Troon adds seven courses in six months

Golf Course News, Apr 2003 by Rice, Derek

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The first quarter of 2003 has brought a flurry of activity for golf course management company Troon Golf, with the signing of several properties.

At press time, Troon had signed management contracts with four facilities in 2003: The Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas; Gaillarda Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City, Okla.; Corte Bella Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz.; and TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club in Snoqualmie, Wash.

Combined with the addition of three facilities in the fourth quarter of 2002, and it's been a busy six months for Troon.

In addition, the company also kicked off the third year of its Troon Rewards program. The frequency program offers frequent Troon customers benefits as a bonus for their loyalty. Among these rewards are free rounds of golf, bonus miles from Troon's airline partners and discounts on golf and merchandise.

Through the opening of the Mahoney Instruction Club at Talking Stick, Troon's director of education Tim Mahoney founded the new Tim Mahoney Golf Academy. Mahoney's academy will operate under the umbrella of the Troon Golf Institute, and will complement Troon's other golf instruction schools, among them Resort Golf Schools at Legend Trail Golf Club in Scottsdale and Golf Digest Schools located at a number of Troon's properties.

- Derek Rice