[ May 2008 ]

May 09, 2008

Giles Foodservice Equipment is Going Green
Giles Foodservice Equipment, a Montgomery, Ala.-manufacturer of ventless hoods that effectively clean the air safely and re-circulate it into the room without the need for a permanent, vented system, is introducing two new Environmental Hoods that duct and vent like traditional Hood Systems. The Environmental Hoods take the company’s patented system one step further by cleaning the air exhausted into the outside environment. More

May 09, 2008

National Women in Golf Month Invites Participation
This June, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) will join the Executive Women’s Golf Association, LPGA, National Golf Course Owners Association and the PGA of America in sponsoring 2008 American Express Women’s Golf Month, supported by Golf for Women magazine. More

May 09, 2008

CMAA Adds Certified Chief Executive Designation
The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced a new designation that will recognize managers who have demonstrated the ability to successfully serve as the most senior manager in a club. More

May 09, 2008

Worthington CC Plans Overhaul
Worthington Country Club is preparing for a $9 million facelift that will overhaul almost all of the common facilities in the Bonita Springs, Fla., gated community. More

May 09, 2008

Stephen Kay Renovation of Llanerch CC Readied for Anniversary
When the membership of Llanerch CC in Havertown, Pa., voted to close the course for a major renovation at the hands of golf course architect Stephen Kay, they knew there was a “coming-out party” on the horizon. The party has been scheduled for July 25 and 26 of this year, and Llanerch has been proclaimed ready to be the featured guest. More

May 08, 2008

Longtime Masters starter, Augusta National member Harison dies at 82
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May 08, 2008

Powell First Female Golfer Honored at Univ. of St. Andrews
Renee Powell gave a public lecture last summer at St. Andrews titled, "The Many Faces of Women's Golf." She returns to the old gray town in St. Andrews, Scotland this summer for an occasion she never imagined. More

May 08, 2008

Joseph Warter Named Executive Chef of The Bridgewater Club
Chef Joe Warter has taken the helm as the Executive Chef of at The Bridgewater Club in Carmel, Ind. As the Executive Chef he is responsible for overseeing the entire food operation that included three full service restaurants, The Legacy Room, Pete’s Pub and The Green Jacket, along with banquet dining for the entire club. Prior to accepting his new role as the Executive Chef of the Bridgewater Club, Warter was the Executive Chef of the University Place Hotel. More

May 08, 2008

New Fairhope Yacht Club Slated for Completion
Sunset celebrations and pool parties will soon be featured attractions at the new Fairhope Yacht Club, in Fairhope, Ala. which is expected for completion by early summer, according to a news release. The old facility was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. More

May 08, 2008

Course Architect Pete Dye Selected for World Golf Hall of Fame
Pete Dye, the golf course architect who built his reputation on risk-reward shots at courses like TPC Sawgrass and the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, was selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame. More

May 07, 2008

Steven Dewire Recognized for Leadership & Operational Acumen
Steven Dewire, General Manager of Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa, has been recognized for his efforts in the successful launch of the $135 million resort, which opened in June 2006 and is located between Austin and Bastrop, Texas. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has presented Dewire with the Donald N. Pritzker Award, named after the corporation’s founding family and established in 1979 to honor Hyatt’s most outstanding general managers. More

May 07, 2008

Immigration Agents Seize 11 Workers at Gleneagles CC
Federal agents swooped through the gates of Gleneagles Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla., earlier this month and slapped handcuffs on 11 undocumented Haitians, some of them longtime employees, who were then tagged for deportation. More

May 07, 2008

The Sanctuary at Lake Russell Features Arthur Hills-Designed 18
Esteemed course architect Arthur Hills has been selected to design 18 holes as part of the initial development phase now underway at The Sanctuary at Lake Russell, a residential resort community in Calhoun Falls, S.C. More

May 07, 2008

LGD to Break Ground at Westmoor CC
Lohmann Golf Designs, Inc. (LGD) will break ground this August on a comprehensive renovation project at Westmoor Country Club in Brookfield, Wis., where all 18 greens will be converted to A1 bentgrass and the layout’s hodge-podge of design features will be unified under a single style inspired by William Langford. More

May 07, 2008

Ocean Edge Opens $8.5 Million Nicklaus Design Golf Course
Ocean Edge Resort & Club on Cape Cod in Brewster, Mass., (C&RB, November 2005) recently announced the grand opening of its new $8.5 million Nicklaus Design Golf Course. The total redesign of the former Ocean Edge golf course has remodeled and reshaped all greens and holes, with the most significant changes being increased length, better playability and more challenges on the course. More

May 05, 2008

Les Mills Increases its Presence in Western Region of U.S.
A move to new offices in San Francisco and the appointment of a Director of Sales are highlights of expanded operations by Les Mills West Coast which supports licensee clubs in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Alaska and Hawaii. More

May 05, 2008

Bishop's Lodge Names Becky Ellis as Director of Sales and Marketing
Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa and Prism Hotels & Resorts announced that Becky A. Ellis, C.M.P., has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at the Santa Fe resort. More

May 05, 2008

The Yacht Club at Lake Logan Martin is Underway
Construction has begun at a new 509-home community on Lake Logan Martin says an article in Birmingham Business Journal. More

May 05, 2008

Pound Ridge GC Announces New Assistant Professionals
Pound Ridge Golf Club, Pete Dye’s new and only course design in New York, announces the addition of three assistant PGA golf professionals to the staff. David Patrone, Adam Smith and Terry Slater will oversee golf operations, including management of the golf shop and tournaments, while providing exceptional service to golfers. Additionally, Mike DiBuono will offer an extensive program of golf instruction. The course is scheduled to open for public play the first week of July. More

May 05, 2008

National Golf Foundation to Release New Report to Private Clubs
The National Golf Foundation has been awarded a grant by the NCA Foundation of the National Club Association. The grant will be used to distribute the NGF's upcoming publication, The Future of Private Golf Clubs in the U.S., to private club presidents, owners and managers throughout the country. More

May 02, 2008

Great Wolf Secures $63.9M Loan for Development
Indoor water park resort developer and operator Great Wolf Resorts Inc. has secured a $63.9 million loan to help finance construction of a Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, N.C. More

May 02, 2008

Marriott Golf Announces 2008 Family Golf Festival
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May 02, 2008

Indian Wells OKs $1M in Golf Course Upgrades
The Indian Wells (Calif.) City Council has approved more than $1 million in summer "enhancements" to the city-owned Indian Wells Golf Resort, according to an article in The Desert Sun. The latest approval adds to the approximately $80 million investment already allocated to renovate the resort (“New Hope Blooms in the Desert,” Club & Resort Business, January 2008). More

May 02, 2008

Blue Mountain G&CC Gets a Facelift
Blue Mountain Golf & Country Club in Collingwood, Ontario is undergoing a facelift, according to an article in The Enterprise-Bulletin. More

May 02, 2008

The Coves at Round Mountain Names New Course
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May 01, 2008

Greenbrier Adds Junior Tees
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May 01, 2008

New Jacobs/Futch Golf Academy Debuts at Seaview Resort
Seaview Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort, has announced the official grand opening of the John Jacobs/Shelby Futch Golf Academy, a state-of-the-art golf instruction facility. The Academy was brought to Seaview to further enhance the golf instruction experience on property, while complementing the club’s 36 holes of championship golf. More

May 01, 2008

Matt Allen Appointed GM of Chambers Bay
KemperSports has named Matt Allen as General Manager of Chambers Bay, just outside of Tacoma in University Place, Wash. In this role, Allen will oversee facility operations of Chambers Bay, which was awarded the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open Championships by the United States Golf Association in February. More

May 01, 2008

Redesigned Cherry Creek Promotes Competitive, “Less Time-Committed” Golf
Cherry Creek Golf Club, in Greensburg, Pa., has commisioned Ed Beidel to change holes, build new tees and fairways, and re-route the 6,000-yard, par-70 layout. The $1.2 million makeover is scheduled to be completed this month in time for a late-May grand opening, according to an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. More

May 01, 2008

Applecross Country Club Taking Shape
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