Courses

Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz., will host its second Family Golf Festival, Saturday, Sept. 13. The event features instructional clinics and a complimentary round of golf on the Faldo Golf Course.

St. Andrews Links Trust reports a rise in tee time applications for 2010. Within 15 minutes of opening the process on Sept. 2, more than 800 e-mail applications had been received.

Eagle Mountain Golf Club in Fountain Hills, Ariz., unveils its enhanced 2010 Mountain Club program. The program offers cardholders and their accompanied guests preferred cardholder rates in addition to other value-added benefits.

Grand Lake Golf Club in Montgomery, Texas, reopens today, Friday, after an 18-hole green enhancement program that included the conversion of the original putting surfaces to Tiff Eagle Bermuda turf.

Bay Creek Resort and Club in Cape Charles, Va., will host Patriot Golf Day fundraising activities throughout Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7.

Bay Creek Resort and Club in Cape Charles, Va., will host Patriot Golf Day fundraising activities throughout Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7.

OB Sports reports that 19 golf clubs under its management will participate in Patriot Golf Day, Sept. 4-7. Golfers will be asked to add an extra dollar to their greens fees to fund Folds of Honor scholarships.

Five Fayetteville, N.C., area courses – Bayonet at Puppy Creek Golf Club, Cypress Lakes Golf Course, Keith Hills County Club‘s Creek and River Courses, and King’s Grant Country Club – will participate in Patriot Golf Day, Sept. 4-7, which benefits the Folds of Honor Foundation.

Troon Golf announces Club de Campo de la Zagaleta in Andalucia, Spain as the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of golf resorts.

Five Fayetteville, N.C., area courses – Bayonet at Puppy Creek Golf Club, Cypress Lakes Golf Course, Keith Hills County Club‘s Creek and River Courses, and King’s Grant Country Club – will participate in Patriot Golf Day, Sept. 4-7, which benefits the Folds of Honor Foundation.

The U.S. Golf Association selects The Palmetto Course at The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga., to host the 2011 USGA Women’s State Team Championship.

Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mountain, Ga., will host its second Family Golf Festival, Sunday, Sept. 20.

The U.S. Golf Association selects The Palmetto Course at The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga., to host the 2011 USGA Women’s State Team Championship.

Golf Magazine ranks three Tom Doak course designs among the top five of its 50 greatest golf course in the past 50 years ranking. The Doak courses honored are Pacific Dunes in Bandon, Ore. (No. 2); Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (No. 4); and Barnbougle Dunes, Bridport, Australia (No. 5).

The U.S. Golf Association selects The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., as site of the 2013 U.S. Amateur Championship. The championship will be Aug. 19-25.

Indian Spring Country Club in Marlton, N.J., achieves Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary designation for its high standards protecting the environment and preserving the natural heritage of golf. Indian Spring, managed by Billy Casper Golf becomes the 25th of 294 courses in New Jersey to achieve the designation.

Golf Magazine ranks three Tom Doak course designs among the top five of its 50 greatest golf course in the past 50 years ranking. The Doak courses honored are Pacific Dunes in Bandon, Ore. (No. 2); Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (No. 4); and Barnbougle Dunes, Bridport, Australia (No. 5).

Willow Crest Golf Club at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort in Oak Brook, Ill., will host its second Family Golf Festival on Sunday, Sept. 20. Attendees can enjoy an afternoon of free golf activities, including the opportunity to play golf from designated PGA Family Friendly tees.