Douglas Will was found guilty and given the maximum time for incarceration for breaking into vehicles at Old Hickory Golf Club and Beaver Dam (Wis.) Country Club. Will, who smashed car windows and stole belongings totaling $1,649 in December 2011, was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims.
The Austin, Texas-based natural foods supermarket chain has announced plans to open a new health resort, drawn from a successful in-house employee program, that will focus on healthy lifestyle education. The company, which has 346 stores and has bounced back during the economy’s stumbles, is negotiating for real estate in Austin, and the resort could come to fruition within the next three years.
The two private facilities in Greensboro, N.C. will be combined under the Sedgefield banner, creating the only private club in the U.S. with courses designed by Donald Ross and Pete Dye.
Superintendents report that at least 40 deer have taken up semi-permanent residence at each of the city’s three courses. Damage has been minimal but repellent has been used in some cases to protect vulnerable trees and edgings around greens and bunkers.
As the next step in recovering from a major flood in 2011, the club will make a presentation to the public about its plans for a new golf course and clubhouse, as part of an event that will include hors d’oeuvres and entertainment.
Thirteen-year-old Peyton Windley made the 95-foot ace at Zebulon (N.C.) CC, while his father looked up from a phone conversation with his wife in time to provide impromptu play-by-play of the shot.
In Australia, a real estate firm is trying to sell a $4 million-plus property by touting that a golf course comes with the living space.
Forest Creek Investors LLC, a group of 189 members of the Pinehurst, N.C., club, bought out its developer for about $9.7 million. Including additional debt that members plan to retire over the next three years, the total purchase price is likely closer to $15 million.
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