The work on Shadow Wood’s South Course was directed by Rees Jones, who also led an extensive renovation of the Bonita Springs, Fla. property’s North Course in 2017, both to upgrade original designs by the late Bob Cupp. The Sun City project focused on enhancing the beauty and playability of the Bluffton, S.C.’s par-61 Argent…
Belfair’s East Course Reopens Following Four-Month Renovation
The project at the Bluffton, S.C. club used GPS coordinates to restore green complexes on the East course, one of two designed for the property by Tom Fazio, to their original size. The project also resurfaced greens with TifEagle grass and fairways, tees and collars with Latitude 36 bermudagrass, and upgraded bunkers with the Capillary…
Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation Selects Honours Golf
The semi-private club southwest of Jacksonville in Orange Park, Fla. recently completed a $1.4 million clubhouse and amenity renovation. The community has 1,300 homes and a variety of activities facilities in addition to an 18-hole championship golf course. Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation, a semi-private club located southwest of Jacksonville in Orange Park, Fla. has…
Valley of the Eagles GC Opens
The Troon-managed property in Elyria, Ohio, featuring the only Nicklaus Design daily-fee course in northern Ohio, is set on the site of the former Spring Valley Country Club. The 24,000-sq. ft. clubhouse includes the Black River Tavern, which will be open year-round for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the club has also teamed with a…
Deering Bay Y&CC Members Approve $5M-$6M Improvement Plan
The Coral Gables, Fla. property, which houses South Florida’s only Arnold Palmer-designed golf course, plans to revamp its 30,000 sq.-ft. Mediterranean architecture-inspired clubhouse. Plans include building a new 19th Hole Bar, expanding the fitness facility and kitchen, adding a multi-level kids club and creating an indoor courtyard dining area and larger banquet space. Members of…
Thanksgiving Point GC Gets Enhancement Projects Underway
The improvements at the Lehi, Utah property will continue through the summer, touching all aspects of the clubhouse and golf course. Daily golf play and activities will be minimally impacted. The club is also planning to expand family and junior programming and to launch a new annual-pass program. Thanksgiving Point Golf Club, located adjacent to…
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…
Troon Moves Into Tennis With Cliff Drysdale Acquisition
The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based club operator that has grown to date by specializing in golf and golf-related hospitality will now join with the New Braunfels, Texas-based firm that is involved with tennis-related development and management for 30 locations in nine states and two countries. “We are to tennis and health what Troon has been to golf…
Troon North’s Pinnacle Course Closed for Facelift
The Tom Weiskopf-designed course closed June 5 and will reopen in October after completion of an enhancement project that will include updating green complexes to their original shape, size and contours by using GPS coordinates gathered from the original design. Greens will be resurfaced with creeping A4 bent grass, and collars with TifGrand semi-dwarf Bermuda grass,…
Topgolf-Like ‘Golf Entertainment Facility’ to Open in Sioux Falls, S.D. Next Year
The Sanford Sports Complex’s 54,000-sq. ft. Great Shots attraction, scheduled to debut in late 2019, will include a restaurant, video game-filled children’s area, meeting space, the Sanford POWER Golf Academy and an interactive driving range. The facility will be indoors and heated, and season passes will be sold. Troon will operate Great Shots’ full-service restaurant…
Utah, North Carolina, Vermont Properties Under New Management
Troon has been selected to manage Thanksgiving Point Golf Club, which features a 7,714-yard golf course in Lehi, Utah, as well as Champion Hills Club, a private, member-owned facility in Hendersonville, N.C. Brown Golf recently added Green Mountain National Golf Club in Killington, Vt., to its portfolio. Three properties are now under new management: —Troon®…
California, South Carolina Clubs Under New Management
Troon has been selected to manage The Saticoy Club, formerly Saticoy Country Club, in Somis, Calif., which was recently purchased by Saticoy Partners. East Coast Golf Management has been selected to manage Hunter’s Creek Golf and Country Club in Greenwood, S.C. Troon® has been selected to manage The Saticoy Club, formerly Saticoy Country Club, in…
Westhaven GC Selects Troon
The Franklin, Tenn. property includes an Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest-designed golf course and a Golf Academy that is set to expand with a new insulated and heated hitting bay, which will be the first of its kind in the Nashville area.
The Frog GC at The Georgian Under New Management
Troon’s Honours Golf division has been selected to operate the semi-private club in Villa Rica, Ga. The property features an 18-hole, Tom Fazio-designed golf course, and a clubhouse with an expansive bar and lounge, dining room, outdoor dining deck, and golf shop. Troon® has been selected to manage The Frog Golf Club at The Georgian…
$5M Investment Needed for Oro Valley, Ariz., Golf Facilities
According to Town Manager Mary Jacobs, without millions in additional investments in the two 18-hole golf courses at The Oro Valley Community Center and and the nine-hole Pusch Ridge Golf Course, the town will have limited options to increase the financial outlook of its golf operations. The town spent roughly $2.7 million on upgrades after…