Courses

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.

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.

PGA of America: Selects French Lick Resort’s Pete Dye Course to host the 2015 Senior PGA Championship.

PGA of America: Selects French Lick Resort’s Pete Dye Course to host the 2015 Senior PGA Championship.

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 / 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.

Oconee Course, Reynolds Plantation / Greensboro, Ga.: Announces that the conversion of the course’s putting surfaces will be completed by the fall. The greens are being changed to Champion hybrid bermudagrass, replacing the original Crenshaw creeping bentgrass that has been in place since the course’s 2002 debut.

KemperSports: Selected to manage club operations at Hamilton Farm Golf Club, a private golf club in Gladstone, N.J.

The Links at Royal Isabela / Isabela, Puerto Rico: To host the second El Pastillo Golf Classic with all proceeds benefitting the El Pastillo Conservation Trust, which is dedicated to preserving 115 acres of El Pastillo Beach and its surrounding cliffs.

National Women’s Golf Alliance: Certifies the three golf courses by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye that comprise PGA Golf Club at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and the Jim Fazio-designed course at the nearby private PGA Country Club and Rolling Out the Green Carpet courses for women.

National Women’s Golf Alliance: Certifies the three golf courses by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye that comprise PGA Golf Club at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and the Jim Fazio-designed course at the nearby private PGA Country Club and Rolling Out the Green Carpet courses for women.

Billy Casper Golf: Selected to manage Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo, Calif.

Martis Camp / Truckee, Calif.: Hosting the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship through Saturday, July 27 at the Tom Fazio-designed golf course.