Rocco Cambareri, who died last year after a career as a head pro at courses in Westchester County, N.Y., had created a development company to create a new 9-hole, par-3 course on the site of the former Shallow Creek Golf Course, which closed in 2007. Yorktown officials are now working with a partner of Cambareri’s to extend the time for development, and efforts continue to obtain grants and raise funds, in addition to $250,000 secured from a Foundation three years ago.
Merion GC to Host 2022 Curtis Cup Match
The Ardmore, Pa., property will host the Curtis Cup, a biennial competition matching female amateurs from the U.S. against those from Great Britain and Ireland, for the second time. The event will mark the end of the property’s nine-year break from hosting championships, after it hosted the U.S. Open in 2013.
Worries Grow After Latest Swings in Quaker Ridge GC’s Stray Ball Case
The Scarsdale, N.Y. club has had a long-running dispute with the owners of an adjacent $3.7 million home who have sued over errant shots falling into their property and recently secured several rulings in their favor. “If we reach a point where clubs have to redo tees and holes [because of similar complaints], it could become a real financial burden,” says one golf industry executive.
Claims That Stray Golf Balls Constitute “Trespassing” Gaining Traction, NCA Warns
While typically courts have ruled in favor of clubs when adjacent property owners complain about errant shots, recent reversal of a ruling in a case involving Quaker Ridge GC could set a problematic precedent.
Fenway GC Employee Arrested for Assault
Darryl Benton reportedly struck the Scarsdale, N.Y., club’s caddy master in the head following a disagreement regarding lost money in the clubhouse’s soda machine.
Squash Holds Court
Squash, platform tennis and other specialty racquet sports are seeing a resurgence at club facilities across the country.