Tim Fries, the former Head Golf Professional of Transit Valley Country Club in East Amherst, N.Y., is leading the company that purchased the nearby Glen Oak Golf Course for $2.78 million. In Savannah, Ga., OC Welch has purchased The Wilmington Island Club, with plans to change the property’s name to Savannah Country Club. Glen Oak…

Many properties in Florida, including The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, The River Club and Legacy Golf Club in Bradenton, and Crosswinds GC in Savannah, Ga., have reopened following minimal damage from Hurricane Irma. The Wilderness at Lake Jackson (Texas) showed creative thinking in preparation for Hurricane Harvey by positioning its equipment on elevated points…

The Edwards, Colo., property earned the honor through Troon’s annual awards. Brian Kelley of Manchester Country Club in Bedford, N.H., won “General Manager of the Year” and Jeff Cathey of Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Fla., earned “Superintendent of the Year.”

Almost 300 club employees from all departments cleared debris and trees from the Savannah, Ga., club’s grounds and 91 miles of roadways after the October 7 storm, allowing most club amenities to reopen by October 17. Club members also donated a total of $90,000 to the Employee Needs Fund, which helps employees experiencing unexpected financial hardship.

The executive with the Sunrise Company is also the CEO/General Manager of Toscana CC in Indian Wells, Calif. He will be the organization’s 40th President. Former LPGA Tour player Suzy Whaley is the new Vice President and Jim Richerson, General Manager & Group Director of Golf for Kohler Co.’s Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run properties, is the new Secretary.

Golf properties in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida are cleaning up after the storm, with most facilities now open after contending with downed trees, debris and flooding.

On the third and final day of the annual Conference, participants attended a day of education sessions on “field to table” applications, satellite facilities and banquet gadgetry, followed by the ever-popular “Chef to Chef Live.”

March 2 marked the first full day of educational sessions at the seventh annual event in Savannah, Ga., covering a slate of culinary topics. With a record number of chefs in attendance, the 2015 Chef to Chef Conference, held at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Ga., hosted the first full day…

March 2 marked the first full day of educational sessions at the seventh annual event in Savannah, Ga., covering a slate of culinary topics.

While C&RB’s 2015 Chef to Chef Conference in Savannah is a sellout (a waiting list has been formed), space still remains for the special class, “Retooling Your Menu with Culinary Nutrition,” that will be held on Sunday morning, March 1.

The seventh annual Chef to Chef Conference to be held in Savannah, Ga., on March 1-3, has only one spot remaining.

The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga., is streaming live footage of a nesting great horned owl, at its Palmetto Course, with owlets expected to hatch around February 1.