Renovations, events, and updates from Donald Ross-designed golf courses
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Championship returns to Oyster Harbors after an 84-year absence, will be played there for a record eighth time, and coincides with the club's centennial season.
- Working from a new master plan and 1934 aerial photos of the original layout. - Recent and 2026 work includes new/restored bunkers on the first and fourth holes, fescue mounds echoing Ross's style (a nod to the Seven Hills of Worcester), tree removal, drainage, and a new split-rail fence along the entry drive — much of it aimed at adding strategic "teeth" the course lost as trees came down. - Planned next steps: laser-leveling and expanding the elevated par-3 second tee this fall, relocating cart paths to the course perimeter, and possibly restoring a second bunker right of the first green.
This is the first time in the Golf Association of Philadelphia's 129-year history that one of its major championships would be held at a public golf course.
Selected as one of the 10 final 36-hole qualifying sites for the 2026 U.S. Open.
Redesign is in early stages of planning and Johnson is expected to present his recommendations to the club later in 2026
Course still operating just 9 holes due to damage from Hurricane Helene. Golf course manager said getting all 18 holes opened was "critical". Repair costs are estimated at $1.3 million to $1.8 million - no action has yet been taken by the Town Council on the renovation plan.
Course is in the middle of a renovation. Bobby Jones Links also to take over management of Lakeview Golf Club.
Melissa and Dalton Dodds entered a lease-to-purchase agreement with the Piqua Equity Group (PEG) to take over Piqua Country Club, effective April 1, 2026. The Dodds, who previously revitalized Jasper Hills Golf Club and Sugar Valley Golf Club in Greene County, Ohio, will run the club as a family operation. The agreement gives them two years before the formal purchase is complete. Cosmetic upgrades are planned for Year 1, but no major course overhaul is announced.
Course is preparing for opening for 2026 season and reports the refreshment of 84 bunkers, new beverage carts and plans to install a new irrigation system. The club reported $830,000 in profit for 2025 with 43,000 rounds played.
Updates to dining room and bar, expansion to outdoor dining areas, locker rooms and boardroom, and the addition of a new multi-use dining and card room.
The club's website confirms the golf course will close in mid-June 2026 for a renovation project. The club stated it will not hire new caddies for the 2026 season and will resume its caddie program in spring 2027 "prior to our golf course re-opening." Tyler Rae lists Glen View Club as a client and has previously posted renderings for potential improvements to the course but not details on the upcoming renovation are confirmed publicly.
Purchased from previous owner Dan Burack in March 2026
Grand re-opening for Easter Sunday with three member brunch seatings. The new 110,000 square foot structure replaces the previous clubhouse that was destroyed by a fire on Feb. 17, 2022
Grand re-opening for Easter Sunday with three member brunch seatings. The new 110,000 square foot structure replaces the previous clubhouse that was destroyed by a fire on Feb. 17, 2022
White Point Golf Club shared original 1929 newspaper clippings documenting Walter B. Hatch's arrival to lay out the course for the Donald Ross organization, along with the 1932 Liverpool Advance article covering the formal organization of the Liverpool Golf and Country Club. Original Ross blueprints and field notes are available in the Tufts Archives.
As of March 2026, the grounds department blog confirms turf is in active grow-in and the course remains on track for a June 2026 reopening target.
Front 9 was damaged by Hurricane Helene in Sept. 2024. Article includes updates on the restoration process including approvals needed by FEMA, which has allocated $7.7 million of funds for the restoration. Front 9 is currently being used as a disc golf course until renovation begins. City of Asheville website now lists a target re-opening date for front 9 of mid to late 2028.
The original 12-year contract began in 2014 and included an $8 million investment that restored the course to the original Donald Ross design. The renewal comes with a pledge of additional City of Savannah support.