Konnect is located on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, around the corner from Rockefeller Center, with about 5,000 square feet of usable space and featuring eight hitting bays, as well as craft beers and an extensive food menu. Memberships are offered for $500/year and plans are also in place to host Wall Street outings and high-school golf team practices.

PGA Golf Professional of the Year Cary Cozby and PGA Teacher of the Year Mike Adams were among those honored on November 9 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Matt Brown, who won the PGA Merchandiser of the Year – Public Category for his work at Highlands Golf Club, was also elected Mayor of Gearhart, Ore., where he won with nearly 80% of the vote.

Canoe Brook CC was named 2015 Club of the Year and its Director of Golf, George Dietz II, earned the section’s Bill Strausbaugh Award. David Reasoner of The Ridgewood Country Club was named Golf Professional of the Year. For the Florida chapter, Jeff Hartigan of The Oaks Club will now serve as President.

The private Gladstone, N.J., club selected the management firm to take over operations. Located about an hour west of New York City, Hamilton Farm Golf Club features 36 holes of golf, including the nation’s only USGA-rated 18-hole, par-3 course, and was once part of a 5,000-acre farm established in 1911, with many of the original buildings still standing, including barns and horse stables.

Participants spent three days making strides to unify the teaching philosophies and language.

Prior to accepting the position of Executive Chef, Bucco honed his skills working in a variety of commercial restaurants.

Timothy M. Bakels, CCM, CCE, General Manager/COO of Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., achieved the designation of “Certified Chief Executive” (CCE) with the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA). Bakels was approved by the Certification Committee of CMAA after successfully meeting requirements in club management experience, education, and association activity. He joins a…

Small-scale courses are proving to be long on appeal for golfers who are pressed for time or space, those who are new to (or still a bit scare of) the game, and families looking for fun ways to “get a round.”

Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Somerset County, N.J. has named Brian Walter as Executive Chef. Walter comes to Hamilton Farm with 15 years of experience in both the private club industry and world class restaurants. He was most recently Executive Chef of MGL Foodservice, a company which owns the newly opened Char Steakhouse in Raritan,…

On October 26th, Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J. hosted a ‘Guns and Hoses’ golf outing in support of local municipalities. This is the second year that the Club has hosted this unique community event. Teams were made up of golfers from the Somerset County Sheriff’s office, Somerset County’s “200 Club,” Fire and Rescue…

One of the few positive aspects to come out of the 9/11 attacks was the renewed respect generated for firefighters, policemen and other public servants dedicated to safety and rescue efforts. Many club and resort properties have since worked to not only sustain, but build, on this sentiment, by organizing and hosting special events that…

On September 29th, Hamilton Farm Golf Club (“Where Old-World Charm Meets New-Era Needs,” C&RB, June 2008) hosted an inaugural community golf outing in support of local municipalities. Teams were made up of golfers from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s office, Somerset County’s “200 Club” (a local non-profit group that provides aid to families of fallen police,…

Hamilton Farm Golf Club (featured in C&RB’s June 08 issue) has chosen the ideal matches for their Golf Professional positions, naming Matt Freitag as Director of Golf and John McDole as Head Golf Professional. After careful consideration, the decision was made to promote from within the Hamilton Farm family. Both Freitag and McDole have extensive…