Legendary golfers and prestigious events are integral to the history of Portland Golf Club, which is gearing up for its 100th anniversary—and a course-and-grounds team, led by a superintendent who is well-schooled in tradition, is properly preserving the past while preparing for new chapters to come.
The Portland, Ore., club wants to have its two 18-hole golf courses rank among the nation’s most sustainable, in part by switching from poa annua to bentgrass, which superintendent Jesse Goodling says saves water, energy, time and pesticides.
A local operator that had the contract to run the Portland, Ore., club since 1978 lost out in new bidding to California-based CourseCo. In addition to two 18-hole golf courses, the property includes a driving range, indoor tennis facility, restaurant and fitness trail that is used by as many as 5,000 people weekly.
A new Executive Chef at The Club at Mediterra and a new Head Golf Pro at Monarch Beach Golf Links also highlight this week’s announcements of club management appointments.
After an initial attempt to transform the Portland, Ore., property into an industrial space, area residents and city officials are open to a compromise that would turn 90 acres into a mixed-use park.
Winner of $10,000 from putting contest held during charity event at Heron Lakes CC in Portland, Ore. still hasn’t been paid. Insurance regulatory agencies in Oregon and Connecticut have issued warnings about Hole-in-Won.com
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