Todd McKibben, a 14-year veteran of the golf industry, has been named golf course superintendent at Ocean Hammock Resort, a property managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts.<br />

The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation has been recognized as one of the "Top 75 Golf Resorts" in the October issue of Golf Digest. <br />

A subsidiary of PGA Tour Golf Course Properties has exercised an option to purchase 100 percent of the club from River’s Bend Land Company.

The second course at prestigious Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is on schedule to open in spring 2005. Designed to be an exclusive private course, The Members Club at Grande Dunes is the newest amenity added.<br />

The Hawthorn Suites Golf Resort at Carter Plantation has opened in Springfield, La., less than one hour from New Orleans and 30 minutes from Baton Rouge.

Royal Hideaway Playacar is offering a variety of golf packages to satisfy golf-lovers and their companions in search of first class pampering. <br />

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company has announced a comprehensive renovation project for Hershey Golf Club that will include a new clubhouse, swimming pool, year-round pavilion and enhanced tennis facility.

Sandy Lane Hotel, Barabados, is booked for the rest of the year and for the first two months of 2005, due to the recent staging of the wedding of golfing sensation Tiger Woods. <br />

Nakheel, the promoters of Dubai’s most prominent real estate projects, has launched a dedicated division focusing on the development of golf in the Emirate.<br />

Puerto Luperon Corporation has unveiled plans for the newest wave of Caribbean luxury developments — ATLANTICA– set to become one of the world’s largest and most innovative, multi-use residential resort communities.<br />