The Joe Lee-designed nine-hole course at the Jensen Beach, Fla. property, built in 1983, has undergone an $850,000 facelift. Anticipating some member resistance to the project, sheriffs were on hand for the first meeting. But a team headed by a club President with a degree in Agronomy steered it through in a cost-effective fashion. The…
Tanglewood Park Course Reopens After Refreshing of Trent Jones Design
Through the five-month project, a long-range course-refinement master plan prepared by Robert Trent Jones Jr. was used to update the Championship Course at the public facility in Clemmons, N.C., that was originally designed by his father, Robert Trent Jones Sr., and that hosted the 1974 PGA Championship. Greens were resurfaced with new turf and bunkers…
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.
Residents Group Purchases Carolina Lakes GC
The Sanford, N.C., property has been acquired by a newly formed investment group, Green Tee Associates, from the Hall family, which had owned and operated the club since 1993. Ron Hall Jr. will be retained as the club’s head professional. A grand reopening is planned for May 12.
Perfect Timing
To put a permanent face on its 50th anniversary celebration, Mission Viejo CC now proudly and prominently displays a customized post clock near its clubhouse and first tee.
Winchester CC, Community Up for Sale
The Meadow Vista, Calif., property includes 1,170 acres with a golf course co-designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr., a 35,000-sq. ft. clubhouse, a 3,200-sq. ft. fitness center, a swim and tennis center, and trails. The sale also includes 35 finished residential lots and 164 acres for future developments. Winchester Country Club and its…
Wiltwyck GC Put Up for Sale
The 84-year-old club in Kingston, N.Y., which has occupied its current 150-acre property since 1954, has listed its 18-hole, Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed golf course and clubhouse on a real estate firm’s website for $3.5 million.
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.
The Wigwam GC’s Patriot Course Reopens After Renovation
The project at the Litchfield Park, Ariz. property focused on removing bunkers, modernizing and reshaping the remaining bunkers, and updating the irrigation system on the 51-year-old golf course that was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Course Renovations Completed at Sawgrass CC, Carolina Trace CC and PGA West GC
Sawgrass CC refurbished its entire 27-hole infrastructure. Carolina Trace CC restored its Lake Course, and PGA West GC regrassed its Wanamaker Course.
Treasure Hills GC For Sale
The Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed property in Harlingen, Texas is officially on the market. The daily fee golf course is situated on 189 acres, and another 70 acres of adjacent land suitable for residential development is available for sale. The property will continue to operate throughout the sales process without interruption.
MetroWest GC Completes $1.5M Renovation
The Marriott Golf-managed facility in Orlando, Fla., has re-opened its newly renovated golf course. The refinement project includes re-surfaced and enlarged greens and tee boxes, a strategic bunker renovation, and expanded practice area, along with a new fleet of GPS-equipped golf cars.
Marriott Golf Assumes Management of Metrowest Golf Club
Robert Trent Jones Sr. signature layout joins Marriott Golf’s collection of golf courses in central Florida market.