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RTJ II announces Green Proclamation

RTJ II announces Green Proclamation

Robert Trent Jones II announced a new “green” proclamation which includes, “ten tenets that have guided the company’s design philosophy and that the firm commits itself to pursuing into the future”. On the heels of Jones winning of the “best new public course” in Golf Digest’s rankings, this is a pretty hefty PR campaign.
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Orchard Hills Golf Course will become soccer complex

Orchard Hills Golf Course will become soccer complex

Orchard Hills Golf Course in Waukegan, Illinois will soon trade its flying golf balls for flying soccer balls after the Park District’s board voted 4-1 to close the course and redevelop it as a sports complex.
District officials spent nearly $1 million studying whether the soccer, baseball and softball fields could be built on a lakefront [...]