Troon has been selected to manage Heritage Ranch Golf & Country Club, a semi-private club in Fairview, Texas. Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee division of Troon will manage the golf operations, agronomy, retail, sales and marketing, as well as food and beverage at the club, while ICON Management Services, a Troon Company, will oversee the Heritage […]
Category: Texas
Briggs Ranch Shows Off The Heart and Soul of Texas Hill Country
Briggs Ranch – a Tom Fazio-designed golf course ocated just a half hour from downtown San Antonio, Texas, and a Dormie Network club – has renovated its green complexes with TifEagle Bermuda grass and debuted a third round of state-of-the-art casitas. As the Network’s southern-most destination, Briggs Ranch showcases 260 acres of Texas Hill Country. […]
Good Graces Brasserie at Marriott Dallas Uptown Unveils New Fall/Winter Menu
Good Graces, the modern Brasserie located on the first floor of Marriott Dallas Uptown, is debuting a refreshed menu designed by Executive Chef Johney Han. New additions to the restaurant’s dinner, dessert, and cocktail menu are inspired by fall and winter ingredients, weather, and flavors. New entrees include cod served with shellfish vadouvan, a pan […]
JW Marriott Dallas Arts District Set to Open in Spring 2023
Riding the theme that everything is bigger in Texas, the Sam Moon Group in spring 2023 will open JW Marriott Dallas Arts District – the first JW Marriott hotel in Dallas. The 267-room hotel will feature three restaurants, lobby and cocktail lounge, meeting and conference spaces, fitness center and amid-air pool and deck with 40 […]
Beer by the Bay Music Festival Returning to Horseshoe Bay Resort in August
The stars will be out in full force at Horseshoe Bay Resort, near Austin, Texas, when the ninth annual Beer By The Bay Music Festival returns Aug. 12 – 13. The resort’s signature summer event will again showcase a diverse and exciting collection of country musicians and Texas-based breweries. Festival headliners will be multi-platinum country music rstar Lauren Alaina […]
A Conversation With TPC San Antonio’s Tommy Parkinson on the Texas Heat, Buddy Golf Trips and the Golden-Cheeked Warbler
The summer heat wave that has impacted most of the country, particularly the Southwest, fortunately hasn’t had much negative affect on the golf courses – The Oaks and The Canyons – at TPC San Antonio at the J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. “Each course is doing well this summer, despite the […]
High Velocity Elevates The Sports Bar Concept at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country & Spa
Many resorts claim to have a “sports bar’’ amenity as part of their food and beverage options, but in reality, most are simply glorified pubs with a few TVs and maybe a pool table or two. Not so with High Velocity sports bar at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. Sporting (pardon […]
Horseshoe Bay Resort Adds Waterfront Beach and Aquapark
Horseshoe Bay Resort near Austin, Texas, has added to the its water experiences with the opening of the new Waterfront Beach and Aquapark. Located on Lake LBJ, members and overnight resort guests can enjoy 100 feet of inflatable fun on the water, with wild obstacle course challenges and slippery slides. “The new Waterfront Beach and […]
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Names Rivera as Culinary Gardener
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa has named Hector Rivera as its new Culinary Gardener. Rivera will be responsible for planning and maintaining plants and garden beds, tending to the onsite greenhouse, and harvesting and preparing produce for the resort’s dining outlets. Born and raised in San Antonio with a family involved […]
Houston Marriott Medical Center Completes Renovation
Located within the heart of Houston’s world-renowned healthcare institutions at 6580 Fannin Street, the Houston Marriott Medical Center/Museum District has completed a multi-million-dollar, three-phase renovation of its lobby and restaurants that modernized and reimagined the hotel. Driven by the belief that a soothing environment has healing powers, the hotel embarked on a transformation of the […]