Clubs along the region’s Grand Strand should be nearly at full strength with approximately 90 courses, including 80 that are open to the public, reopening by September 22nd. But rising rivers still threatened some in the area. In Florence, S.C., The Country Club of South Carolina experienced flooding worse than Hurricane Matthew in 2016, after…
Moorland Course at Legends Resort Closes to Redo Greens
The decision by Arnold Palmer Golf Management makes Moorland the twelfth course in the Myrtle Beach, S.C. “Grand Strand” region to close this year to repair winterkill damage. The course will reopen in September with new Champion ultradwarf Bermuda grass greens, which is on the Legends Resorts’ Heathland Course and helped that course make it…
Winterkill Crisis Plagues Myrtle Beach Clubs
Damage from harsh winter conditions throughout the region’s Grand Strand has led to more than 10 course closures this summer to allow for recovery, with numerous other courses undergoing an extensive amount of sodding to expedite the recovery process with an eye to being full restored by the fall. One Director of Agronomy said he’d…
Disney’s Oak Trail GC Adds FootGolf
The Orlando, Fla., property, which is operated by Arnold Palmer Golf Management, constructed an American FootGolf League-accredited, 18-hole FootGolf course alongside its traditional golf course. Arnold Palmer Golf Management is becoming a member of the American FootGolf League (AFGL), offering guests the opportunity to play FootGolf at Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course in Orlando, Fla.…
The Club at Wynstone Relaunched as “Friendly, Inclusive”
The North Barrington, Ill., property, which opened in 1989 as Wynstone Golf Club, is now under the ownership of nine families that are working to make the club a “respectful, family-centered environment.” The investors paid off $6 million in debt as part of a deal with equity members, and 70 new members have been added…
Crestview CC Completes Recapitalization with Concert Golf
The membership of the 95-year-old private club in Wichita, Kansas overwhelmingly approved the arrangement that will pay off all club debt, lower annual member dues, start $1 million of immediate capital projects and bar all future assessments on the membership.
Officials Criticize Dealership Parking at Harbor Links GC
The agreement allows a Land Rover dealership to store cars on the Port Washington, N.Y., property for $1 a day per vehicle. Officials are questioning whether a luxury car dealership should pay a rate similar to school districts that store bus fleets at town parks.
Skyline CC Changes Course
More than a year after Arnold Palmer Golf Management took over, the Tucson, Ariz., property has welcomed over 100 new members and completed half of its planned $1 million in renovations. The club is not out of the woods yet, though, as it has operated at a loss since 2007.
Maple Creek G&CC and The Club at ArrowCreek Go Private
Maple Creek G&CC, with the oldest Pete Dye course in Indianapolis, increased membership by 50 percent in 2014 and is now near enough to the level that justifies going fully private, its owner says. The Club at ArrowCreek, in Reno, Nev., will go fully private on May 1.
Golfer Sues Eagle Ridge GC After Clubs Are Stolen
Robert Work claims he left his clubs with an attendant at the Fort Myers, Fla., club after a round in June when his clubs were stolen. The club is arguing that it is not responsible for the loss.
Skyline CC Members, Residents Vote to Save Club
After the Tucson, Ariz., club defaulted on its $3.5 million loan last year, it hired Arnold Palmer Golf Management to turn things around, but the company required the financial support of homeowners in the community as a precondition. An estimated 45 percent of homeowners are club members, and the proposal to raise homeowners association annual fees for the next 25 years has been approved.
Bidders Emerge for Gaillardia G&CC
Concert Golf Partners has purchased the first mortgage of the Oklahoma City, Okla. property, which entered receivership earlier this year. A small group of members has also expressed interest in buying the club.
Mira Vista G&CC Partners with Arnold Palmer Golf Management
The Century Golf Partners-owned management company has entered into a long-term lease agreement with the equity members of the El Cerrito, Calif., property. Mira Vista features a recently renovated 18-hole golf course with practice facilities and pro shop, a 1920s English Tudor Revival clubhouse with a banquet room that seats up to 250, and the Vista Deck, which provides a panorama view of San Francisco.
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Arnold Palmer Golf Management to Manage Disney World Resort Courses
Through a new 20-year strategic alliance, all five of the Disney courses will join the portfolio of nearly 70 other courses managed the Palmer group.