Representatives from Dataw Island announced that they have begun a major renovation on the second green of their Tom Fazio-designed Cotton Dike course on St. Helena Island, S.C. The renovation calls for the repositioning of the green slightly to the left of its current location in order to provide better sunlight, build it to USGA specifications to improve drainage and [...]
It is easy to look at Coeur d’Alene (C&RB, Sept. ’06, Capturing Hearts—and Dollars—at Coeur D’Alene Resort) Casino Resort & Hotel and its lush, much-heralded Circling Raven Golf Club and only see what is on the surface—well-appointed, customer friendly businesses and amenities which have steadily garnered awards and critical acclaim year over year. But that is missing the point. While [...]
iBAHN, a global provider of digital entertainment and Internet solutions for the hospitality and meeting industries, has announced that Christopher Bracken has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer. Bracken assumed the newly created position on May 1 and is now based at iBAHN’s Denver office. Bracken joins iBAHN after seven years at Denver-based On Command Corporation. His new [...]
The 2008 PGA Fall Expo, to be held August 25-27 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, will feature a new combination of retail solutions, a revved-up fashion focus, more new companies, the addition of non-golf revenue builders, and major equipment companies. More than 4,000 PGA Professionals and golf retailers will gather with approximately 400 golf manufacturers at [...]
A former employee of Champions Run Golf Club in Omaha, Neb., has been accused of embezzling nearly $200,000. Stacy Funk, 34, was arrested on suspicion of multiple charges, including theft by deception, said Sgt. Eric Sellers of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Funk was the Chief Financial Officer at the private golf club for more than five years, [...]
OB Sports Golf Management has been selected to manage Hunter’s Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. Located near the Walt Disney World Resort, Orange County Convention Center, and Orlando International Airport, Hunter’s Creek Golf Club is a popular Orlando golf venue featuring 18 holes of golf designed by Lloyd Clifton. OB Sports will manage all aspects of club operations, [...]
Canongate Golf is expected to complete its transition of recently acquired Magnolia Creek Golf Links to a fully private club by mid-June, according to an article in the Houston Business Journal. Canongate Golf, based in Atlanta, acquired League City-based Magnolia Creek in April and is spending $1 million to renovate the course and highlight it with rolling hills, entrenched [...]
The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., which just completed a $10 million property-wide renovation, has promoted Rob Alexandre to Assistant General Manager of Food & Beverage. In his new position, he is responsible for overseeing all food & beverage operations at the resort, which includes its new restaurant and bar 500 South, An American Grill, [...]
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