Tom Henderson, from Round Hill Club in Greenwich, Conn., has been named the 62nd recipient of the PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award. Cameron McCormick, from Brook Hollow GC and Trinity Forrest GC in Dallas, was named the PGA Teacher of the Year.
Ponte Vedra Lodge & Club Completes Multimillion-Dollar Renovation
The Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., property updated each of its 66 guest rooms and suites, from floor to ceiling. The fountain courtyard also received new decorative tile, replaced its brick pavers, updated the landscaping and added ambient lighting.
Super Fuel
Sawgrass Country Club is keeping its members’ waistlines in check through its balanced and properly proportioned Fit Fuel meals.
Shuttered Golf Courses Stuck in Development Limbo
A report by Bloomberg Business details the redevelopment battles of golf courses, which often result in the golf course being abandoned and unkempt, particularly when they have adjoining residential developments.
Playing With Your Food
Club chefs are finding clever ways to incorporate molecular gastronomy techniques to add new appeal and distinction to menus and action stations.
Sawgrass CC Completes East Nine Restoration
The second phase of a three-year Master Golf Course restoration has been completed at the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., property, and the East Nine is reopening October 30.
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa Purchased by Investment Company
New York-based Carey Watermark Investors Inc. acquired the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., property from Goldman Sachs for an undisclosed sum.
Vandals Damage Sawgrass CC Greens Mid-Renovation
A golf cart joy ride caused extensive damage to the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., golf course that could cost up to $10,000. In Oakland, Calif., burglars stole a city-owned pickup truck to rob the Montclair Golf Course.
Leading By Example
A club-wide fitness awareness program at Sawgrass CC got managers involved in a “Biggest Loser” contest.
Phase II of Renovations Underway at Sawgrass CC
The East course of the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., property closed in late April as part of its three-phase renovation, which began with the upgrade of the West nine-hole course in November 2013.
Google Glass for Sale at TPC Sawgrass
Google set up its first public sales display of the wearable computer at The Players Championship tournament at the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., club, offering buyers a bonus mini camera that attaches to golf clubs.
Environmental Leaders in Golf Award Winners Announced
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and Golf Digest have named the 2013 winners, including Paul L. Carter, of The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay in Harrison, Tenn., as the overall winner. Golf course superintendents and their courses that have been named winners will be formally recognized February 5 at the 2014 Golf Industry Show in Orlando.
Growing Appetites
Dining doesn’t get more casual than a snack bar or halfway house, but many clubs are opting for more sophisticated structures to offer increasingly diverse menus.
GATE Implements New Management Structure
For four of the company’s resort/private club properties, including The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, The Lodge & Club at Ponte Vedra, Epping Forest Yacht Club, and The River Club, management functions will be consolidated under one organization, The Gate Hospitality Group (GHG). The company also announced multiple personnel appointments within the new structure.