The managers from facilities across the country have completed the requirements to achieve advanced certification through the PGA Certified Professional Program 2.0, in career categories that include General Management, Golf Operations, Player Development and Teaching & Coaching. The PGA of America announced that 13 PGA Professionals have completed the requirements to achieve certification in categories…
Winterkill Crisis Plagues Myrtle Beach Clubs
Damage from harsh winter conditions throughout the region’s Grand Strand has led to more than 10 course closures this summer to allow for recovery, with numerous other courses undergoing an extensive amount of sodding to expedite the recovery process with an eye to being full restored by the fall. One Director of Agronomy said he’d…
Sandpiper Bay G&CC Credits Bunker Renovation for Post-Rainfall Conditions
The recently renovated bunkers at the 27-hole, Sunset Beach, N.C., golf course resisted washouts and did not collect water after more than two feet of rain fell over the course of four days. Improvement projects at the property will continue in the spring, including repairs and a paint job for the clubhouse, and renovations to bar and grill.
Sandpiper Bay G&CC Named Golf Course of the Year by MBAGCOA
Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club in Sunset Beach, N.C. has been selected as 2010 Golf Course of the Year by the Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Owners Association (MBAGCOA). “We invested a lot time, money and good old fashioned hard work into making this award happen,” said Tim Tilma, General Manager of Sandpiper Bay…