The seventh annual Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship will be played March 4-6, 2022 at TPC Myrtle Beach. With the support of Johnson, a two-time major champion and 24-time winner on the PGA Tour, the DJ World Junior has delivered on its promise of becoming one of America’s premier junior tournaments. The 90-player field annually features […]
Category: Personalities
New Leadership Taking Cherry Hills CC Into Its Next 100 Years
Historic Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver has named Andrew Shuck PGA Head Professional and Lance Sabella General Manager/COO, as the iconic club approaches its centennial anniversary. Shuck becomes the seventh head pro in the club’s 99-year history, and will oversee all golf operations, including tournaments, events and outings, membership programming, instruction and merchandising. One […]
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Names Khubchandani as General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, a luxury landmark located on Florida’s central Gulf coast, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rajesh (Raj) Khubchandani as the resort’s General Manager. Khubchandani will oversee all resort, residence, beach club, and golf club operations. An award-winning and well-respected leader within Marriott International, Inc., he most recently served as Vice President […]
DeChambeau, Bridgestone Golf Donating To Tunnel To Towers Foundation
As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, Bryson DeChambeau is honoring first responders and military veterans by donating $1,000 for every birdie he makes during the TOUR Championship (with a $10k minimum donation) to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. “The people who acted heroically on 9/11 are true patriots and it’s all of our duty […]
Barrio Brings Cuban-Florida Bar Menu To Rosemary Square in West Palm Beach
For more than 21 years, City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill has been a staple of the West Palm Beach dining scene. Earlier this year it added Barrio, an outside tapas and cocktail bar, providing another reason for people to visit the upstairs section of the Rosemary Square dining/entertainment complex. Barrio has a total more […]
Barbecue Queen Melissa Cookston Lauches World Junior BBQ League
Seven-time world barbecue champion Melissa Cookston has launched the World Junior BBQ League, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage kids who are 14-18 years old in barbecue competitions to teach them life skills such as leadership, teamwork, strategic planning, organizational skills, time management, work ethic, emotional focus within a competitive environment, and culinary […]
Richard C. Kessler’s Ambitious Plant Riverside District Opens Its Third Hotel
The Atlantic, the final hotel building within hotelier Richard C. Kessler’s Plant Riverside District in Savannah, Ga., has opened. Celebrating the Savannah River and the life that surrounds it, the Atlantic is a six-story structure made of concrete, brick, and glass. It’s the Plant Riverside District’s third mixed-use hotel building within the complex. Each building […]
Tim Lipman’s Great Expectations For Coolinary Cafe And Beyond
This is the summer of Tim Lipman’s great expectations. Not only is Lipman, one of Palm Beach County’s top chefs and restaurateurs, expanding his popular Palm Beach Gardens eateries, Coolinary Café and The Parched Pig, into one unit, he and his wife, Jenny, soon will welcome their first child, a son, into their world. That’s […]
Lynora’s Restaurants Now Selling Italian Sauces in Whole Foods Markets Across Florida
Palm Beach County’s Abbenante family, owner of the Lynora’s restaurants in Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens and West Palm Beach, has taken its popular authentic Italian sauces to Whole Foods Market locations across Florida. The sauces, derived from old family recipes and perfected by matriarch Maria – who can still be seen regularly in any one […]
Bunkers On Wheels? That’s One Way To Protect Par
Golf Course architect Andy Staples is currently working with Pinnacle Peak CC in Scottsdale, AZ., on a bunker plan that challenges the question: Should we (architects) focus on the distance of today, or plan for the inevitable firepower increase of tomorrow? “Length has certainly been on my radar,’’ Staples says. “I’m now placing bunkers at […]