Golf News
TPC wins state honors; Colonial Charters agreement reached
The Myrtle Beach Tournament Players Club has been named the 2005 South Carolina Golf Course of the Year, beating out courses from across the state, including Charleston and Hilton Head.
... full article »Finally some good news: Grand Strand getting new course
Rising real estate prices can't keep Myrtle Beach's newest course from being built. Pawleys Island Golf Club will be the "worst" of the courses in the area, but the old Sea Gull Golf Course will be the first new course built in five years. "Some people say we're nuts," said Rowland Thomas, one of the owners of Classic Golf Group. "We think it's a great opportunity to provide a much nicer facility and be a lot more competitive area and get more of our market share of the business."
... full article »Calabash Golf Links said to be closing, making way for more development
Calabash Golf Links is joining an ever-growing list of Grand Strand courses to close, making way for rampant development. With land becoming more valuable than some golf businesses, some courses are selling out and others are struggling. The Grand Strand has lost four courses recently and three others are pending, while 12 have filed for bankruptcy. "They're building so many homes around here you aren't going to be able to move," a Calabash golf shop employee said.
... full article »Two of Myrtle Beach's popular golf courses closing for much of the summer
Two of Myrtle Beach's top golf courses are closing for much of the summer, hoping to spruce up their layouts with new grass and other renovations. Long Bay Club, which closed June 5, is scheduled to re-open in August or September. The new grass will replace the Tifdwarf Bermuda the course has had since its opening. Caledonia Golf and Fish Club, meanwhile, is scheduled to be closed June 16-Aug. 16 while it installs Champions Bermuda grass.
... full article »Tommy Fazio: lose the houses and I'll build a course at Greyson
They have about 2,000 homes planned for the new 1,300-acre Preserve at Greyson project in Charlotte, N.C. But, only a handful will be on Tommy Fazio's golf course. The Greyson developers announced recently that Fazio, the nephew of well-known golf course architect Tom Fazio and son of George, another well-known Fazio designer, is the designer of one of their two planned courses. Davis Love III is designing the other.
... full article »Fazio agrees to design sixth course at The Cliffs in the Carolinas
The Cliffs, a group of four master-planned communities near the Blue Ridge Mountains in South and North Carolina has signed a deal with Tom Fazio to design an 18-hole course, to add to the existing five courses. It will have generously shaped fairways and greens with spacious landing areas, Fazio said. "We plan to incorporate a lot of groomed turf, less rough and more aesthetically placed bunkers at Keowee Springs to promote a friendlier, more forgiving course."
... full article »Pinehurst No. 2 'getting her face on' for the U.S. Open
The old girl was a little ragged around the edges. But, the group of USGA officials walking the venerable No. 2 at Pinehurst didn't seem concerned. That's because come June, when the 2005 U.S. Open barrels into this small, golf-centric town in the sandhills of North Carolina, her caretakers say she'll be one stately, handsome woman again. Like most classic beauties, it takes her a while to get her face on.
... full article »Fewer golfers at S.C. courses due to hurricane scares
From the bustling Grand Strand to the scenic Lowcountry, the people who live, work and play on the South Carolina Coast have breathed a collective sigh of relief after avoiding the brunt of one of the worst hurricane seasons in recent memory. While Florida has endured four major hurricanes over the past six weeks, the Carolina coast has been left largely unblemished. Golf courses in Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head Island - the state's two premier golf destinations - have remained relatively undamaged and, to some extent, unplayed.
... full article »Ocean Course of Kiawah Island to host Senior Championship in 2007
The Ocean Course of Kiawah Island, S.C., the site of a dramatic Ryder Cup Matches in 1991, has been selected to host the 68th Senior PGA Championship, May 24-27, 2007. The 7,296-yard Pete Dye-designed Ocean Course opened in 1991, and quickly earned a niche among Golf Digest's list of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" and GOLF Magazine's "Top 100 Courses in the United States." The site of the 1997 and 2003 World Cup of Golf, The Ocean Course also will host the 2005 PGA Club Professional Championship.
... full article »Tiger Woods enters Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow
Tiger Woods, a six-time PGA TOUR Player of the Year, including the last five in a row, and the undisputed No. 1 player in the world, has added his name to the illustrious entry list for the second annual Wachovia Championship, which will be played at Quail Hollow, May 3-9. Woods, winner of this year's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, will join a strong field that includes five of the top six players in the World Rankings.
... full article »Mickelson commits to Wachovia Championship
Phil Mickelson, who captured the Masters in dramatic fashion and jumped into the hearts of millions last Sunday, has officially committed to play the Wachovia Championship and make his first visit to Quail Hollow Club. Mickelson became only the fourth player in Masters Tournament history to win the title with a putt on the final hole and earned his first major championship. The victory capped a nine-tournament stretch in which the 33-year-old has two victories, a pair of third-place finishes and eight top-tens.
... full article »Opinion: Charlotte nowhere near golf destination status
When it comes to promoting Charlotte as a golf destination, Mayor Pat McCrory hit it right in the sweet spot when saying the city was "doing a little bit of it now." He couldn't have been more right. Charlotte and Mecklenburg County do next to nothing to promote the Metrolina region as a golf destination.
... full article »Palmer investment group to acquire Mid South Golf Course
An investment group headed by Arnold Palmer has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets of the Mid South Golf Course, a layout that Palmer's course design company created in the early 1990s. "I've had a keen interest in Pinehurst ever since my father used to take me there to play," Palmer said. "Given the strong golf traditions of the area, and Mid South's wonderful location and high quality, I'm very excited about the opportunity to have my own personal connection to Pinehurst.
... full article »Construction complete, Grand Harbor preparing for spring opening
Golfers eager to test their skills over the newest Davis Love III design won't have to wait much longer. Construction of the new Patriot Club at Grand Harbor is complete, all of the turf areas are planted and the course is "growing in," according to Golf Course Superintendent Billy Ford. The Patriot Club is a par-72 layout that is just one of many recreational amenities at Grand Harbor, a private residential community offering more than 2.5 miles of shoreline along the 11,000-acre Lake Greenwood.
... full article »Ground broken for area's only private residence club
Officials at National Golf Club broke ground late last week on an exciting new venture that's a first of its kind in the Sandhills. The project, known as The Cottages at National, is a private residence club allowing people to purchase partial ownership in a two-bedroom or four-bedroom residence overlooking the fifth green.
... full article »If it's the fall, it must be time to overseed
The fall brings clear skies, changing leaves and lower humidity throughout the North Carolina Piedmont. It also used to mean overseeding and aerification at many courses from Charlotte to Raleigh. But a number of high-end daily fee Metrolina courses, like the Stonebridge Golf Club in Mineral Springs and Birkdale Golf Club in Huntersville, are opting for green aerification only while allowing Bermuda fairways, tee boxes and rough to go dormant. Other courses, like the Ballantyne Resort course in south Charlotte, overseed tee boxes only.
... full article »Obiemo announces its newest offering: 'Golf at the Beach'
Obiemo has combined a great golf vacation with the natural beauty of the North Carolina Seashore. Designed especially for those of us over 50, OBIEMO has made this a complete golf/vacation experience. From the convenience of 4 full breakfasts included, to group golf lessons and the 5 rounds of Golf you will find OBIEMO has thought of all those little extras to make this an unforgettable memory.
... full article »Daniel Island Redefining the Modern Golf Course Community
Daniel Island, a 4,000-acre island town situated between the Cooper and Wando rivers within the Charleston city limits, already boasts an acclaimed Tom Fazio-designed golf course, and work on a second private course, under the design direction of Rees Jones, is underway. But simply to label Daniel Island a "golf community" is to overlook everything else that makes it much more, including: a supermarket, bank, medical center, office buildings, a school and church - all within a comfortable walk or a congestion-free drive.
... full article »Daniel Island Redefining the Modern Golf Course Community
Daniel Island, a 4,000-acre island town situated between the Cooper and Wando rivers within the Charleston city limits, already boasts an acclaimed Tom Fazio-designed golf course, and work on a second private course, under the design direction of Rees Jones, is underway. But simply to label Daniel Island a "golf community" is to overlook everything else that makes it much more, including: a supermarket, bank, medical center, office buildings, a school and church - all within a comfortable walk or a congestion-free drive.
... full article »Walking caddies at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course to be included in green fees
Kiawah Island Golf Resort today announced that starting March 10, guests of the world-famous Ocean Course can walk with a caddie at no additional fee. As one of America's true links-style courses, reminiscent to the great courses of Scotland, The Ocean Course is an ideal location to walk. So, to make this more appealing to our guests, we have eliminated the extra charge for this service. At The Ocean Course, it now costs the same whether a player walks or rides.
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