Landscapes Golf Management to take over operations at Three Crowns
Landscapes Golf Management has been signed to a five-year contract to run the Three Crowns Golf Club in Casper, Wyoming.Owned by a public-private joint operating body, the Robert Trent Jones Jr. course...
View ArticleWoosnam to re-open publicly owned course near Liverpool
The Ellesmere Port Golf Club – owned by the Cheshire West and Chester Council – will reopen April 1 as Hooton Golf Club. The Ian Woosnam Golf Academy will be operating the site under contract with the...
View ArticleMissouri muni set to be GreatLIFE’s 71st course
GreatLIFE Golf & Fitness continues to grow through acquisitions and management contracts. The management company will add Heritage Hills Golf Course in Moberly, Mo., on April 1.The five-year...
View ArticleWarrior Acquisitions, operators of 15 courses, files Chapter 11 protection
Warrior Custom Golf, which runs a custom-golf fitting business and owns 15 golf courses, filed for bankruptcy protection in early March. The once fast-growing company has struggled with a money-losing...
View ArticleOhio court to consider stripping country club of lease over Mound Builders site
A country club in eastern Ohio may lose its home of more than 100 years as part of a legal struggle over how to properly maintain and protect a historic site on its grounds.On April 8, Licking County...
View ArticleTroon acquires OB Sports
Troon, the world’s largest golf management company, added to its heft by acquiring OB Sports, the ninth largest management company, it announced April 1. OB Sports, which manages more than 70 golf...
View ArticleBilly Casper Golf to run Texas muni
Billy Casper Golf was selected to operate the city-owned Stonetree Golf Club in Killeen, Texas, on March 26. It is only the second Texas course for the Virginia-based company.The five-year deal will...
View ArticleBrown Golf adds 28th course
The owner of Royal Manchester Golf Links has contracted with Brown Golf to run the course, Brown announced in early April. Royal Manchester is the fourth course Brown has added to its portfolio in the...
View ArticleKemperSports adds Joliet course to its portfolio
Roc Inc., a real estate investment firm, has selected KemperSports to guide the Joliet Country Club through its transition to a public track for the 2019 season — including its rebranding as the Joliet...
View ArticleTroon adds private Kentucky club to portfolio
Troon will manage daily operations at Hunting Creek Country Club just east of Louisville, Ky., the world’s largest golf management company recently announced.Troon Privé, the private-club operations...
View ArticleTroon acquires Green Golf Partners
Troon announced April 30 that it has purchased Green Golf Partners, adding 18 more courses to its management portfolio.The Indianapolis-based Green Golf Partners manages daily operations at 16...
View ArticleCypress Golf Management to revive Sugar Creek muni
Cypress Golf Management has signed a five-year deal to supervise the renovation and reopening of the Sugar Creek Golf Course in the greater Atlanta area. The contract with Dekalb County will pay...
View ArticleMe-Wuk Nation purchases Sonora course, hires Sierra to run it
The former Mountain Springs Golf Course in Sonora, Calif., has been reopened as the Teleli Golf Club — the new name reflecting the change in ownership to the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. Operating...
View ArticleMcConnell Golf selected to manage Porters Neck
Porters Neck Country Club in Wilmington, N.C., has selected Raleigh-based McConnell Golf to manage its operations. McConnell assumed daily management the week of May 12.The club sued its insurance...
View ArticleTroon adds first Illinois contract since Green Golf acquisition
Troon is already making good on its promise to expand in the Midwest, and specifically in Chicagoland. The world’s largest management company recently announced the addition of Naperville Country Club,...
View ArticleBuffalo Groupe makes first acquisition since spin-off
By Jack CrittendenSix months after Billy Casper Golf spun off its public relations division into a separate company, the new company, Buffalo Groupe, has acquired another communications firm — Rawle...
View ArticleLinks Asset Trust partners with Bobby Jones Links to operate 3 clubs
Links Asset Trust has partnered with Bobby Jones Links in a deal that ties the two companies closely together. Links Asset Trust is run by Doug White, and Frank Denniston, both former Billy Casper Golf...
View ArticleLandscapes adds Indian River Club
Landscapes Golf Management has added Indian River Club in Vero Beach, Florida to its portfolio, and extended its contract with Tippecanoe Lake Country Club in Leesburg, Indiana. LGM has helped...
View ArticleToll Brothers hires Troon to manage new golf community
Toll Brothers is preparing to open its latest golf community in Surprise, Arizona., just northwest of Phoenix. The luxury homebuilder was once one of the most active developers in the nation until the...
View ArticleBarrett steps down as president of Honours
Troon recently announced major changes in the leadership of its Honours Golf Division, the company's Southeast development and management arm. Matt Hurley advanced to president of the Honours Golf...
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