Golf fees to go up at Los Angeles County public courses
Los Angeles County public golf course fees are going up. The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to raise the 18-hole weekend golf course greens fee from $33 to $35. The weekday 18-hole golf course fee will rise from…
Golf Bag: Moore Women Circle June 27-28
All this great weather has everyone heading for the golf courses, which makes the clubs in the Sandhills breathe a sigh of relief.
Golf courses that reuse water irrigate too much, study suggests
Irrigation is one of the most controversial aspects in the sustainable management of golf courses. Researchers from the Canary Islands have spent 25 years analyzing the practices relating to reclaimed water at one of the oldest golf courses in Spain. The results show that plants on the course receive 83 percent more water than they need.
Golf Courses That Reuse Water Irrigate Too Much
Irrigation is one of the most controversial aspects in the sustainable management of golf courses. Researchers from the Canary Islands have spent 25 years analysing the practices relating to reclaimed water at one of the oldest golf courses in Spain. The results show that plants on the course receive 83% more water than they need. “Excessive amounts of water are used, and this cannot be …
Area golf courses looking to make economic turn
PANAMA CITY BEACH – Area golf courses still feel a pinch financially following the economic downturn nationwide and the oil spill that tempered the ability of many communities along the Gulf of Mexico to attract tourists to the region. And although golf course managers throughout the region…
Golf Course Shooting Shakes the Notion of Refuge
The killing of two golfers by masked robbers has shaken the culture of Florida’s many golf courses.
Innisbrook designer creates top-notch golf courses with amateurs in mind
By Demorris A. Lee, Times staff writer Friday, March 11, 2011 Larry Packard, 98, is the designer of Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club’s four golf courses : North, South, Island and, here, Copperhead. PALM HARBOR Wearing a plaid jacket, Larry Packard stood at the edge of the luscious rolling greens that he created. He chatted with golfers who had just come off the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook …
Great Life Golf and Fitness takes over Abilene Country Club
Great Life Golf and Fitness officially took possession of the Abilene Country Club on Tuesday. “We closed on the property. We have possession,” said Rick Farrant, who with his wife Linda and Gary Farrant, own the company that now has 13 golf courses in Kansas.
Golf courses seeking customers
During March Metro Parks is offering a three dollar discount during part of the day at its nine golf courses.
Tampa Bay golf tour
Times staff, wires Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Tampa Bay golf tour Tampabay.com/golf is a guide to public courses in the bay area. More than 70 regulation and executive courses are listed broken down by county and price range. The site also has a video review of each course. This week’s featured courses: The Tides Golf Course, Rogers Park, Oak Hills Golf Course, Apollo Beach Golf and Sea Club …