[ March 2010 ]

March 19, 2010

The Peninsula Golf & Country Club Earns Audubon Certification
The Peninsula Golf & Country Club golf course, Millsboro, Del., has achieved designation as a certified Audubon Cooperative sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. The Peninsula is the sixth course in Delaware and the 793rd in the world to receive the honor. More

March 19, 2010

Brynwood G&CC Names DeMasters as GM, Brown as Clubhouse Manager
Troon Golf, the manager of Brynwood Golf & Country Club, Armonk, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Donald DeMasters as General Manager and David Brown as Clubhouse Manager for the 160-acre private country club in Armonk. More

March 19, 2010

McConnell Golf Expands with Acquisition of Stake In ClubSoft
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March 19, 2010

New York City’s Ferry Point Course Takes Shape
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March 18, 2010

Soldier Hollow GC To Host 2012 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship
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March 18, 2010

Springfield Country Club Returning to Private Membership
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March 18, 2010

Private Equity Firm Buys La Costa Resort and Spa
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March 18, 2010

23 Superintendents Honored at GCSAA Education Conference
At the 2010 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)Education Conference last month in San Diego, 23 GCSAA certified golf course superintendents were honored for 25 years of maintaining theircertified status. More

March 18, 2010

Turfco Launches New CR-7 Fairway Topdresser
Recently launched during the 2010 Golf Industry Show, Turfco®, Minneapolis, Minn., introduced the new CR-7 material handler and fairway topdresser. Designed to handle the mid-range level of renovation, construction and topdressing, the new CR-7 is a smaller topdresser, about half the capacity of Turfco's CR-10. More

March 17, 2010

Ironhorse Country Club Goes for $2.85 Million at Auction
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March 17, 2010

Firethorne Country Club Files Bankruptcy
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March 17, 2010

Chris Ayles Named Teacher Of The Year Of The Southwestern Chapter Of NFPGA
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March 17, 2010

Troon Golf to Oversee Enhancements at Makaha Resort & GC
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Troon Golf has been selected by Scottford Hospitality to oversee the improvement project at Makaha Resort Golf Club, nestled in the Makaha Valley near Honolulu, Hawaii. More

March 16, 2010

Masters Goes 3D
Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club and Masters Tournament Chairman Billy Payne announced that the 2010 Masters will be produced and broadcast live in 3D. This innovative step forward, the first of its kind in golf, will include multiple 3D cameras placed strategically throughout the course resulting in perspectives never before seen of Augusta National. More

March 16, 2010

New Sales and Marketing Director at Olivas Links and Buenaventura Golf Courses
Nadia Osborn-Chapman recently took over duties as sales and marketing director at Olivas Links and Buenaventura Golf Course in Ventura, Calif., as the pair of 18-hole golf courses are under the management of Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports. Osborn will be responsible for tournament sales and group events at both municipal courses. More

March 16, 2010

Gleneagles CC to Host America’s IFQ for 2010 British Open Championship
Gleneagles Country Club, a ClubCorp property in Plano, Texas, has been selected to serve as the site of America's International-Final Qualifier (IFQ). The IFQ will be held on May 24, on the Gleneagles Queens Course. The R&A will host five IFQ events on five different continents, giving players a chance to gain entry into the 2010 British Open Championship, golf's oldest championship. Last year the America qualifier included names such as Davis Love III, Woody Austin, Jesper Parnevik, Matt Kuchar, James Driscoll and many more. More

March 16, 2010

Billy Casper Golf Chairman And CEO Peter Hill Elected To Board Of NGCOA
Vienna, Va.-based Billy Casper Golf (BCG) Chairman and CEO Peter Hill was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) at the organization's recent annual meeting. More

March 16, 2010

Chuck Mastruserio Named Brookwood Farms’ Mid Regional Manager
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March 15, 2010

February Weather Down, Reports Pellucid
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March 15, 2010

New Initiatives at Superstition Mountain G&CC Result in 35 New Memberships
From January through the first week of March, 2010, ten new full golf memberships have been sold and 25 trial members have converted to full golf memberships reports Superstition Mountain (Ariz.) Golf and Country Club. More

March 15, 2010

Tom Daglis Honored as 2009 USPTA Mid-Atlantic Professional of the Year
Tom Daglis of Clarksburg, Md. was recently honored as the 2009 Unites States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Mid-Atlantic Division Professional of the Year. Tom is the current Director of Tennis, Fitness and Aquatics at Lakewood Country Club in Rockville, Md. More

March 15, 2010

Eagle Golf Names “Best of the Best” Award Winners
Dallas, Texas-based Eagle Golf announced its 2009 "Best of the Best" award winners during the company's annual meeting at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas. More

March 15, 2010

Ernie Els Wines Earn Industry Awards
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March 12, 2010

C&M Golf and Grounds Named Jacobsen’s Dealer of the year 2009
C&M Golf and Grounds is the Jacobsen Dealer of the Year for 2009. The Waco, TX-based business won the Charlotte-based turf equipment manufacturer's most prestigious accolade, adding conquest business across their territory and having one of the highest customer retention rates of any Jacobsen dealer. Jacobsen is a Textron Inc. company. More

March 12, 2010

Billy Casper Golf Promotes Nick Bednar to Regional Manager
Vienna, Va.-based Billy Casper Golf (BCG) has promoted Nick Bednar to Southeast / Ohio Valley Regional Manager with direct operational oversight of 13 BCG properties in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Ohio. More

March 12, 2010

Pinehurst Renovation to Return Character to No. 2
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March 12, 2010

Eric Jonke Named Senior VP of Business Development for KemperLesnik
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March 12, 2010

Troon Golf To Manage Muttontown Club
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Troon Golf has been selected to manage Muttontown Club, a prestigious 45-year-old, member-owned golf & country club located in East Norwich, N.Y. More

March 11, 2010

Bush Brothers Launches Grade Me Recipe Contest
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March 11, 2010

Renovated Great Waters Course at Reynolds Plantation is Open
Under the direction of the architectural staff from Nicklaus Design, the first substantial renovation project on the award-winning Great Waters course at Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Ga., is complete. More

March 11, 2010

Troon Golf to Manage Sedona Golf Resort and SunRidge Canyon GC
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Troon Golf has been selected by SunCor Development Company to manage its Sedona Golf Resort, located in the "red rock country" of Sedona, Ariz. Troon Golf has also been selected by SunCor Development Company to manage SunRidge Canyon Golf Club, Fountain Hills, Ariz. More

March 11, 2010

Peter Island Resort & Spa names Wilber Mason as GM
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March 11, 2010

Chris Holtrop Named Director of Golf at The Club at Mediterra
Chris Holtrop has been named director of golf at The Club at Mediterra in Naples, Fla. In his new position, Holtrop will be responsible for all golf programs and facilities at the member-owned club including operation of the two Tom Fazio-designed championship golf courses and the 1,800-square-foot golf learning center and short-game practice area. More

March 04, 2010

Two North Texas City Golf Divisions Join to Form Trinity River Golf Tour
Press Release The golf divisions of the City of Arlington and City of Fort Worth, Texas have banded together to create the Trinity River Golf Tour, a circuit of tournaments in the two municipalities designed to entice participation of some of the area's top amateur players while showcasing seven of the cities' golf courses. More

March 04, 2010

Troon Golf to Manage Shackamaxon G&CC
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March 04, 2010

Club Chefs Advance to Next Round to Represent USA at the Culinary World Cup
Press Release Brian Joseph Moll, a sauté cook at Isleworth Country Club in Windermere, Fla., is one 15 chefs who have qualified to compete in the second of two culinary competitions to determine who will be selected to represent the United States on ACF Culinary Team USA at the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg this November and the 2012 International Culinary Art Exhibition, commonly referred to as the "culinary Olympics," in Erfurt, Germany, reports the Orlando Sentinel. More

March 04, 2010

Chardonnay GC to Unveil New 18-Hold Golf Course Routing
Napa Golf Associates, LLC., owners and operators of the Chardonnay Golf Club, Napa, Calif., announce the upcoming "re-launching" of their golf facility. More

March 03, 2010

Turf Solutions Group Announces John Ehrgott as Project Development Manager in its Golf Services Group
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March 03, 2010

Billy Casper Golf Announces Annual Award Winners
Vienna, Va.-based Billy Casper Golf (BCG) announced its 2009 award winners during the company's annual meeting at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. More

March 03, 2010

Joe Cavano Named Turning Stone Resort Championship Operations Manager
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March 03, 2010

Stone Canyon’s Daryl Pearson Honored as Superintendent of the Year
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March 03, 2010

Active Network Promotes Lauren Guinn to Senior Director of Marketing
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March 02, 2010

Club Car Names Read Sales Director for New Technologies
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March 02, 2010

Sawgrass Marriott Files Bankruptcy Protection
On Monday, March 1, Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., filed for bankruptcy protection from its lender. More

March 02, 2010

ECCO USA Appoints David Helter as Specialty Sales Director
ECCO USA, Londonderry, N.H., announced that David Helter, General Manager, Performance & Kid's Division, has been promoted to Specialty Sales Director and will oversee the company's Golf, Performance and Kids Divisions within the U.S. market. More

March 02, 2010

JohnsonDiversey, Inc. Announces Name Change and New Brand Identity
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March 02, 2010

KemperSports To Manage Cornerstone Club
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