Carl Emberson, an esteemed figure in the hospitality industry with more than 30 years of experience operating some of Latin America’s most successful and celebrated resorts, has been named Director of Marketing & Operations of Punta Mita, a gated, 1,500-acre, master-planned resort community on the Riviera Nayarit. Emberson’s appointment marks his return to Punta Mita, where […]
Category: Golf
Omni Amelia Island Plantation teaming with The Amelia Island Club Golf Channel Academy at Long Point
Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, one of Florida’s top golf and family resorts, is partnering with The Amelia Island Club Golf Channel Academy at Long Point to offer guests access to coaches and top-tier teaching facilities dedicated to improving players’ games. The Golf Channel Academy, located at Long Point golf course and directed by Ed […]
Allen named GM at new Grand Hyatt Baha Mar
The newly-opened Grand Hyatt Baha Mar has named Scott Allen as general manager. Widely known and respected within the Hyatt family, Allen brings 28 years of experience and leadership to the 1,800-room resort on Nassau’s famed Cable Beach. The oceanfront property is the first hotel to open as part of the expansive Baha Mar Resort. bahamar.grand.hyatt.com. Grand Hyatt […]
Danzante Bay is the latest stunning golf course on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula
Mexico’s Baja Peninsula has become one of the world’s more popular golf destinations the past few years. Now you can add the Rees Jones-designed Danzante Bay Golf Club to the list of outstanding (and eye-popping) layouts. Located in Loreto on the Baja Peninsula’s eastern coastline, Danzante Bay has been cited as a “featured project” in […]
Tee up for Father’s Day with Bushnell Pro X2 rangefinder
Still searching for a great Father’s Day gift? If the old man is a golfer, chances aee he has all the clubs and ammo he needs. Here’s a suggestion: The Bushnell Pro X2 rangefinder. I wasn’t a big fan of rangefinders until I found the Pro X2, which has a rubber-armored metal housing that makes […]
Innisbrook Resort renovating each green on its North Course
Salamander Hotels & Resorts is renovating the putting surfaces to each of its 18 greens of the popular North Course at Innisbrook Resort, near Tampa Bay. The process, using a no-till method of turf replacement, is expected to result in a firmer, more consistent playing surface. The greens will be planted with TifEagle Bermuda Grass – the […]
Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club an outstanding Georgia resort experience
A resort experience is one that should make you feel as if you’re away from it all. At Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club, “You’re definitely away,’’ General Manager Jason Smith said with a smile. http://www.lakeblackshearresort.com/ But not too far away. Located near Cordele, Ga., Lake Blackshear is only two hours from Atlanta and close […]
Salamander Golf Collection celebrating Women’s Golf Day on June 6
Salamander Golf Collection, an extension of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, has some exclusive events throughout Florida to celebrate Women’s Golf Day on June 6. Salamander’s Founder and CEO, Sheila C. Johnson is an executive committee member of the United States Golf Association and has helped lead efforts to increase participation in the game. Women’s Golf […]
Links at Squaw Creek to open July 1
Snow might still be falling in Lake Tahoe, but Resort at Squaw Creek, is already planning for its summer season. Today, the resort announced that it will open the Links at Squaw Creek on July 1. The resort is slightly delayed in opening the course due to historic snowfall this past winter. www.squawcreek.com, The Links […]
Live the history at Jekyll Island Club Hotel
As he sat in a chair in the sun-soaked Palm Court of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Bruce Westerlin gazed out the window to the resort’s emerald green great lawn. “This place has great bones,’’ he said. “You can’t build a property like this anymore.’’ http://www.jekyllclub.com/ Westerlin, the historic resort’s general manager, was correct with […]