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Photo: Todd Eckenrode - Origins Golf Design

Club at the Golden Nugget ranks as one of the Nation’s best

March 10, 2016 By Golfdom staff

The Country Club at the Golden Nugget, which opened for play in 2015, was as named as a 2015 Top-10 New Course by Golf Digest magazine, Todd Eckenrode – Origins Golf Design recently announced in a news release. Designed by ...

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Photo courtesy of Tenna Merchent, Purgatory Golf Club

Purgatory Golf Club named 2016 Indiana Golf Course of the Year

March 1, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) named Purgatory Golf Club, Noblesville, Ind., the 2016 Indiana Golf Course of the Year. Less than 40 minutes north of Indianapolis, Purgatory bested more than 500 golf courses in the Hoosier state to earn ...

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Troon to manage Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland CC

February 24, 2016 By Joelle Harms

Troon has been selected to manage Westmoreland Country Club in Export, Penn., the company recently announced in a news release. More than a century old, Westmoreland Country Club features an 18-hole golf course that regularly hosts prestigious tournaments, including U.S. Open ...

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St. Andrews CC Olde Course renovation to begin this spring

February 8, 2016 By Joelle Harms

A $25 million, three-phase construction project will begin this spring at St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla., which includes renovations of the 18-hole Olde Course and practice facilities. There will also be new outdoor sports amenities, a 10,000 square foot spa, ballroom ...

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US Army golf courses to pursue Audubon International certification

January 14, 2016 By Grant Gannon

All of the golf courses in the U.S. Army’s Program for Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (U.S. Army MWR) will pursue environmental certification through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf. The Army’s MWR program maintains and operates 45 ...

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Rees Jones-designed Mexico course set to open in February

December 16, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto in Mexico is preparing to open a new Rees Jones Golf Course Design golf course in February. The first golf course in the Villa Group portfolio, the 7,400-yard Danzante Bay Golf Course lies amid the Sierra de la ...

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