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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Nash' opening up new country club and restaurant
There are a lot of do's and don'ts in the game of golf. This morning, T.A. Walker is in West Palm Beach at Palm Beach National Golf & Country Club where the music is loud, and you can play into the night. This place is known as the Nash.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Patna, Bihta airports to serve together'
1 2 Following heightened aviation safety concerns, Patna divisional commissioner Chandrashekhar Singh speaks to TOI's Sheezan Nezami about runway extension, infrastructure upgrades and long-term plans for Patna and Bihta airports. Excerpts: The recent plane crash in Ahmedabad raised safety concerns across airports in the country. We all know that Patna airport is considered one of the riskiest airports in India, especially due to its short runway. Is there any plan to extend it? If yes, how? Yes, there is a plan to extend the runway. The airport authority has submitted a proposal. On the western side, 200x300 metres of govt land will be made available. This land, although previously leased, is currently unused. The district magistrate is preparing a proposal for its transfer, which will be sent to the state cabinet. Similarly, on the eastern side, 300x500 metres of land is being sought. This can be arranged by reallocating 15 acres from Patna coo. A proposal is being prepared for this as well. The zoo will be compensated with land from the Golf Club, which has around 102 acres. An ideal golf course requires only 50 to 55 acres. Once the airport is extended towards the zoo side (Gate No. 2), an underpass will be constructed to ensure mobility, replacing the existing road. The clock tower at the Old Secretariat has long been considered a major threat to Patna airport. Will any concrete steps be taken? The clock tower falls directly within the funnel zone, making the already short runway even less usable. While 9,000 feet is the international standard, Patna's runway is only 6,800 feet and a further 400 feet cannot be used due to the tower's obstruction. Landings at Patna occur at an angle of 3.15 to 3.50 degrees instead of the standard 3 degrees, causing aircraft to jolt upon landing. Reducing the tower's height would resolve these issues. The airport authority has proposed a height reduction of 17.5 metres and a formal proposal will be sent to the cabinet. The clock tower now serves only an aesthetic purpose from the British era, much like other old clock towers in various cities. Apart from the clock tower, birds are said to pose a threat to Patna airport, especially due to the secondary garbage point in Gardanibagh, which attracts them. A site in Yarpur has been sanctioned for relocating this garbage point and Patna Municipal Corporation is working towards this. By Aug 15, the Gardanibagh area will be cleared and may be repurposed by PMC as a yard. Meat and fish shops along the lane from Chitkohra to Anisabad, also seen as risks, have already been shifted. The waterlogging on the airport's southern side near the railway line also draws birds. A major drainage project has been proposed there to address this. What about the dense population surrounding the airport? Do buildings comply with regulations? Has there been a height survey? Also, what about encroachments in the vicinity? Yes, a joint survey is carried out by the airport authority and the municipal corporation to monitor building heights, particularly within the funnel area. During construction approval, the corporation checks height compliance, and any violations are acted upon. As for encroachments, we have already removed those at Kaushal Nagar. Bihta airport is expected to serve as an alternative to Patna airport, yet progress seems slow. When can we expect it to be fully operational? Work has commenced and the project is expected to be completed by 2027. Will Patna airport shut down once Bihta airport becomes operational? No, both airports will function simultaneously. In fact, air traffic demand is projected to grow significantly and both airports will be required to meet that future demand.
USA Today
10-06-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Detroit-area's Dunham Hills Golf Club to undergo revision by world-class designer
Detroit-area's Dunham Hills Golf Club to undergo revision by world-class designer Golf fans in metro Detroit, get excited: A world-class name in golf course architecture is bringing his talents to southeast Michigan. Mike DeVries, based in Traverse City and best known in these parts for crafting Kingsley Club and Greywalls at Marquette Golf Club, is the designer tabbed for a project at Dunham Hills in Hartland, Michigan. The redesigned course, if all the money is raised, will be rebranded as Proving Ground Golf Club, a nod to Detroit's historic automotive industry (the new logo is a sports car with a flag in the back seat). It could open by 2027. The property was purchased in December 2024 by a group of investors who are "passionate, like-minded golfers," including Michigan Golf Hall of Famer Brian Cairns. DeVries' new routing was revealed May 31 after more than a year of planning. Proving Ground wants to offer something different, something rarely seen in golf clubs in America. The club will offer public play, but its grand vision will be modeled after clubs in the United Kingdom, where a robust annual season pass membership base takes a block of play in part to lower fees and hopefully take better care of the golf course. There will still be plenty of tee times available for the public. It's a setup used by the acclaimed Belvedere in Charlevoix, Michigan. "The plan was simple, start with great land and a top-tier architect," the club said in a statement. "With Dunham Hills and Mike DeVries we found both." "From scouting and acquiring the property, walking the land with Mike, and watching his sketches evolve into a world-class design, this journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. Mike's vision is now taking shape, and we couldn't be more excited about what's ahead." Dunham Hills is a tree-lined routing with up-and-back holes, allowing shorter walks between greens and tees, with plenty of movement in the land — a nod to its name. DeVries' style is to let the natural property determine the golf, and he has a good canvas to work with at the par-71, 6,758-yard course opened in 1967. Dunham Hills remains open for public play this season. DeVries' reimagined layout and routing is set at 6,859 yards from the tips playing as a par-70 layout. It has two par-5s and three par 3s on the front nine, including a short 137-yard sixth hole, and takes out the back-to-back par 5s on Nos. 12-13 and instead has a par-5 14th. "Really, when you start to look at a piece of property, I respond to what's inherently there," he recently told Michigan Golf Journal. "Asking, how do we build good, fun golf that's engaging for every level of player for that property, and not just try to drop a template in there, or this idea or that idea, and try to reproduce it. 'For me, it's sculpture with a 20,000-pound piece of equipment. To me, that's all part of the creative process and figuring out the right puzzle and how we solve that.' DeVries, now known worldwide for his course designs, has three other Michigan layouts to his name besides Kingsley (2001) and Greywalls (2005), each in west Michigan and well-regarded by golfers: Pilgrim's Run (Pierson), Diamond Springs (Hamilton) and the Mines (just outside Grand Rapids). Proving Ground would be the second high-end, newly constructed public 18-hole golf course in southeast Michigan, after a two-decade period without one. The Cardinal at St. John's opened in 2024. Marlowe Alter is an assistant sports editor at the Detroit Free Press and spraying golf aficionado. You can reach him by email: malter@
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Scottie Scheffler wins 2025 PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler wins the 2025 PGA Championship at the Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, N.C., on Sunday. Scheffler, who entered the day with a 3-stroke lead on the field, carded a final round of even par to finish at 11-under and claim his third career major crown.
USA Today
06-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Meet the woman behind Hobe Sound's tough course conditioning at the U.S. Senior Challenge
Julie Williams Special to Golfweek Jackie Byler puts a lot of stock in the quality of a golf course's greens. They have been her primary focus these past two years as superintendent of Hobe Sound (Florida) Golf Club, a private facility with a small membership that sits amid some of South Florida's most prominent courses – Medalist and McArthur to the north, Jupiter Island Club to the east. This is something that Byler, 38, picked up from Dick Gray, the former head greenskeeper at PGA Golf Club in St. Lucie, Florida, who became an important mentor for her as she navigated her way to the superintendent position at Hobe Sound. 'When I first started, my biggest focus was the greens and just kind of start getting my program figured out on what products I wanted to use and the timing of all of it,' Byler said, 'and I felt like just with my experience working with Dick Gray, he was kind of always known for his greens also. 'Kind of sticking with the program that was very similar but knowing that the greens are the most important anywhere and that if you have good greens, that's the thing – sometimes you'll have a little bit more forgiveness in other areas. But the greens are the things that make or break people's careers.' Hobe Sound doesn't often open its doors to outside events, but the course welcomed 26 four-man teams of senior amateurs – including several nationally ranked players – on April 28-30 for the U.S. Senior Challenge. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle 'Our interest with this was we just felt that bringing some of the best senior amateurs to the club and putting our course to the test was something that was very interesting to us,' Hobe Sound general manager Jason Hayes said before the tournament. And truly, it was a test. Players raved about course conditioning on a challenging layout that never offered a break. Having come from PGA Golf Club, Byler knows something about putting a course in tournament condition. Byler is a former field hockey player who graduated high school in 2005 knowing she wanted a job outdoors. She attended Penn State for the turfgrass science program and stepped into the golf industry by way of a pair of back-to-back internships at Disney's golf facility. 'That's when I realized being in Florida during the winter is a lot better than Pennsylvania,' said Byler, a Pennsylvania native. 'So that's where learning to work with the warmer season grasses started.' Byler transitioned to PGA Golf Club at the beginning of 2012 as a second assistant/irrigation tech. Over the course of 11 years, she worked her way up the ladder. As a kid, Byler loved helping her mom with the flower beds every spring and summer – picking out plant material, putting down mulch and generally spending time outside. She dabbled in golf with her father, Jeff Byler, from the time she was 11 years old. First she would just hit a shot or two, then she'd drop a ball by the green and play in and eventually, she could put together a full round. The combination drew her to a career in golf, even though she very nearly bailed on that idea after a foray into athletic field maintenance that began with a quest for Penn State football season tickets. After missing the online ticket sales window because she was working at the university's Valentine Turf Research Center, she decided to approach some of the stadium grounds crew while working in a shared wash area for equipment. 'If you guys need somebody for the fall to work on staff, let me know,' she told them. That led to a grounds crew job in which Byler pitched in on jobs like maintaining the perimeter of the stadium, the parking areas and the intramural fields. 'That was a great trade-off because then doing that, yes we had to do some work early in the morning on game days but we got paid to sit on the sideline and watch the games,' she said. 'For awhile, I thought I wanted to get into athletics because I really enjoyed that side of things and really enjoyed college football.' Alas, golf won out. Throughout her time at Penn State, Byler, as a woman in turfgrass science, was in the minority. Often, her classes would include 30 to 50 students, and she'd be the only female. As her career progressed, she sometimes felt brushed to the side or like people would discount what she was saying simply because she was female. Just as often, though, people were welcoming and gender wasn't a factor. Word of Byler's skillset traveled, and ultimately, it's what afforded her the chance to take the next step from PGA Golf Club in 2023. When the Hobe Sound job came open, Byler's name seemed to be coming up over and over again to the course's greens chair. Byler got a call one Saturday that he'd like to meet with her and when that went well, Byler found herself driving the golf course two days later with the outgoing superintendent. By Thursday, she had a job offer. 'I didn't necessarily know if I would ever have a chance to work at a private club,' said Byler, who is eager to continue building up Hobe Sound. She's making the most of the one that came her way.
