Golfers who visit Island Resort & Casino, located just outside of Escanaba in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – home of the Sweetgrass and Sage Run golf courses – will now be able to add Sportsbook entertainment to their vacations. TwinSpires, the official online wagering site for Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby, has an official partnership with the resort in […]
Chef Clay Conley’s Ember Group brings “hybrid dining concept” to South Florida
South Florida-based Ember Group has launched what it terms a new “hybrid dining concept’’ that brings together dishes inspired by its full portfolio of restaurants – for dine-in and dine-out customers – creating a progressive new space for the team’s multi-cuisine collection of experiences. A concept born of the increased demand for more take-out […]
TPC Danzante Bay first course in Mexico to join TPC Network
Rees Jones’ spectacular TPC Danzante Bay near Loreto, Mexico, has joined the TPC Network, which is owned, operated and licensed by the PGA Tour. Located at Villa del Palmar Beach & Spa Resort at The Islands of Loreto, TPC Danzante Bay becomes the only TPC facility in Mexico. It joins TPC Vacations, the Network’s […]
Okeechobee Prime Seafood Debuts March 5 in West Palm Beach
The long-awaited Okeechobee Prime Seafood restaurant will officially open March 5 in West Palm Beach. The 138-seat restaurant joins Okeechobee Steakhouse, Okeechobee Prime Meat Market and Okeechobee Prime BBQ in the empire of third generation Okeechobee Steakhouse owners Ralph and Laura Lewis. A traditional fish house focusing on local and regional seafood, Okeechobee Prime […]
Accor to build Mexico’s first Hyde hotel in Mazatlan
Accor is building México’s first Hyde hotel and branded residences in Mazatlán, a Mexican coastal resort town along the Pacific shoreline in the state of Sinaloa. The project is being developed in collaboration with owner, Daniel Cárdenas Family, an international agriculture company based in Sinaloa with more than 70 years of experience exporting vegetables to the U.S. and Canada. […]
Baxter Hospitality will open Chapter House this summer on Cape Cod
Baxter Hospitality has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of The Compass Rose, a historic boutique inn on Cape Cod. Over the next five months, the family-owned management company will lead a comprehensive renovation and rebranding of the inn, which will debut this summer as Chapter House. Chapter House is Baxter Hospitality’s second renovation project in […]
Strong Field will tee it up at Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship at TPC Myrtle Beach
The Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, which will be played March 5-7 at TPC Myrtle Beach, will feature the strongest field in the event’s six-year history. The event has boys’ and girls’ tournaments, with 74 of the 90 total players (60 boys, 30 girls) ranked among America’s top 100 juniors, including Auburn signee Brendan Valdes […]
Charletowne Hotels Opens Hotel Morgan in Morgantown, W.Va.
Hospitality management company Charlestowne Hotels has opened Hotel Morgan, a Wyndham Hotel located in Morgantown, West Virginia. Hotel Morgan is the company’s 10th opening in a collegiate market and eighth adaptive reuse project. Charlestowne worked in partnership with Thrash Group to oversee a year-long renovation of the 95-year-old property. It will now take over hotel management, inclusive of operations, […]
Titleist parent The Acushnet Co., planning five year, $120M investment in golf ball operations
Titleist and FootJoy parent The Acushnet Co., is planning a five-year, $120 million investment in its golf ball operations and what it calls “precision manufacturing capabilities.’’ Acushnet Co., CEO David Maher said the investment will enhance speed and efficiency of golf ball operations and stretching the company’s custom ball capabilities. The Acushnet Co., operates two […]
Titleist Boss Maher expecting strong first half for golf industry
Rounds of golf in U.S. in 2020 increased by as many as 75 million, according to golf industry reports, most of them in the back half of year as a result of pent-up demand following the post-COVID 19 lockdown. David Maher, CEO of Titleist and FootJoy parent The Acushnet Co., expects-played gains in the […]