Courses

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club announces Hillside, Southport & Ainsdale and St. Annes Old Links as the Local Final Qualifying venues for the 2012 British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club announces that Fairhaven Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, England, will host the 2012 Junior Open Championships.

The West Course at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pa., will undergo a complete restoration and renovation project, starting in the fall. Designed by Maurice McCarthy in 1930, the remodeling of the West Course will be under the direction of Lester George. The course is scheduled to reopen in spring 2010.

Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz., will host the American Junior Golf Association’s 10th ReBath Heather Farr Classic, March 20-23.

The West Course at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pa., will undergo a complete restoration and renovation project, starting in the fall. Designed by Maurice McCarthy in 1930, the remodeling of the West Course will be under the direction of Lester George. The course is scheduled to reopen in spring 2010.

Schmidt-Curley Design announces that 18 holes at the 27-hole Plantation Course at Siam Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., are now open for play.

Binks Forest Golf Club in Wellington, Fla., is selected as a finalist in Golf Inc.‘s fifth Renovation of the Year competition.

The Links at Cottonwoods Course in Tunica, Miss., celebrates its 10th anniversary and prepares to unveil enhancements that will return it to the design roots of the Hale Irwin-authored layout.

Tamarack Resort in Tamarack, Idaho, announces that its Osprey Meadows Golf Course has achieved complete certification from Audubon International as a cooperative sanctuary.

Sweetgrass Golf Club in Harris, Mich., and part of the Island Resort and Casino, unveils its new logo, which honors the Potawatomi Indian Nation.

Victoria Hills Golf Club in Deland, Fla., will host a Florida Junior Tour event, Feb. 9-10.

Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, is voted No. 9 in Fairways + Greens Magazine‘s Signature 36 ranking.

The Course at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, Calif., will host The Amateur at Wente Vineyards, Feb. 23-24.

Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, is voted No. 9 in Fairways + Greens Magazine‘s Signature 36 ranking.

Golf Range Magazine names Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge in Winter Garden, Fla., as one of the Top 100 Ranges in America for 2008.

The Creek Club at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga., has been named among Golf magazine’s list of Top 10 New Private Courses in the U.S.

Architect Tom Doak begins work on Old Macdonald, a new 18-hole design to be located at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Ore., The course is scheduled to open in July 2010.

Architect Tom Doak begins work on Old Macdonald, a new 18-hole design to be located at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Ore., The course is scheduled to open in July 2010.

French Lick Resort Casino in French Lick, Ind., site of the 1924 PGA Championship won by Walter Hagen, has been named the venue for the 43rd PGA Professional National Championship in June 2010.

French Lick Resort Casino in French Lick, Ind., site of the 1924 PGA Championship won by Walter Hagen, has been named the venue for the 43rd PGA Professional National Championship in June 2010.