The Lido Club has been gone some 80 years now, but it’s never been forgotten. This mythic 18 from the hand of American design pioneers Charles Blair MacDonald and Seth Raynor opened for play on Long Island, outside New York City, in 1917. It closed during World War II. In between, it was considered the […]
Category: Golf Courses
KemperSports to assume management operations at Streamsong Resort beginning in 2021
Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, KemperSports will assume management of all resort operations at Streamsong Resort, the great golf and recreation destination in Bowling Green, Fl. KemperSports has led golf operations since the opening of Streamsong Red and Streamsong Blue courses in 2012. “Streamsong is one of the truly special golf destinations in the country, with […]
Hyatt Hotels to develop hotel at Banyan Cay Resort & Golf in West Palm Beach, Fl.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Banyan Cay Development to develop Banyan Cay Resort & Golf, a Destination Hotel, in West Palm Beach, Fl. Expected to open in late 2021, the property will mark entry of the Destination Hotels brand into Florida and will be […]
Grass in greener at TPC Harding Park’s Fleming 9 course
TPC Harding Park in San Francisco – the only city-owned public course managed by the PGA Tour, has re-launched its Fleming 9 Golf Course following a complete re-grow project after hosting the 2020 PGA Championship, as well as a complete renovation to its driving range, which began on Nov. 4, 2020 and is slated for […]
Package up some golf and recreation at legendary Sea Pines Resort
Sea Pines Resort is among the pioneers of destination golf resorts in the Southeast. Located on the southernmost tip of Hilton Head Island, S.C., the legendary Lowcountry destination features five miles of beaches, 20 clay tennis courts, 14 miles of bike and walking trails, horseback riding, Eco-Adventures, water sports, and the 605-acre Sea Pines Forest […]
Chris Manning Communities acquires Grand Strand’s International Club
International Club of Myrtle Beach, long regarded as one of the Grand Strand’s hidden gems, has been purchased by Chris Manning Communities, a lifestyle and residential community developer. In concert with the purchase, Manning entered into a long-term agreement with East Coast Golf to manage all club operations. International Club, designed by Willard Byrd, opened […]
Coral Creek Club in SW Florida completes renovation
Coral Creek Club in Placida, Fl., has completed renovation of its golf course and has reopened for member play. Tom Fazio returned to renovate his original 2000 design, which is located at the southern tip of the Cape Haze Peninsula near Little Gasparilla Island on Florida’s west coast. The club is bordered by Coral Creek […]
Dormie Club debuts three new cottages and course ehancements
Dormie Club, located just minutes from North Carolina’s historic Village of Pinehurst, has unveiled three new cottages along the 18th hole of its Bill Coore-Ben Crenshaw-designed golf course. The cottages – two standard and one executive – each include four bedrooms with private bathrooms, a kitchenette and seating area designed for cards or board games, […]
Boca West Country Club ranks No. 4 among nation’s top 150 country clubs
Another well-deserved honor for Boca West Country Club. The Club has been ranked No. 4 among the Top 150 Country Clubs in the nation by the Club Leaders Forum. Boca West was the highest ranked in South Florida’s Tri-County area. Platinum Club status is the pinnacle of recognition for private clubs around the world. Acknowledgement […]
Tech Talk with Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods never gives away much in interviews or conversations, but it’s a different story when the Striped One talks about golf equipment technology. He’s a regular blabbermouth. Such was the case at this week’s Masters, when Woods was asked about his length in the late 1990s compared with today’s distance darling Bryson DeChambeau. “Back […]