After an honest assessment of the property, the new owners of the Scottsdale, Ariz., resort have invested heavily to renovate rooms, create a new three-level spa and Athletic Club with a 4,600-sq. ft. fitness center, and renovate its signature pool area. A redesigned golf course, reducing it from 27 to 18 holes, along with a…

The Scottsdale, Ariz., resort is beginning the third phase of major enhancements. The two-story Athletic Club, which will include a tennis center, activity center, and fitness center, is expected to be complete by March 2018, while work on the golf course, which will be reconfigured from 27 to 18 holes, will begin in January 2018. The Phoenician,…

The Troon properties in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Mississippi, New York and Wyoming were selected to host local or sub-regional qualifying events for the championship, which is a complimentary youth golf development initiative in which the top 80 performers will earn an invitation to the National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club on the eve of the 2018 Masters Tournament.

Bethesda, Md.-based Host Hotels & Resorts has acquired the Scottsdale, Ariz., property, which includes nine restaurants and bars, 83,500 sq. ft. of meeting space, a 27-hole golf course, seven swimming pools, and a spa and fitness center. The new owner will begin renovating the property during the summer.