Sweden’s Aberg, 23, turned professional in the summer, won for the first time in the final qualifying event for the European Ryder Cup team, and earned a captain’s pick to the Ryder Cup, where he shone. “Aberg is the next superstar,” Geno Bonnalie says. Adds fellow Swede Annika Sorenstam: “I look forward to following Ludvig’s progress, having already played in the Ryder Cup before he has even played in
a major championship!”
Reports are that Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have masterminded a stunning transformation of the Pines course at The International, in Bolton, Mass., which is set to reopen next year.
As off-course golfing experiences continue to gain traction, new venues, such as Five Iron Golf, are destined for greater success. “It’s a great place to go to practice, spend time with friends, make new connections and scratch every golf itch you have on your way to becoming a better player,” Roger Steele says of the two dozen indoor facilities that Five Iron currently operates across the United States. “Five Iron is going to be a major hub for where the players play.”
This residential golf club on Eleuthera, Bahamas, is set to open late in 2024, with a 10-hole, Tiger Woods–designed short course ready to go. A Jack Nicklaus championship course is scheduled for a 2025 launch.
The vacation landscape of Orlando will be transformed next year with the opening of the new Conrad hotel at the 1,100-acre Evermore Orlando Resort. Surrounded by a nature preserve—and bordering Walt Disney World—the resort will soon feature two golf courses, including the upcoming Grand Cypress by Nicklaus Design.
The Olympic Games will be held in Paris next summer, and golf will feature for the fifth time. Rounds will be played at Le Golf National, which hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup.
“I just finished construction for Graybull for The Dormie Network, in the Nebraska Sandhills. This place will be all about the golf—think Bandon Dunes but without the crush!”
—David McLay Kidd
Alexandra O’Laughlin is impressed with what she has seen at this famous Kentucky club, which will host its fourth PGA Championship in May. “Valhalla is at the top of the list for best renovations,” she says. The course’s update includes a remodel of the 18th hole, new tee boxes and new turf. “Firm, fast and fun is the motto.”
Marcella Club comprises two resort communities—one for skiing, another for golfing—in Utah. The golf component, called Jordanelle Ridge, will include a highly anticipated Tiger Woods–designed course, opening in 2025. Memberships and real estate opportunities are currently available at the club.
CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz has called this in-development club “Minnesota’s masterpiece.” Nantz is consulting on the property’s short course, which will complement a links-style layout by OCM Golf. Memberships are available now.
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