Attendees of the event on January 22 at the Orange County National Golf Center in Winter Gardens, Fla. will be able to test-drive a new light utility vehicle for the UMAX® lineup and also see the new 2019 Drive2 EFI and Drive2 QuieTech models and the enhanced YamaTrack® YTX™ Fleet Management System. Yamaha Golf-Car Company has announced that…
Twelve-Hole Course Proving More Feasible in Crowded Central Illinois Market
While the future of the 18-hole Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana, Ill., which is already zoned for residential development, looks uncertain past the end of this year, Railside Golf Club in Gibson City, Ill. is discovering significant efficiencies—and added customer appeal—after downsizing to 12 holes. The vision of Atkins Group founder Clint Atkins…
Illinois Courses “Adapt or Die”
Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana, Ill., can’t maintain its current standards without a major subsidy and the course’s future beyond 2018 is uncertain. Railside Golf Club in Gibson City, Ill., offers 12 holes of golf, and attributes its success to the course’s short layout, while Lake of the Woods in Mahomet, Ill., is reaching…
Golf Partners Buy Stone Creek GC
Scott Baker and William Weimer recently purchased the former Griffin’s Greens Golf Course in Oswego, N.Y., and are now working on a three-phase plan that will improve the condition of the course, create a teaching facility, and add a food-and-beverage amenity.
The Best-Laid Plans
Oregon Golf Course Superintendent David Phipps has helped develop a detailed online IPM plan template that can be customized to fit the maintenance needs of any golf course property.
Oregon’s Golf Economy Estimated at $1.2 Billion; Contributes More than 27,000 Jobs
Representing the Golf Alliance of Oregon (GAO), Barb Trammell, CEO of the Oregon Golf Association unveiled the results of an economic impact study at Stone Creek Golf Club in Oregon City in mid-October 2010. The research study was conducted on behalf of the Golf Alliance of Oregon, a consortium of the major trade and consumer…