PGA TOUR announces Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea as host venue, Incheon City as host city of The Presidents Cup 2015
PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem announced Wednesday evening that Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, located in the Songdo International Business District (IBD), Incheon, Korea, has been selected as the host course and Incheon City as the host city for The Presidents Cup 2015 when the event makes its first trip to Asia. The announcement took place at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, where Jack Nicklaus on Wednesday received the Ambassador of Golf Award.
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Global Nicklaus Design courses host impressive list of mid-summer professional tournaments
Last week’s RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Ontario, the M2M Russian Challenge at Tseleevo Golf and Polo Club in Moscow, and the USGA’s U.S. Junior Girls Championship at Sycamore Hills in Fort Wayne, Ind., shared more in common than the championship golf. All three events showcased Jack Nicklaus-designed layouts, highlighting the Golden Bear’s incredible worldwide design résumé. Add to that four other events hosted at championship-caliber Nicklaus Design courses since June. The U.S. Women’s Open, the Sanderson Farms Championship on the PGA Tour, the Regions Tradition on the Champions Tour, and the Midwest Classic Presented by Cadillac on the Web.com Tour pointed worldwide attention to Sebonack Golf Club (NY), Annandale Golf Club (Miss.), Shoal Creek (Ala.), and Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate (Kan.), respectively.
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Four Nicklaus Design courses named to Golf Course Architecture's Top 100
Nicklaus Design captured four of the top spots in Golf Course Architecture’s annual Architect’s Choice list of the Top 100 Golf Courses in the world. Chosen by more than 240 golf course architects, the list is a peer-to-peer design evaluation. Golf course architects were free to select their favorite courses using whichever criteria they felt was most appropriate—most often cited was location, whether or not the course was a good test of golf, the putting surfaces themselves, age of the course, and fun.
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Philippines comes away with title at Jack Nicklaus International Invitational played at historic Scioto Country Club
The seventh Jack Nicklaus International Invitational (JNII) concluded with its international final in May, coinciding with the Memorial Tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. The tournament’s ultimate event was played on the course where the Golden Bear first learned the game, Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. Known as the Tournament of Champions, JNII brings together the winners of each JNII national tournament from select countries around the world. This year, teams from eight countries advanced to play in the 36-hole international finale sponsored by the Nicklaus Companies. The event raised over $650,000 for local charities globally.
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