Courses

Circling Raven Golf Club / Worley, Idaho: To hold its Decade of the Raven 10th anniversary tournament on Saturday, Aug. 24. The tournament will feature green fees and menu items reflecting 2003 prices.

The Pointe Golf Club / Outer Banks, N.C.: Reports on its course.

Suffolk Golf Course / Portsmouth, VA: Announces that the completion of a green renovation from Bentgrass to Bermuda grass.

McConnell Golf: Reports on Sedgefield Country Club Ross Course’s conversion to Bermuda grass green complexes in advance of this week’s Wyndham Championship.

Troon: Selected by real estate development firm Koontz McCombs as the new management company for Newport Dunes at Palmilla Beach in Port Aransas, TX.

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.

KemperSports: Selected to manage the Oakmont Golf Club, a semi-private, member-owned club in Santa Rosa, CA.

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 / Blythewood, S.C.: Ranked No. 34 on GolfNow’s top 100 list of best courses in America.

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: Announces that The Esplanade of Lakewood Ranch in Sarasota, Fla., is expected to open in November.

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 / 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: 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 / Hamburg, N.J.: Expands its nine-hole rates to its 18-hole Black Bear and 27-hole Great Gorge courses.

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.

Viniterra / New Kent Va.: Reports on architect Rees Jones and his design perspectives regarding the eastern Virginia course.

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.

Viniterra / New Kent Va.: Reports on architect Rees Jones and his design perspectives regarding the eastern Virginia course.

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.