The former Watson Ranch golf course in Coos Bay, Ore. is under new ownership directed by Andre Liloc, a Seattle businessman with a technology and advertising background who most recently worked for ESPN. The 95-year-old golf course has been rerouted into a “new nine” and “original nine,” and other members of Liloc’s family are helping with graphics, apparel merchandising and restaurant management.

Lake Spanaway Golf Course in Tacoma, Wash., features an 18-hole golf course that opened in 1967 with a 3,500-sq. ft. clubhouse. Ft. Steilacoom Golf Course, located down the street from Chambers Bay in Lakewood, Wash., which is also managed by KemperSports, is a nine-hole course with robust junior development programming.

Elementary-school students learned how golf course superintendents use science, technology, engineering and math skills during a recent field trip to Westminster (Md.) National Golf Course, as the 20-year-old First Green program that began in the state of Washington continues to extend its reach.

On August 23, the tribe announced that it’s buying the 55-year-old golf course in Tacoma, Wash., using its development arm, Marine View Ventures. Staff are optimistic that an influx of cash could transform the facility, sprucing it up and allowing for some overdue upgrades.

With just seven weeks until the 2015 Open is held at the unique public facility outside of Tacoma, Wash., pros are making public statements suggesting its setup may be a “farce” and its greens may not be championship-caliber.

The Brookline Board of Selectment voted to execute a letter of intent for the 2022 event and appointed a town administrator to form a team to negotiate with the USGA, with a deadline of October 31. The storied Massachusetts course has hosted 16 national championships in its 122-year history, but hasn’t had a U.S. Open since 1988.