NEWS, EVENTS, & PRESS

Bernardsville, NJ | September 4, 2025 LaBar Golf, a leader in golf course construction, irrigation, and surveying, is pleased to announce the hiring of Kara O’Neill, GISP, MBA, as the newest member of its growing Surveying Division. Kara will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Bernardsville, New Jersey, and will support projects across the

AUGUST 26, 2025 | COURTESY OF THE GOLF WIRE (INDIO, Calif.) — Nearly 30 years after he teamed up with Fred Couples on its design, Brian Curley of Curley-Wagner Golf Design has completed upgrades to The Plantation Golf Club, where major bunker renovations wrapped up last week ahead of schedule. Designed by Curley, with input

AUGUST 2025 | COURTESY OF FOX 2, ST. LOUIS PGA legend Jack Nicklaus visits Normandie Golf Club as course revival takes shape. Founded in 1901, Normandie is one of the the oldest public golf courses west of the Mississippi. LaBar Golf is leading the renovation for the project.  

Bernardsville, NJ | August 2025 LaBar Golf, a nationally recognized leader in high-end golf course construction, renovation and irrigation, proudly announces a major expansion with the opening of a new West Coast Office in the Coachella Valley. The regional office marks a strategic expansion to the Western U.S., positioning LaBar Golf to better service its growing

AUGUST 8, 2025 | COURTESY OF PINEHURST RESORT. Earlier this year, we made the difficult decision to close Pinehurst No. 4 after the greens fell well below our standards. Hear from Matt Barksdale (VP of Golf) and Bob Farren (Director of Golf Course Maintenance) and go behind the scenes of the full greens restoration of

AUGUST 6, 2025 | ERIK MATUSZEWSKI | COURTESY OF FORBES.COM Major League Baseball superstar Mike Trout is creating something virtually unheard of in today’s golf landscape: a brand new, ultra-exclusive private club in the densely populated Northeast – in his home state of New Jersey, to be precise. With a championship course designed by Tiger

AUGUST 2, 2025 | BY STEPHEN HENNESSEY | COURTESY OF GOLF DIGEST You probably assumed the over-the-top scenes during the Maxi Golf tournament in ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ were produced by artificial intelligence. Who could blame you? Who would think that a golf course would allow a film crew to cover a fairway with six inches

July 25, 2025; BERNARDSVILLE, NJ Todd Saganiec, SVP and Director of Operations at LaBar Golf joined Katrek & Maginnes On Tap on SIRIUSXM PGA TOUR Radio to discuss creating the fictional course elements for Netflix’s Happy Gilmore 2 starring Adam Sandler. The full radio segment is available below.

Bernardsville, NJ | July 15, 2025 LaBar Golf, a nationally recognized leader in high-end golf course construction, renovation and irrigation, proudly announces a major expansion with the opening of a new West Coast Office in the Coachella Valley. The regional office marks a strategic expansion to the Western U.S., positioning LaBar Golf to better service its

NJ GOLF | SUMMER 2025 | NJGOLF.ORG The discussion started by happenstance, along the edge of the water surrounding the ninth green of the Par 3 course at Augusta National Golf Club. A cordial introduction. An admission of overhearing a conversation. Handshakes, smiles and lighthearted laughs about what was happening around them. Then, back to

June 2025.  Kalamazoo Country Club is building an 11-hole short course (2026) and 18-hole championship course (2027), designed by Andrew Green, to become a premier golf destination in Southwest Michigan. A bold new chapter in Midwest golf is underway at Kalamazoo Country Club (KCC), where construction has begun on an 11-hole short course as part

April 2025. By Andrew Hartsock. The historic golf course is getting its needed irrigation system, but work — and fundraising — remains. When Mike Kuhn was first approached about helping Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio, get a much-needed irrigation system, he agreed before he even knew about its place in golf history. “I