by Steve Pike | Feb 5, 2026 | Awards, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
Ryan Snyder, PGA of America Director of Golf at Shangri-La Resort + Golf Club, Oklahoma’s premier waterfront golf and outdoor recreation destination, has been named the 2025 PGA Merchandiser of the Year for the Resort category in the South Central PGA Section. ...
by Steve Pike | Dec 8, 2025 | Awards, Disney, golf business, golf course management, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts
The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) has named Walt Disney World Golf, operated by Arnold Palmer Golf Management (APGM), as the 2026 NGCOA Resort Course of the Year. Featuring three iconic championship courses and a nine-hole walking layout, Walt Disney...
by Steve Pike | Oct 13, 2025 | Awards, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Real Estate, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Golf & Spa Resort and Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Golf & Spa Resort each have been recognized for excellence in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards survey. The properties were selected by the publication’s readers (more than...
by Steve Pike | Sep 11, 2025 | Awards, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs, Resorts, Travel News
KemperSports, a leading golf, sports, and hospitality company, has been honored by Crain’s Chicago Business for the second consecutive year on the latter’s list of the Best Places to Work in Chicago. To determine the top-100 Chicago-based companies to work for,...
by Steve Pike | Jul 9, 2025 | Awards, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
August Decker, Golf General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, has been named Executive of the Year by the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA), as part of its inaugural Distinguished Leaders in Hospitality Awards. The award...
by Steve Pike | Jun 17, 2025 | Awards, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Instruction, Personalities
David Curtis, lead teaching professional at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, CA, has been named “2025 Troon Coach of the Year” by Troon’s Education and Player Development team. Curtis oversees the golf instruction program at The Classic Club Golf Academy, working with...
