In Niagara Falls, N.Y., a players’ group that has existed for over 80 years has expressed interest in forming an LLC to take over operation of the Hyde Park Municipal Golf Course through a unique arrangement with the city. Middlesex County, N.J., has accepted a bid from Billy Casper Golf for a one-year contract to…
Shackamaxon CC Opens New Guest Cottage
The R.W. Nelson Guest House, named after the founder of the 102-year-old Scotch Plains, N.J. club, features three guest rooms that are available individually or for combined use, plus a separate sitting area with a stone fireplace. The first guest after the Nelson House opened in May was legendary LPGA golfer Jan Stephenson, who visited…
Ash Brook GC Breaks Ground on $8.9M Clubhouse
The 21,000-sq. ft. building in Scotch Plains, N.J., is expected to open in September 2018 featuring a full-service restaurant with terrace, a retail pro shop, administrative offices, public restrooms, underground cart barn for a new electric fleet of 90 carts, and a full-service turn stand. The Union County Freeholder Board today held a groundbreaking in Scotch Plains,…
Shackamaxon CC Opens “Shack-Cade”
The Scotch Plains, N.J., club recently unveiled the game room, located on the lower level of the clubhouse, that features full-size air hockey and foosball tables, and a multi-cade with over 600 classics such as Pac-Man, Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, X-Men, and Tetris, and more. The room will also be the site of kids’ club events and arcade tournaments.
Making the Lists
Careful planning and proper budgeting help superintendents gear up for the capital equipment decisions needed to keep properties in top condition.
Shackamaxon CC Celebrates Centennial
The Scotch Plains, N.J., property is planning a yearlong series of events, tournaments, and activities to celebrate its 100th anniversary, starting on March 4 with the Shackamaxon Speaker Series featuring A.W. Tillinghast historian Phil Young.
The Huffington Post Highlights Club Success Stories
The Bay Club at Mattapoisett (Mass.), Shackamaxon Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J., and Alpine Country Club in Cranston, R.I., top the list of golf-related businesses that have “found success once they were able to find their own distinct voice and style.”
Plainfield CC Golf Instructor Killed as Pedestrian in New York City
Wesley Mensing, 27, was struck while crossing an intersection in upper Manhattan. A graduate of Methodist University’s PGA Golf Management program, he had been hired in 2014 as Plainfield CC’s first-ever Director of Instruction and named in November as one of the best under-40 instructors in the U.S.