Golf design solutions really do mirror the mood and expectations in a society. No where is this more true than in China. Golf has been evolving as rapidly as the country and looks to be entering its first golden age of design. Kunming is one of the best places in China to judge the state of the art in Golf Design in the "Middle Kingdom"; the city has played a key roll in golf development within China. Pure Scene Golf Club and Resort appears to have all the ingredients for a watershed design that helps ignite this golden age.
]]>From now until the end of October, enter a bid at arnieskingdom.com and you could win a stay in Orlando and meet the man himself.
]]>"Designer Arnold Palmer had a unique challenge in building fairways atop the marsh, and this creation represents some of the best work he's done in the Midwest."
]]>(HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) - Half Moon Bay Golf Links -- the world-class, 36-hole golf resort set against the dramatic cliffs of the Pacific Ocean just minutes from San Francisco and San Jose -has been named to Conde Nast Traveler's prestigious list of "Top 80 Golf Resorts."
]]>The course at Manitou Passage Golf Club, near the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, has reopened for public play.
Laid out by Arnold Palmer as Kings Challenge Golf Club in 1998, the course was bought last year by a group, led by Bob Kuras, president of The Homestead at nearby Glen Arbor, with the goal of creating a destination featuring exceptional playing conditions and unmatched service. The Arnold Palmer Design Company, Peridian International and the Wadsworth Golf Construction Company assisted with the renovation efforts.
]]>Fredricksburg.com By: ADAM HIMMELSBACH
HE SEEMED to appear out of nowhere, like a tee shot from parts unknown.
With about 200 people waiting for him at the practice range at Fawn Lake Country Club yesterday, Arnold Palmer came into view as he rode across the course in a golf cart.
He was driven past a cardboard cutout of himself before the cart stopped and the crowd cheered.
Palmer stood at the edge of the course--an Arnold Palmer signature course--and gave a thumbs-up. He waved and bowed, a lock of silver hair falling over his forehead.
There were 80 golf balls at his feet and a bag of clubs at his side.
I wondered how many of Palmer's days are like this one. Wherever he goes, people still want to see him hit a golf ball. Even at 80 years old.
There's something about golf that allows legends to stay forever young in the eyes of their fans.
No one wants to see a retired prizefighter take a punch or a retired running back get tackled.
Yet everyone wants to see Arnold Palmer swing a nine-iron.
]]>The Bay Hill renovation was conducted under the experienced eye of Palmer himself and the Arnold Palmer Design Company.
]]>The primary purpose of the course renovation was to maintain Pebble Beach's historic value.
"It's been a great privilege for me to be on the board at Pebble. And of course my position as a board member is looking after the golf course and the operations that concern the golf course. We tried to really keep it, much as the intentions for maintaining the historic value of the golf course. And of course for me to be doing it, it has been a lot of fun." said Palmer.
]]>The U.S. Open is often regarded as one of the most difficult and challenging championships in the world and presents a stern test for the greatest players in the world.
]]>VALLEJO, Calif. - It's easy to get lulled into a false sense of serenity when playing Hiddenbrooke Golf Club for the first time.
If you catch this Arnold Palmer design in the early or late afternoon light, the colors of the fairways, greens, wispy fescues and tan hills are somewhat mesmerizing. But at every corner, danger lurks, whether it's in the form of a dogleg, sloping green, imposing water hazard or a grove of trees.
Amazingly, you hardly notice the houses in this development located within a half hour of San Francisco and Oakland. They are set back far enough that they don't detract from the splendor of the golf course, which has received a five-star rating from Golf Digest. And the homes certainly don't interfere with golf shots. And at Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, which hosted the LPGA's Samsung Championship from 2000-02, you'll get to hit a great variety of shots.
]]>The Arnold Palmer Design Company stays on the road with a host of top projects around the world
It wasn’t that many years ago that golf was regarded as a distinctly Western—even a specifically European—sport. No more. Golf is now the world’s game, and the Arnold Palmer Design Company is leading the way in making sure everyone has a place to play.
To that end, APDC has built more than 300 courses in nearly 30 countries around the planet, pioneering the game in the Far East and setting the world standard for what defines a top quality golf experience. That tradition, established nearly 40 years ago, continues today with projects ongoing in South America, China, Cambodia and elsewhere. Time was you only needed a driver’s license and a set of clubs. In the modern game, you’d better have a passport in your bag if you’re going to visit any of the following international offerings from Arnie and his excellent team at APDC.
]]>“The opportunity to host the U.S. Junior Amateur is a major triumph for the state and the club,” said Craig Benson, former governor of New Hampshire and honorary chairman of the Golf Club of New England. “With the work we’ve done here at the Golf Club of New England, we finally have a venue worthy of joining the 47 other states that have shared the honor of hosting such an event. We look forward to hosting golf’s rising stars and hope to continue to be a part of the USGA’s rich heritage.”
Designed by Arnold Palmer and opened in 2003, the Golf Club of New England (www.golfclubne.com) is located in southeastern New Hampshire on 450 acres of former farmland. The Golf Club of New England has hosted USGA qualifying for the 2004 U.S. Amateur and USGA Senior Women’s Amateur, the 2005 U.S. Mid-Amateur and the 2006 and 2009 USGA Senior Amateur.
]]>CARLSBAD, Calif. – Welcome to Augusta of the West Coast. That's the beauty found at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara Golf Club, an Arnold Palmer design that measures 7,007 yards at par 72, just 30 miles from downtown San Diego.
No, Aviara is not a classic Alister MacKenzie design. And a round of April golf does not weave through the blooming hills of Augusta, with the whites and pinks of the dogwoods and the explosion of azalea reds.
Rather, Aviara features one botanical hole after another with trees, flowers and shrubs of yellows, reds and purples, a view of the Batiquitos Lagoon and a journey through three coastal canyons. Eucalyptus trees and Torrey pines line some fairways.
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