Blog: Deeds and Weeds

Neighborly Spirit

A group of Reno neighbors is attempting to buy the closed Northgate Golf Course and turn it into a city park. True, it won't be a golf course anymore...but to their thinking, an empty course...

By Peter Finch

Published Oct. 22, 2009

Keywords Nevada | Northgate Golf Course | Reno | closed | development | neighborhood | purchase

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Saving Verdugo Hills

In the July 20 issue of Golf World, we published this story by Geoff Shackelford about Sharp Park, a public golf course in Pacifica, Calif., that has drawn the ire of environmentalists who think the...

By Geoff Russell

Published Aug. 05, 2009

Keywords California | Sharp Park | Sunland Tujunga | Verdugo Hills Golf Course | private development

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Ritz Carlton Sells Virginia's Creighton Farms

Three years ago, the Ritz Carlton luxury hotel chain made its first foray in the housing community market, joining a group of developers in buying Creighton Farms, a 900-acre luxury community wrapped around a Jack...

By Geoff Russell

Published Apr. 02, 2009

Keywords Creighton Farms | Jack Nicklaus | Ritz Carlton | Southworth Development | Virginia

Magazine

Junior Golf: Lending a hand to young golfers

Get your youngster into the game with our special online section for junior golfers. We also honor those who make outstanding contributions to junior golf with our annual junior-development awards. Categories include an association, corporation, course, individual and municipality.

Published Jul. 01, 2009

Keywords Four programs for others to emulate | Junior awards | Annual Junior-Development Awards | junior camps

Fields: A Lone Star Stalemate

The fate of Austin's Lions Municipal GC has split many in the community, PGA Tour pros included

By Bill Fields

Published Jul. 22, 2008

Keywords Bill Fields | PGA | golf | austin | texas | Lions Municipal GC | Ben Crenshaw | Dick Kemp | golf course development

Huggan: Trump's Scottish Extravaganza

Real estate mogul's bid to build a $2.1 billion golf resort braces for another test

By John Huggan

Published Mar. 11, 2008

Keywords Golf World | John Huggan | Donald Trump | Scotland | golf courses | development | Menie Estate at Balmedie | fazio

Magazine

Equipment Special: Equipment Special Video: The Importance of Proper Testing and Club-fitting

Testing clubs and golf balls at Callaway Golf's Research and Development centers.

Published Jun. 02, 2009

Keywords Equipment special | importance of proper testing and club-fitting | Callaway Golf's Research and Development centers | insider's look at the latest and greatest in golf technology and equipment | NBC Sports | Mike Johnson | Mike Stachura

Shedloski: Golf Awaits Fallout From Stanford Scandal

Stanford Financial Group, sponsor of the Stanford St. Jude Championship, and its founder, R. Allen Stanford, have been charged with a "massive" fraud by the SEC

By Dave Shedloski

Published Feb. 17, 2009

Keywords golf world | golf | golf courses | golf | scandal | dave shedloski | stanford financial group | fraud | r. allen stanford | st. jude classic | stanford tour championship | tim finchem | kevin krisle | commercial appeal | david higdon | brian bertsch | bernard madoff | ginn open | ginn development