Courses

PGA National Resort and Spa: Announces a record 111,950 spectators turned out for last week’s Honda Classic. The previous record was 101,200 in 2010.

Mission Hills Group: To host the first officially sanctioned European Senior Tour event in China – the ISPS Handa Senior World Championship, March 11-13 on the Jack Nicklaus-designed World Cup Course.

Lyman Orchards Golf Club: To break ground in April on The Golf Center at Lyman Orchards adjacent to the Apple Barrel market. The learning center will feature a nine-hole executive course, a 40-stall combination grass and artificial turf driving range with target greens and sand traps, a short-game practice area and 2,000-square-foot clubhouse. Lyman Orchards is located in Middlefield, CT.

Longaberger Golf Club: Announces its early-bird March rates starting at $59 per golfer per round, or $125 per person for two rounds and a midweek overnight stay, through April 3.

The Champions Club at Julington Creek Plantation, Windsor Parke Golf Club: Introduces its 2011 Champions Card frequent player program, a $49 card that gives golfers discounts on rates and golf shop items.

Longaberger Golf Club: Announces its early-bird March rates starting at $59 per golfer per round, or $125 per person for two rounds and a midweek overnight stay, through April 3.

The Concession Golf Club: Listed among Links Magazine’s top 10 choices to host a future U.S. Open Championship.

KemperSports: Selected by the ACE Group of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies to manage The ACE Club, a private, non-equity Gary Player Signature Design course and corporate-oriented membership club, located in Lafayette Hill, PA.

Longbow Golf Club: Hosted Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic honored by the American Junior Golf Association as its 2010 Tournament of the Year.

The Concession Golf Club: Listed among Links Magazine’s top 10 choices to host a future U.S. Open Championship.

Shanty Creek Resorts: Celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Arnold Palmer-designed Legend Golf Course this year. Shanty Creek is located in Bellaire, MI.

Fallen Oak: To host the Champions Tour’s Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, April 1-3 in Biloxi, MS.

Shanty Creek Resorts: Celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Arnold Palmer-designed Legend Golf Course this year. Shanty Creek is located in Bellaire, MI.

Dormie Club: Reports on playing rates, which are currently $235 (in-season) and $150 (off-season) for non-members. The course, located outside of Pinehurst, NC, will accept non-member play through Dec. 2012.

Arnold Palmer Design Co.: To renovate the 18-hole Wexford Plantation golf course, which was originally designed by Willard C. Byrd and opened in 1983. The course will shut down in April for renovation and is scheduled to re-open as an Arnold Palmer Signature Course in early October.

Tom Hoch: Chosen by Tascosa Golf Club, a 36-hole golf facility in Amarillo, TX, to design and build services for its new clubhouse.

Half Moon Bay Golf Links: To host the U.S. Kids Golf Bay Area Championship on Sunday, March 7, with age group winners receiving invitations to the 2011 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship.

Butterfield Trail Golf Club: Ranked among Links Magazine’s list of the Top 25 Muni Courses in the United States. Butterfield Trails is located in El Paso, TX.

National Golf Club of Louisiana: Designated a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audubon International for its high standards protecting the environment and preserving the natural heritage of golf.