Courses

Marriott’s Grande Pines Golf Club introduces the club’s first-ever membership program.

Daniel Island Club’s Ralston Creek course in Charleston, S.C., makes Golf Digest‘s Best in State list, which is published in the May issue.

Marriott’s Grande Pines Golf Club introduces the club’s first-ever membership program.

Developer FM Group unveils plans for a $1.35 billion golf resort venture in the Cape Verde Islands, located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean about 300 miles off the west coast of Africa. The Salamansa Sands project will include a Jack Nicklaus signature course — the first in the islands.

True Blue Plantation in Pawleys Island, S.C., will the 35th Carolinas Golf Association Amateur Match Play Championship, June 13-17.

The Champions Tour announces that the Jack Nicklaus signature course at Punta Espada Golf Club in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, will host a new tour event next year. The Cap Cana tournament will be played March 31-April 6, 2008.

Michigan places nine golf courses on Golf Digest‘s biennial list of America’s Top 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses in the publication’s May issue. Michigan ranks second only to Myrtle Beach, S.C., in the number of courses on the list.

Michigan places nine golf courses on Golf Digest‘s biennial list of America’s Top 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses in the publication’s May issue. Michigan ranks second only to Myrtle Beach, S.C., in the number of courses on the list.

Zagat Survey’s listing of America’s Top Golf Courses 2007/08 ranks Orange County National‘s Panther Lake Golf Course at No. 4 and Crooked Cat Golf Course at No. 6 among Florida’s top-rated courses. Orange County National is located in Winter Garden, Fla.

Zagat Survey’s listing of America’s Top Golf Courses 2007/08 ranks Orange County National‘s Panther Lake Golf Course at No. 4 and Crooked Cat Golf Course at No. 6 among Florida’s top-rated courses. Orange County National is located in Winter Garden, Fla.

The Meadows Golf Club, located in Allendale, Mich., will host the NCAA Division II Men’s Championship, beginning May 22.

The Meadows Golf Club, located in Allendale, Mich., will host the NCAA Division II Men’s Championship, beginning May 22.

ConCan Country Club, the Bechtol Russell-designed course in ConCan, Texas, opened May 5 with an Open House-style gathering around the course.

ConCan Country Club, the Bechtol Russell-designed course in ConCan, Texas, opened May 5 with an Open House-style gathering around the course.

Circling Raven Golf Club, located in Worley, Idaho, announces the golf club posted its best-ever April performance in this the beginning of its fourth full season.

Bedford Springs Old Course in Bedford, Pa. — which features holes designed by Spencer Oldham, A.W. Tillinghast and Donald Ross — will re-open in mid-July.

Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort in Tamarack, Id., the Robert Trent Jones Jr. signature golf course, has been named Idaho’s best public-access course in Golf Digest‘s annual state-by-state ranking of America’s Greatest Courses.

The Golf Course Superintendent Association of America reports on course superintendent Fred Klauk‘s preparation of TPC Sawgrass for The Players, May 10-13.

Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside, Calif., unveils eight renovated holes, plus a completely new hole.

Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley, Idaho, is named to the Zagat Survey listing of "America’s Top Golf Courses."