Sweetgrass Golf Club / Harris, MI: Renews a three-year contract with the LPGA Symetra Tour, extending the annual professional golf tournament in Michigan through 2017. Also, the annual purse will increase by $10,000 to $125,000.
Courses
Oakmont Golf Club Owner Retains KemperSports For Golf Course Management
KemperSports: Selected to manage the Oakmont Golf Club, a semi-private, member-owned club in Santa Rosa, CA.
Forest Dunes Debuts Among Top 100 Courses In Golf Magazine
Forest Dunes Golf Club / Roscommon, MI: Recognized by Golf Magazine as one of the Top 100 Courses in the U.S.
Cobblestone Park Golf Club Lands Top 50 Honors From National Reviewers On GolfNow
Cobblestone Park Golf Club / Blythewood, S.C.: Ranked No. 34 on GolfNow’s top 100 list of best courses in America.
Salish Cliffs Golf Club (Shelton, WA) Announces Significant Revenue Increases
Salish Cliffs Golf Club / Shelton, Wash.: Reports that, through June, total revenue at Salish Cliffs has grown by 12 percent year-to-date while retail sales are up 50 percent.
C.W. Golf Architecture Leads Way With 2nd New Course In Two Years
C.W. Golf Architecture: Announces that The Esplanade of Lakewood Ranch in Sarasota, Fla., is expected to open in November.
KemperSports Properties Recognized In Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Courses List
KemperSports: Announces that seven of its properties are featured in Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and four properties were featured among the Top 100 in the World. The bi-annual list was published in the September issue of the magazine.
Orchard Valley Golf Course Celebrates 20th Anniversary August 9-11
Orchard Valley Golf Course / Aurora, Ill.: Billy Casper Golf-managed course will hold a 20th anniversary celebration, Aug. 9-11. The celebration will feature reduced greens fees, a demo day and special concert.
KemperSports Properties Recognized In Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses List
KemperSports: Announces that seven of its properties are featured in Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and four properties were featured among the Top 100 in the World. The bi-annual list was published in the September issue of the magazine.
Crystal Springs Resort Introduces Nine-Hole Rates At Black Bear, Great Gorge Golf Courses
Crystal Springs Resort / Hamburg, N.J.: Expands its nine-hole rates to its 18-hole Black Bear and 27-hole Great Gorge courses.
Corcoran Says Venerable Oak Hill Country Club Will Be Ready, Present Challenge For World’s Best
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Reports on Jeff Corcoran, Oak Hill Country Club manager of golf courses and grounds, and his staff’s preparation for the PGA Championship, Aug. 8-11.
Virginia’s Viniterra: Heard It Through The Grapevine
Viniterra / New Kent Va.: Reports on architect Rees Jones and his design perspectives regarding the eastern Virginia course.
Corcoran Says Venerable Oak Hill Country Club Will Be Ready, Present Challenge For World's Best
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Reports on Jeff Corcoran, Oak Hill Country Club manager of golf courses and grounds, and his staff’s preparation for the PGA Championship, Aug. 8-11.
Virginia's Viniterra: Heard It Through The Grapevine
Viniterra / New Kent Va.: Reports on architect Rees Jones and his design perspectives regarding the eastern Virginia course.
Streamsong Red And Streamsong Blue Named Top Newcomers On Golf Magazine “Top 100 Courses In The U.S.” List
Streamsong Resort / Streamsong, Fla.: Red and Blue courses are Nos. 52 and 62, respectively, in Golf Magazine’s annual Top 100 Courses in the U.S. ranking. The ranking is in the September issue.
Streamsong Red And Streamsong Blue Named Top Newcomers On Golf Magazine "Top 100 Courses In The U.S." List
Streamsong Resort / Streamsong, Fla.: Red and Blue courses are Nos. 52 and 62, respectively, in Golf Magazine’s annual Top 100 Courses in the U.S. ranking. The ranking is in the September issue.
Indiana’s French Lick Resort Adds To Its Historic Perch In Golf By Being Named Site Of The 2015 Senior PGA Championship Presented By KitchenAid
PGA of America: Selects French Lick Resort’s Pete Dye Course to host the 2015 Senior PGA Championship.
Indiana's French Lick Resort Adds To Its Historic Perch In Golf By Being Named Site Of The 2015 Senior PGA Championship Presented By KitchenAid
PGA of America: Selects French Lick Resort’s Pete Dye Course to host the 2015 Senior PGA Championship.
Chart Toppers
Forest Creek Golf Club / Pinehurst, N.C.: Reports on its Tom Fazio-designed North and South courses, and 11 new suites on the top floor of its 43,000 square-foot clubhouse.
Patriots Point Links To Host Inaugural Mount Pleasant Open
Patriots Point Links / Mount Pleasant, S.C.: To host the inaugural Mount Pleasant Open, a three-day charity golf tournament that benefits the American Cancer Society, Aug. 2-4.
