Southern Pines (N.C.) Golf Club, a vintage Donald Ross-designed course dating to the early 1900s, is now under management of the company that owns and operates the famed Pine Needles and Mid Pines resorts nearby and will eventually be acquired by that same company. Pine Needles/Mid Pines Lodge has purchased Southern Pines, originally a municipal […]
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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa names Doug Ridge as GM
The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa has named Doug Ridge new general manager for the 1,002-room resort. Ridge joined the resort team in this past March 2020 after previously serving as the general manager for Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Ridge has more than 35 years […]
Linksoul President John Ashworth walking for charity on June 29
John Ashworth, one of the golf industry’s more successful entrepreneurs of the past 30 years, has pledged to walk and complete 108 holes on June 29 at the Goat Hill Park Golf Course in Oceanside, Calif., to raise money for the non-profit organization, Feeding San Diego, a leading hunger relief and food rescue establishment in […]
Founders Group To Allow Walking Throughout The Year at its Myrtle Beach golf courses
There is no “silver lining’’ to the Covid-19 pandemic, but for those looking for even a hint of one, they might be able to find it on golf courses. Seems walking has become more popular among golfers in a post-pandemic world – in terms of social distancing and exercise. So with that in mind, golfers […]
Return to the Baja at Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa
Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa, located on the east coast of the Baja Peninsula has re-opened. The resort’s setting, known for its abundant outdoor activities and open spaces, has taken all the precautions to make travelers feel safe and secure upon their return. The resort, which features the outstanding Rees Jones-designed TPC Danzante […]
GolfLogix debuts Green Books guides designed to help golfers better read greens
GolfLogix, touted as the most downloaded app in golf history, has introduced Green Books, which it calls the first “easy to read’’ green-reading guide designed and priced for the everyday golfer to “Play Smarter.” GolfLogix says the rules-compliant Green Books combine detailed 3-D imagery, including yardages, with green-contour data that the majority of professional golfers […]
Country Club of Roswell (Ga.) adding to its amenities
Country Club of Roswell (Ga.), north of Atlanta, this month is creating a new Kid’s Area and will be renovating its ballroom by the end of the summer, each as part of an investment by owners, Concert Golf Partners. With more than 600 kids and a growing junior member population, it is only fitting that […]
Pinehurst Resort, JSX teaming for golf package “fly away”
Pinehurst Resort is known for doing this first class. Here’s the latest example. The famed resort in North Carolina’s sand hills and JSX are teaming to offer an all-inclusive summer golf getaway featuring, non-stop, round trip service from Dallas Love Field and Westchester County (N.Y.) Airport to Moore County Airport, just 10 minutes from Village […]
Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico giving back to local grocery store heroes
The luxury Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico is offering hundreds of complimentary two-night stays to Puerto Rico’s essential grocery and drugstore workers to recognize their hard work serving their communities during the fight against COVID-19. The resort, which recently completed a multi-million renovation, re-opened earlier this month. Located on 72 acres of tropical gardens […]
Pueblo Bonito Golf & Spa Resorts re-opens key Mexico properties
Following a more than two-month quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic, hotels, golf courses, beaches and other non-essential businesses in Los Cabos each have re-opened based on a positive change to the destination’s COVID-19 alert level. Pueblo Bonito Golf & Spa Resorts’ key properties, including Pacifica, Sunset Beach, Montecristo and Rose, each have re-opened and […]