Phase one of the renovation will cost $13 million, all privately funded, and includes the golf course, a new maintenance facility, a practice facility with a two-level hitting bay for public use and a First Tee complex with a four-hole course. Phase two, with a projected cost of $15-$17 million, would be for clubhouse facilities.
Rochester (Minn.) G&CC Moves Ahead With $10.8M Renovation
The 103-year-old property is restoring A. W. Tillinghast’s original layout for its golf course and also making nearly $4.5 million in clubhouse improvements that will include a new fitness center, Kid’s Club, outdoor event center and expanded pool and patio decks. Much of the project will be paid for with funds from a legal settlement…
The Saticoy Club Begins Multi-Phase Renovation
The first phase of the project at the 97-year-old Somis, Calif. property includes the removal of bunkers and trees as well as a fairway expansion with new Santa Ana Bermuda turf. In addition to restoring aspects of William F. Bell’s original golf course design, improvements under the club’s new ownership and Troon Privé management will also…
Southern Hills CC Launches $19M Facility Renovation
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.
KemperSports to Manage The Village Club of Sands Point (N.Y.)
The Guggenheim family founded the property in 1918, and it was purchased by IBM as a retreat for employees in 1953 before the Village of Sands Point, N.Y., bought it in 1994. The property features an 18-hole golf course, swimming pool, 12 tennis courts, five platform tennis courts, and casual dining venues. KemperSports has been…
Streamsong Resort Opens Third Course
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…
Medinah CC’s Surprising New Moves
As it continues to enhance its status as a golf mecca, the suburban Chicago property has also stepped up its game to provide a full range of year-round, family-oriented attractions. From when it was first established by a group of Shriners in 1924, Medinah (Ill.) Country Club, in suburban Chicago, has always been associated first…
Rochester (Minn.) G&CC Proposes $10.8M Project
Under the proposal, $6.4 million would be spent to update the A.W. Tillinghast-designed golf course, removing 350 trees to make way for redesigned greens, tee boxes and vistas. The club is also proposing a $4.4 million upgrade to the clubhouse, including a larger bar and grill and a new pool. Member voting on the project will be tabulated on May 25.
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Ballyneal GC Builds Walking-Only Short Course
The Holyoke, Colo., club is building The Mulligan Course, a par-3 course that consists of 12 greens played to 8-hole and 10-hole loops, and is expected to be complete in August 2017. “I think this is a course that will be played at the end of the day,” said General Manager Dave Hensley. “Maybe you had a disappointing 18 on the big course and decide you want to redeem yourself by hitting some better shots to finish the day before dinner.”
Troon to Manage Aetna Springs GC
The nine-hole golf course in Pope Valley, Calif., is reputed to be the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi, with the original layout opening in 1893. The property features an 8,100-sq. ft., two-story clubhouse with a golf shop, restaurant, and porch for outdoor dining.
Forest Dunes GC Named NGCOA Course Of The Year
The Roscommon, Mich. property, which came under new ownership in 2011, was honored for its contributions to the local community and the game of golf.
The Loop at Forest Dunes GC Plans Soft Summer Opening
The 18-hole, fully reversible layout at the Roscommon, Mich., property will be the only one of its kind in North America when it’s completed, playing clockwise one day and counterclockwise the next, with only the 9th and 18th greens staying the same.
Golf Course Renovations in Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut Set for 2016 Openings
Moraine Country Club in Kettering, Ohio has been closed since early July for a renovation, and members should be able to play by June. Stoatin Brae, the sixth course at Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort in Augusta, Mich., is set to be complete by mid-2016, while Keney Park Golf Course’s $5.7 million renovation will be revealed in Hartford, Conn., by May.
Gull Lake View GC & Resort to Add Sixth Course
The Augusta, Mich., property’s newest golf course, named Stoatin Brae, meaning Grand Hill in Gaelic, is scheduled to open in summer 2016. The property runs along one of the highest elevated ridges in the region, and the golf course will include no water hazards, with wind offering the biggest challenge.