Courses

National Golf Course Owners Association: Announces the four finalists for National Course of the Year – The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort (Indiana), Canoe Brook Country Club (New Jersey), Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club (Florida) and Poppy Hills Golf Course (California).

Mosaic Clubs and Resorts: Selected to manage the Osprey Cove Golf Club in St. Marys, Ga.

The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge | Snoqualmie, Wash.: Changes the club’s name from TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.

Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design: Completes the construction drawings, details, and specifications for the Yas Acres Golf Course project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

KemperSports: Chosen to manage Forest Creek Golf Club in Round Rock, Texas.

Troon: Recently had 35 of its affiliated courses named to Golfweek’s Best Courses rankings for 2017.

Troon: Recently had 35 of its affiliated courses named to Golfweek’s Best Courses rankings for 2017.

Nicklaus Design: Breaks ground on a new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course as part of a redesign to Banyan Cay Resort and Golf in West Palm Beach, Fla.

George Golf Design: Selected to create a long-range master plan of renovations for Audubon Country Club in Louisville, Ky.

Nicklaus Design: Breaks ground on a new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course as part of a redesign to Banyan Cay Resort and Golf in West Palm Beach, Fla.

BRG Group: Announces the development of 3 golf courses in Vietnam. The developments form part of a multi-course agreement between BRG Group and the Nicklaus Design Group.

Talamore Golf Resort | Pinehurst, N.C.: Celebrates its 25th anniversary with reopening of The New Course at Talamore and renovations to Mid South Club.

Georgia Golf and Travel: Reports on open house events that the Georgia State Parks held at The Creek in Rutledge and at Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course in Elberton.

Mountain Shadows | Paradise Valley, Ariz.: The par-54 Short Course will debut along with the boutique resort on Feb. 14.

Torrey Pines Golf Course: Unveils golf course architect Tom Weiskopf’s $12.6 million renovation of its North Course.

Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort | Hilton Head Island, S.C.: To reopen the Robert Trent Jones and Arthur Hills courses, along with the Palmetto Dunes Golf Academy, on Dec. 1.

Troon: Four Scottsdale, Ariz., area courses – Boulders Resort and Spa, The Phoenician Golf Club, The Westin Kierland Golf Club and Troon North Golf Club – have introduced new caddie programs.

Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort | Hilton Head Island, S.C.: To reopen the Robert Trent Jones and Arthur Hills courses, along with the Palmetto Dunes Golf Academy, on Dec. 1.

ChampionsGate Golf Resort | Orlando, Fla.: Hosting the Golf Business Conference’s NGCOA Club Car Golf Outing on Feb. 7.

Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design: Two of its designs have been named recipients in the fifth American Society of Golf Course Architects Design Excellence Recognition Program. The courses are Los Robles Greens Golf Course in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and The Oaks Club, Heron Course in Osprey, Fla.