High Grove, a new golf course in Venus, Florida, recently opened its first 18 holes.
The course, designed by Jim Wagner and Gil Hanse, features unusual heathland citrus terrain with more than 65 feet of elevation change. Holes wind through a working citrus grove, offering distinctive scenery and shotmaking challenges uncommon in the state. The first 18 holes opened in December, followed by a short course in March. The property sits equidistant from Naples and Jupiter.
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Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez shot a 6-under 66 to lead the first round of the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in Boca Raton, Florida. The event features PGA Tour Champions players alongside NFL legends, with debuts from Zach Johnson and Ben Crane performing strongly. Defending champions Tim Brown and Angel Cabrera struggled in challenging conditions.
Rodeo Dunes opened Thursday with a full 18-hole layout designed by Bill Coore. The course sits in the Colorado high plains roughly 30 minutes from Denver airport.
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PGA Tour professional Kris Ventura endured a challenging moment on the par-4 13th hole at Memorial Park during the first round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open. Starting 59 feet from the cup after two shots, the 31-year-old Norwegian took eight more strokes to finish with a 10. The incident highlights the demanding design of the renovated course.
A vandal felled a nearly 100-year-old Douglas fir at Cokato Town & Country Club in the early hours of Thursday. The modest nine-hole course in Cokato, Minnesota, is offering a $2,000 reward for information about the incident. Play continued normally after the tree fell away from the fairways.
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Michelle Wie West has signed on to design her first golf course, a flexible par-3 layout called Sweet Tooth at the Candyroot resort in South Carolina. Construction is slated to begin late next year on the roughly 25-acre site.
Tiger Woods is set to compete in the TGL finals on Tuesday night after months away from the game. The 50-year-old will play for Jupiter Links against Los Angeles in Palm Beach, replacing Kevin Kisner alongside Max Homa and Tom Kim. The appearance raises hopes for a potential Masters comeback next month.