Courses

Timacuan Golf Club (Lake Mary, Fla.): Openings remain for four-player teams in the third $10,000 Timacuan Scramble on Jan. 23.

National Golf Course Owners Association: Awards its 2012 Jemsek Award for Golf Course Excellence to Monterey Peninsula Country Club in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Mission Hills China (Haikou, China): To host the inaugural World Ladies Championships on Hainan’s Vintage Course, March 2-4. The tournament is co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the China LPGA Tour.

Mission Hills China (Haikou, China): To host the inaugural World Ladies Championships on Hainan’s Vintage Course, March 2-4. The tournament is co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the China LPGA Tour.

Billy Casper Golf: Chosen to manage Sapona Country Club in Lexington, N.C., located 45 minutes southwest of Greensboro.

French Lick Resort (French Lick, Ind.): Pete Dye- and Donald Ross-designed courses are selected among Golfweek’s Best Casino Courses in 2011.

French Lick Resort (French Lick, Ind.): Pete Dye- and Donald Ross-designed courses are selected among Golfweek’s Best Casino Courses in 2011.

Forest Dunes Golf Club (Rosscommon, Mich.): Owner Lew Thompson announces plans for a 22-room hotel for the Tom Weiskopf-designed course. Thompson, a trucking company magnate from Huntsville, Ark., recently acquired the club.

Escalante Golf: Acquires The Club at Grand Haven in Palm Coast, Fla., from Crescent Resources. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Pound Ridge Golf Club (Pound Ridge, N.Y.): Announces exclusive 2012 season plans, including individual and group golf plans with flexible playing options and an assortment of benefits, including a new 10 percent discount on pro shop merchandise, starting at $4,000.

Palmetto Hall Plantation Club (Hilton Head Island, S.C.): Selected by the eGolf Professional Tour to host the 2012 season-opening tournament for the third consecutive year. The Palmetto Hall Championship is scheduled for Feb. 15-18.

PGA National Resort and Spa (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.): To host the eighth Prader Willi Golf Classic Jan. 13-15. Leta Lindley heads the list of LPGA players to play in the pro-am event.

Somerby Golf Club: Ranked among Golfweek’s Best Residential Courses top 100 list. Somerby is located in Rochester, Minn.

KemperSports: Enters into a long-term contract extension with Hunterdon County to manage Heron Glen Golf Course, a public course in Ringoes, N.J. KemperSports has managed Heron Glen since its opening in 2002.

Somerby Golf Club: Ranked among Golfweek’s Best Residential Courses top 100 list. Somerby is located in Rochester, Minn.

Marriott Golf: Announces that Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif., is ranked No. 96 on Golfweek’s 2012 Best Resort Courses list.

Marriott Golf: Announces that Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif., is ranked No. 96 on Golfweek’s 2012 Best Resort Courses list.

Buffalo Communications: Reports that nine courses it represents are among the top 50 in Golfweek’s Best: Casino Courses 2011 ranking.