Courses

Hills/Forrest and Associates reports on the U.S. Golf Association holding its Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship at Walking Stick Golf Course and the U.S. Amateur Championship at The Chaska Town Course, both designs of the company.

Marriott‘s Grande Pines Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., will host the 2006 Florida State Public Links Championship, July 21-23.

Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., recently received 4.5 stars by Golf Digest in its "Places To Play" program, the highest rating given to any course in Florida.

Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., recently received 4.5 stars by Golf Digest in its "Places To Play" program, the highest rating given to any course in Florida.

The Mines Golf Course, designed by DeVries Designs Inc., opens in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Tom Marzolf, senior design associate with Fazio Golf Course Designers and the immediate past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, says Winged Foot Golf Club will be a tough test for this year’s U.S. Open field.

Tom Marzolf, senior design associate with Fazio Golf Course Designers and the immediate past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, says Winged Foot Golf Club will be a tough test for this year’s U.S. Open field.

Ferncroft Country Club in Middleton, Mass., celebrates its grand reopening and is unveiled as a private entity operated by Affinity Management.

The U.S. Golf Association selects Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla., as site of the 2010 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

Orange County National in Winter Garden, Fla., renovates its 168 bunkers and adds Callaway rental clubs and practice balls.

The U.S. Golf Association selects Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla., as site of the 2010 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

Golf architect Tom Doak on hand for opening of the Tumble Creek Golf Course at the 6,300-acre resort community in Roslyn, Wash.

Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, Fla., announces that renovations are underway on the famed Blue Monster Golf Course. A 2007 World Golf Championships venue, the Blue Course will be closed throughout May-August and is scheduled to re-open on Sept. 1.

The U.S. Golf Association selects Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., as site of the 2010 Curtis Cup Match.

La Costa Resort and Spa unveils its $1.5 million golf practice facility.

Rocky River Golf Club in Concord, N.C., moves up to No. 77 in the ranking of North Carolina’s 100 best golf courses, conducted by the North Carolina Golf Panel.

Rocky River Golf Club in Concord, N.C., moves up to No. 77 in the ranking of North Carolina’s 100 best golf courses, conducted by the North Carolina Golf Panel.

The PGA of America selects Oak Hill Country Club of Rochester, N.Y., as site of the 2008 Senior PGA Championship and the 2013 PGA Championship.

Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., will host the American Express Women’s Golf Week, June 3-10.

Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., will host the American Express Women’s Golf Week, June 3-10.