The Southern Pines, N.C., property will convert from its bent grass greens in May and is expected to be complete by mid-July. The conversion is driven in large part by the success enjoyed by neighboring properties.
Atlanta Athletic Club Plans Improvements to Highlands Course
In spring 2016, the Johns Creek, Ga., property will add forward tees and reposition select member tees, regrass the fairways and green surfaces, evaluate bunkers, create new fairway chipping areas to protect the green surfaces, and rebuild hole No. 14 green to increase the number of hole locations.
Griffin Gate Completes Bunker Project
The golf course at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa in Lexington, Ky. has been renovated under the direction of Rees Jones, who designed the original layout in 1981. The $1 million project focused on replacing, reducing or reshaping some 80 bunkers while using the Better Billy Bunker method.
Sahalee CC Lands 2016 Women’s PGA
The major championship will be played for the first time in the Pacific Northwest when it is contested June 9-12, 2016 at the Sammamish, Wash. club.
Iowa, New Jersey Golf Courses Open to Public
The Falls golf course at Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort in Larchwood, Iowa, opened all 18 holes of Rees Jones’ design on May 20, and East Orange Golf Course in Short Hills, N.J., will reopen May 23 after a year-long closure.
Griffin Gate GC to Begin $1M Bunker Renovation
Rees Jones, the original designer of the Lexington, Ky., golf course, will direct the renovation. The Better Billy Bunker Method will be executed in two nine-hole phases, with completion expected in mid-May.
$3.6M Course Improvement Project Approved for Medinah CC
The famed Chicago-area club will restore its Course No. 2, which opened in 1927, to its original character while upgrading its infrastructure to modern standards. The latest project will bring the total investment in Medinah’s three courses since 2008 to $14 million.
New Orleans’ City Park Championship Course Back on Track as State Lets Out Bids
Public golfers’ eight-year wait for a new course In the Crescent City may finally be nearing an end.
New Membership Options Spur Signs of Turnaround at CC of Winter Haven
The Florida club, which dates back to 1923 and once had 900 members, had seen its membership ranks fall precipitously, but no-initiation-fee packages have attracted new interest. A new $4 million clubhouse could be built if progress continues.
Graysburg Hills GC Put Up for Sale
Terence Vanek, Rees Jones, Edward Lawrence Packard, Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, Kingsport Tenn., Johnson City Tenn., Bristol Tenn., Knoxville Tenn., Chuckey Tenn., Graysburg Hills Golf Course, National Golf & Resort Properties Group
Medinah CC Cuts Ribbon On Newly Renovated Course One
A cannon blast marked “the beginning of a new era” at the 90-year-old club following a 21-month, $6.5 million project that addressed persistent flooding issues.
Deal (N.J.) G&CC Combines Old and New
By reworking all 88 bunkers, the golf course updated the grounds to keep up with improvements in equipment, but also gave it an “old school look and feel.”
Lake of Isles Celebrates Ten Years
The North Stonington, Conn. property, managed by Troon for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, is kicking off its anniversary year with a giveaway of a dozen balls to golfers booking a tee time on its North Course in May.
Developers Map Out $750M Adelaar Resort
Pending license approval, EPR Properties and Empire Resorts Inc., plan to construct the 1,700-acre destination resort in Sullivan County, N.Y., at the site of the former Concord Resort. The destination is designed to offer four seasons of indoor and outdoor activities in several distinct areas: hospitality and spa, sports and leisure dining, entertainment and retail, and gaming.
Grand Reopening of CC of Winter Haven (Fla.) Set for January 11
The Billy Casper Golf-managed property has reopened following an extensive renovation, and Rees Jones and co-designer Bill Bergin will be on hand for the official unveiling as a part of a members/guest-only event.