Courses

The U.S. Golf Association selects Murphy Creek Golf Course in Aurora, Colo., as the site of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The dates of the championship are July 14-19.

Three Gary Player-designed courses are listed among Golf Digest South Africa‘s "Top 100 Courses."

The PGA Grand Slam of Golf will be played at Poipu Bay Golf Course at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa in Hawaii, Nov. 21-22.

Three Ed Shearon-designed and built golf courses have been honored by selection to The Best of Northeast Golf 2006 magazine’s various Readers’ Choice Awards lists.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club announces that Formby Golf Club will celebrate its 125th anniversary by hosting the British Amateur Championship in 2009.

The English Golf Union announces that South Staffordshire Golf Club will host the Boys Under-16 International between England and Scotland in 2008.

Three Ed Shearon-designed and built golf courses have been honored by selection to The Best of Northeast Golf 2006 magazine’s various Readers’ Choice Awards lists.

Hill Barn Golf Club in West Sussex, England, announces plans to celebrate its 70th anniversary.

Jack Nicklaus will design The Pointe at Cas en Bas on the island of St. Lucia, his first such course on the island.

Course architect Tom Fazio unveiled his latest Florida design, The Members Golf Club, last week during grand opening ceremonies at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

Jimmie Austin Golf Course, at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, has been selected by the U.S. Golf Association as the site of the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The dates of the championship will be July 13-18.

Running Horse Golf and Country Club in Fresno, Calif., reports that designers Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II were on-site and that construction of its 18-hole course is on schedule.

Jimmie Austin Golf Course, at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, has been selected by the U.S. Golf Association as the site of the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The dates of the championship will be July 13-18.

Running Horse Golf and Country Club in Fresno, Calif., reports that designers Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II were on-site and that construction of its 18-hole course is on schedule.

The La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., announces that on selected Tuesdays from March through June it will offer a "Play Like The Pros" package scheduling play on the 18-hole composite layout used in the annual WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

The La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., announces that on selected Tuesdays from March through June it will offer a "Play Like The Pros" package scheduling play on the 18-hole composite layout used in the annual WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., will begin construction of a Tom Fazio II-designed course in the spring.

Three John Fought golf course designs in Arizona have been singled out in new reviews profiling golf in the state.

Palmer Course Design celebrates the completion of The Classic Club at NorthStar, in Palm Desert, Calif., the new 7,305-yard host course for the PGA Tour’s Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Ala., has been selected by the U.S. Golf Association as site of the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The dates of the championship are July 21-26.