which is being made available in a limited number for the first time in many years. Membership rates are scheduled to increase in January. Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs, Fla. announced that it recently opened a limited number of full golf memberships for…
Kissing Tree GC Opens in San Marcos, Texas
Managed by Troon Golf, the property, part of a Brookfield Residential “55 and better” community, features the first new public, 18-hole golf course to be built in the state in six years. The name comes from a local legend built around a speech given in San Marcos by Sam Houston when he ran for governor…
Gleneagles CC Completes $8.2M Improvement Project
The six-year project at the ClubCorp property in Plano, Texas included upgrades to its two championship golf courses and driving range, and construction of a new restaurant and grill area, outdoor terrace, bar and wine cellar and women’s locker room. Gleneagles Country Club, a private club established in Plano, Texas in 1985 and a…
Kensington G&CC to Undergo $3.5M Renovation
The Naples, Fla. property plans to extensively refurbish existing facilities along with adding several new member amenities, including a 150-seat outdoor dining area, in conjunction with the club’s 25th anniversary. The project is expected to be completed by January 2019. Kensington Golf & Country Club in North Naples, Fla., is moving forward with a multimillion-dollar renovation…
El Dorado (Ark.) G&CC Starts $2.5M Renovation
Buoyed by a 70 percent growth in membership over the past 18 months, 96 percent of voting members approved the plan for work on the main clubhouse, golf course, tennis courts and pool complex. The pool renovations are designed to create a “resort feel,” according to General Manager Justin Awtrey. The club is also rolling…
Renamed Gateway G&CC Expanding Amenities Under New Ownership
The formerly golf-centric property in Fort Myers, Fla., which was bought from the members for $5 million by Donald Garrett in March and is being renamed The Club at Gateway, is adding a wellness center, resort-style pool, bocce and pickleball courts and expanded dining and banquet space to complement its Tom Fazio course. “We thought…