by Steve Pike | Jan 9, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, golf course management, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Real Estate, Resorts, Travel News
By Hal Phillips HAWKES BAY, New Zealand — It takes 20 minutes to drive from the entry gate at Cape Kidnappers to the clubhouse. If golfers aren’t staying at the resort’s luxury acccomodations, the Rosewood Cape Kidnappers, they enter the property on the shores of...
by Steve Pike | Jan 9, 2026 | golf business, Golf Course Design, golf course management, Golf Courses, PGA Tour, Travel News
The first full week of the year is typically dedicated to the PGA Tour’sbest at Kapalua Golf’s Plantation Course. This year, with the cancellation of The Sentry tournament, the legendary course – designed by Bill Coore and Bn Crenshaw – is welcoming island...
by Steve Pike | Dec 9, 2025 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, PGA Tour, Private Clubs
Architect Brian Curley has returned to The Palms Golf Club – the private La Quinta, CA., course he crafted with World Golf Hall of Famer Fred Couples in 1999 – to complete a modernization that restores the layout to its original beauty while refining it for...
by Steve Pike | Dec 5, 2025 | Events, golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs
As Sara Bay Country Club – originally Whitfield Estates Country Club – approaches its centennial, a full slate of programs to commemorate 100 years of golf heritage is planned for the legendary club in Sarasota, FL. Sara Bay’s historic Donald...
by Steve Pike | Nov 21, 2025 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Hotels, Resorts, Spa, Travel News
The iconic Inn at Bay Harbor (MI) has entered a new era as an independent luxury resort within the Boyne Resorts family, marking a milestone in its nearly 30 years as one of the Midwest’s most celebrated lakeside destinations. This transition from Marriott’s Autograph...
by Steve Pike | Nov 20, 2025 | golf business, Golf Course Design, Golf Courses, Golf News, Private Clubs
Zinkand Golf Design – led by golf course architect David Zinkand and his more than 25 years of experience designing, managing and shaping projects in the field – has completed construction of a short course and practice facility at Chicago’s Saddle...
