The historic Tulsa, Okla., club will thoroughly renovate its Perry Maxwell-designed championship course as well as its practice facilities, including the creation of a new short-game area and a first-ever indoor teaching facility. The course will close on August 1, 2018 and reopen in June 2019. While Southern Hills has been promised its fifth PGA Championship (and eighth major) by 2030, the project is primarily designed to “keep us relevant as a premier country club for our members,” said General Manager Nick Sidorakis.

The Bowling Green, Fla., property opened Streamsong Black on September 25 to golf industry leaders and guests before welcoming public play on September 29. The Gil Hanse-designed layout plays to a par-73 with five par-5s. On September 25, Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla., debuted its third course, Streamsong Black, designed by Gil Hanse. Golf…

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…

Streamsong Black will be designed by Gil Hanse, with construction scheduled to begin this summer. The Bowling Green, Fla., property also plans to add a second practice facility, clubhouse, and restaurant to accompany the new golf course.