Courses

Marriott Golf: Announces The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, an 18-hole facility located at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla., has been named the Marriott Golf Property of the Year.

Long Bay Club (Myrtle Beach, S.C.): Hosts the annual National Retired Military Classic, June 1-2. On June 1, the tournament will feature a special thank you to veterans with a flag-decorated fairway, food and a standing ovation from community members on the 14th hole.

Billy Casper Golf: Announces that Whittle Springs Golf Course in Knoxville, Tenn., will host the Knoxville City Amateur, June 14-17.

Marriott Golf: Announces The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, an 18-hole facility located at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla., has been named the Marriott Golf Property of the Year.

Long Bay Club (Myrtle Beach, S.C.): Hosts the annual National Retired Military Classic, June 1-2. On June 1, the tournament will feature a special thank you to veterans with a flag-decorated fairway, food and a standing ovation from community members on the 14th hole.

McConnell Golf: Reports that its TPC at Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh, N.C., is prepared to host this week’s Nationwide Tour Rex Hospital Open. The tournament marks the first of several top amateur and pro events its portfolio of courses will host this summer.

KemperSports: Managed properties are recognized among Golfweek’s 2012 Best Modern Courses list and five have been named to the 2012 Best Municipal Courses list.

The Club at Viniterra (New Kent, Va.): Rees Jones design opens and is proclaimed, by Jones, as an example of a “course of the future” – a neoclassical design that fits the land, with high ground and little water with which to contend.

Shadow Ridge Golf Club (Palm Desert, Calif.): Announces the 2012 Summer Access Pass, which provides local golfers with exclusive discounts for the upcoming summer golf season.

Billy Casper Golf: Reports that Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club in Ocean Pines, Md., has started on a capital enhancements project to convert all greens on its 18-hole golf course to A1 Bentgrass.

Billy Casper Golf: Reports that Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club in Ocean Pines, Md., has started on a capital enhancements project to convert all greens on its 18-hole golf course to A1 Bentgrass.

Pound Ridge Golf Club (Pound Ridge, N.Y.): Pete Dye-designed course is named Golf Magazine’s No. 1 “U.S. Open-worthy public course.”

Pound Ridge Golf Club (Pound Ridge, N.Y.): Pete Dye-designed course is named Golf Magazine’s No. 1 “U.S. Open-worthy public course.”

Schmidt-Curley Design: Begins preparation on Mission Hills Guangdong’s Olazabal Course for the WGC-HSBC Champions, Nov. 1-4.

Lyman Orchards (Middlefield, Conn.): To host a grand opening for the new The Golf Center and Apple Nine Course on Saturday, June 16, in conjunction with the Lyman Orchards’ annual Strawberry Festival.

OB Sports Golf Management: Selected to manage Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point, Calif.

U.S. Golf Association: Selects Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, Calif., to host the 2014 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

Swan Lake Resort (Plymouth, Ind.): To host the NJCAA Championship, May 22-25. Ancilla College is the host school.

Billy Casper Golf: Reports that Emerald Greens Golf Resort and Country Club in Tampa, Fla., has started a capital-enhancements project to convert all greens on its 27-hole golf course to Champion Bermuda Grass.

Saddle Creek Resort (Copperopolis, Calif.): Launches a new website featuring online tee times and a hole-by-hole tour with audio commentary.