In a nod to college basketball’s “March Madness,” PGA Tour pro Zac Blair and “The Fried Egg” website had social-media followers cast votes for “Logo Madness” bracket pairings. Merion GC’s iconic flagstick logo ousted Winged Foot GC’s in the final; other clubs that made the “Final Four” included Pasatiempo GC and Sleepy Hollow GC.
Pasatiempo GC Signs 30-Year Agreement for Recycled Water Rights
The Santa Cruz, Calif., property has been working on the proposal for 30 years, and will build a 500,000-gallon storage tank with pumping and filtration station that is scheduled to be complete by May 2017. In San Luis Obispo, Calif., Dairy Creek Golf Course is in danger of closing, due partly to the decreased inmate population at California Men’s Colony treatment plant, which provides the golf facility with recycled water.
Manager at Club Founded by Clint Eastwood Charged with Theft
The suspect, Neal Bentley Morton, was booked into Monterey County (Calif.) Jail on suspicion of 16 counts of forgery, embezzlement and grand theft totaling more than $33,000 from Tehama Golf Club, an invitation-only club that was founded in 1999 by the actor of “Dirty Harry” fame.