Page 42 - The Golf Guide, Fall 2016

Out of the Bag

A Northern Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, golf course
has new ownership in place. Sly Fox Golf Club, formerly
Jackson’s Chase is now owned by Louis Carrozza and
Brian Keller, both businessmen from Northern Virginia.
Carrozza told The Golf Guide that over the next few
months, golfers can expect to see several changes at the
course including general improvements to the course
and clubhouse conditions. He also said that the two plan to widen the fairways,
renovate and return all sand traps, and add additional landscaping. To embrace
the history of the property, which is also part of their goals, they plan to create
a memorial to recognize the land’s saga. In keeping with the times, high speed
internet will be available in their upgraded bar and grill. Players can look for
a tiered membership plan for 2017 in an effort to better fit all golfers’ needs.
Carrozza and Keller have a focused plan, and in an era of many golf courses going
by the wayside, we are happy to see fresh, excited new blood being pumped into the
golf business.

On Monday, October 18th, the 8th Annual National Golf Course Owners
Association Mid-Atlantic (NGCOA-MA) Annual Meeting & Golf Outing will be
held at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, VA. Four awards will be presented
at the meeting – the IBS Public Course Award, the IBS Private Course Award,
the Jacobsen Environmental Stewardship Award, and the Mid-Atlantic Golf
Leader Award. The event will be open to all golf industry professionals and
club representatives. This includes golf course owners/operators (whether or not
NGCOA-MA members at present) and their guests, general managers and/or Club
Managers Association of America members, MAPGA professionals, Virginia
Golf Course Superintendents members, and NGCOA-MA partners. Register at
ngcoamidatlantic.org.

Six legends of Virginia golf have been inducted into
the Inaugural Class of the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame.
Vinny Giles, Chandler Harper, Clyde Luther, Sam Snead,
Curtis Strange, and Lanny Wadkins were honored at the
ceremony recently held at The Homestead Omni Resort.
The event coincided with the launch of the virtual Virginia Golf Hall of Fame,
which can be found online at virginiagolfhalloffame.com. The website features
rooms and exhibits on all six inductees, along with news and a nomination form
for potential future Hall of Fame members. Snead, Strange, and Wadkins are
members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. They’re also members of the Virginia
Sports Hall of Fame, as are Giles and Harper. Harper and Giles are members
of the Middle Atlantic PGA Hall of Fame, and Harper holds a spot in the PGA
of America Hall of Fame. Luther is a nationally known expert on the Rules of
Golf. Snead, Strange, Wadkins, and Harper all won major championships during
their illustrious careers, and all four have represented their country in Ryder Cup
matches. Giles is renowned as one of the greatest amateurs to have ever played
the game, and he’s the only man in history to have won the U.S. Amateur, British
Amateur, and U.S. Senior Amateur championships. Among the awards Luther

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