The Myrtle Beach, S.C., property could reopen as early as next week with a new clubhouse and cart paths. The Rees Jones-designed golf course closed in mid-May for the updates, which include Sunday ultradwarf Bermuda greens, Latitude Bermuda green collars, rebuilt on-course bathrooms, replaced irrigation systems, edged bunkers, and new carts and maintenance equipment. Arcadian…
Medinah CC’s Surprising New Moves
As it continues to enhance its status as a golf mecca, the suburban Chicago property has also stepped up its game to provide a full range of year-round, family-oriented attractions. From when it was first established by a group of Shriners in 1924, Medinah (Ill.) Country Club, in suburban Chicago, has always been associated first…
KemperSports to Manage Golden Horseshoe GC
The club that is part of the Colonial Williamsburg destination includes a Gold Course originally designed in 1963 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., that was reopened this year after a complete renovation by his son, Rees Jones. In other management-firm appointments, Landscapes Management Co. will now manage Briggs Ranch GC in San Antonio, Texas, and Hunter’s Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., has renewed its relationship with OB Sports Golf Management.
Medinah (Ill.) CC Unveils Course No. 2 Restoration
The intention of the year-long project was to restore the original Tom Bendelow design, with most of the work focusing on green complexes and bunkers, relying on aerial photographs from 1938 to determine their original sizes, shapes and locations. Medinah (Ill.) Country Club has unveiled its Course No. 2, following a year-long restoration. The purpose…
Hazeltine National GC to Host 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
The event in Chaska, Minn., which will be conducted June 20-23, 2019 and is a collaboration among The PGA of America, LPGA and KPMG, will mark the first time the women’s major championship is played in the state. Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., has been selected as the site of the 2019 KPMG…
Bayou Oaks Helps Revitalize New Orleans Neighborhood
The South Course at City Park is part of a larger neighborhood revitalization in New Orleans, and 16 similar projects are being implemented across the country. Gerry Barousse Jr., a real estate developer and banker, noted that including golf in the project was “crucial to create sustainability within the model and a revenue stream to support the program.”
Bayou Oaks Draws Impressive Comparisons After Official Opening
The new championship golf course in New Orleans’ City Park evoked mentions of top public venues such as Torrey Pines and Bethpage Black when it was officially unveiled on April 21. The course is the centerpiece of a $26 million public-private project that is being hailed as a symbol of the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
South Course at City Park’s Bayou Oaks to Open April 21
The $26 million course will join the shorter North Course, which reopened in 2008, three years after the entire golf complex in New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The project is aimed at offering higher-level play to the public and helping to fund both the park and a mixed-income residential community nearby.
Medinah (Ill.) CC to Unveil Course No. 2 Renovation in June
The Tom Bendelow-designed course is being restored to its original look and strategy while being fitted with seven tee boxes to accommodate a wider range of golfers and support its “Golf Fore Life” development program.
Shadow Wood CC Selects Rees Jones for Golf Course Renovations
Upgrades of the Bonita Springs, Fla. property’s North and South courses are planned for the summer months of 2017 and 2018. Jones was selected for the projects based largely on a recommendation from the courses’ original designer, Bob Cupp, before Cupp died last year.
Extending a Warm Welcome at the Daniel Island Club
As it enters its next phase of growth, the Charleston, S.C., club continues to offer its family-centric membership an extension of home through exceptional service.
New Orleans City Park Considers Golf Course Barricades
Amid concerns over recent protests and vandalism, the board of commissioners is considering building a fence or barrier around the controversial golf course. The $24.5 million, 18-hole golf course incorporates portions of the park’s former East and West golf courses and will also have a new clubhouse.
Old Chatham GC to Host 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur
It will be first U.S. championship for the Durham, N.C. club, which was founded in 2001 by a group including former United States Golf Association President Jim Hyler and former University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith.
Arcadian Shores GC to Build New Clubhouse
The Myrtle Beach, S.C., property’s new 3,500-sq. ft. facility, which will feature an 18-foot wraparound porch overlooking the 18th green, will begin construction soon with a late summer completion. The club will retain its existing clubhouse, which was built in 1974, with plans to renovate it and use it for cart storage in the future.
Fifty-Year Agreement at Spyglass Hill GC Ends
A group of 250 founders financed the construction of the public Pebble Beach, Calif., golf course in 1966, paying $2,500 up front with yearly dues of $50. The group received nine starting times each weekday and 12 on each weekend, without having to pay the green fee, in what Robert Trent Jones II called “the best deal in golf.” The agreement with the Pebble Beach Company ended on March 10.