Courses

Willow Crest Golf Club at Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort in Oak Brook, Ill., receives the “Greens of Distinction Award” from Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine.

The new Pete Dye course at French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind., will open to the public on April 24.

Orange County National in Winter Garden, Fla., is offering a number of golf specials during the week of the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla.

Timacuan Golf and Country Club in Lake Mary, Fla., for the fifth straight year, will host a PGA Pro-Pro Series tournament on Jan. 27 prior to the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 29-31 in Orlando, Fla.

The Cliffs at Keowee Springs in Six Mile, S.C., reports that its Tom Fazio-designed course was named one of the “Top 10 New Private Golf Courses” by Golf Magazine.

Timacuan Golf and Country Club in Lake Mary, Fla., for the fifth straight year, will host a PGA Pro-Pro Series tournament on Jan. 27 prior to the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 29-31 in Orlando, Fla.

CostaBaja Resort and Marina in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, announces that ground will break on the Gary Player Signature Course on Jan. 27.

Cape Fear National, an 18-hole Tim Cate-designed course that is part of a master planned coastal community located 10 minutes south of Wilmington, N.C., on US Hwy 17, is set to open in fall 2009.

Cape Fear National, an 18-hole Tim Cate-designed course that is part of a master planned coastal community located 10 minutes south of Wilmington, N.C., on US Hwy 17, is set to open in fall 2009.

Ka’anapali Golf Resort‘s Royal Ka’anapali Course in Lahaina, Hawaii, will host the 22nd Wendy’s Champions Skins Game, Jan. 17-18, for the second consecutive year.

Ka’anapali Golf Resort‘s Royal Ka’anapali Course in Lahaina, Hawaii, will host the 22nd Wendy’s Champions Skins Game, Jan. 17-18, for the second consecutive year.

The U.S. Golf Association announces that Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada, Mich., will host the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash., will host the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.

Victoria Hills Golf Club in Deland, Fla., is welcoming race fans visiting the Daytona area for “Speedweeks 2009.”

Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China, will host the Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship, Jan. 13-16 on its Jack Nicklaus-designed World Cup course.

Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China, will host the Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship, Jan. 13-16 on its Jack Nicklaus-designed World Cup course.

Two new golf courses created by course architect John Fought have been honored – Sand Hollow Resort‘s course in Hurricane, Utah, by GOLF magazine as one of the “Top 10 New Public Courses You Can Play” for 2008, and Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club in California as runner-up in Golf Inc. magazine’s “Development of the Year” contest.

Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, is ranked No. 1 in Ohio’s Golf Magazine readers poll of 15 state public access golf courses.

The Origins Course at WaterSound in Watersound, Fla., will offer unlimited golf for $40, walking and $60 with cart Jan. 1 through March 15.

OB Sports announces that seven of its managed golf courses are honored by Golfweek in several ranking categories including Best New, Best Casino, Top 100 Resort Courses and Top 100 Residential Courses.

Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo., is ranked No. 51 in Golfweek‘s recent “Top 100 Residential Courses” 2009 ranking.