On this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast, Joe Conforti, Director of Golf at the Club at Olde Cypress sits down with Club + Resort Business Editor Rob Thomas to talk about taking members on golf trips.

Conforti and Thomas recently participated in the Annie’s Revenge Jamaica Pro-Am—a first for Rob, but Joe’s fifth trip to the Caribbean for the event. Presented by the Jamaica Tourist Board and The Golf Connection, Annie’s Revenge was sponsored by COBRA PUMA Golf, IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts, Appleton Estate Rum, and Jamaica Tours Limited. The 54-hole event was played on the championship courses at the Tryall Club, Cinnamon Hill and Half Moon.

C+RB Senior Editor joined the podcast to discuss some recent news from around the industry, such as a development proposal that may consolidate two Florida courses (https://clubandresortbusiness.com/dev.... A large-scale redevelopment proposal would create a hybrid 18-hole layout between Lake Wales Country Club and the adjacent Oakwood golf course community in Lake Wales, Fla. If approved, the project would add up to 1,424 new homes, townhomes, cottages and apartments.

Also, Grey Oaks Country Club recently completed a renovation of its Pine Course (https://clubandresortbusiness.com/gre.... The Naples, Fla. club enlisted renowned golf course restoration specialist Andrew Green for the project. The renovation now offers enhanced aesthetics with strategic bunker placement, challenging green surrounds and larger greens for a variety of pin placements. “The course design reflects the latest trends to give a lot more open space around the green, and that means golfers will have a lot of variety to approach the shot,” said Marty DeAngelo, Senior Director of Golf at Grey Oaks.

Lastly, Keren and Thomas talked about Streamsong readying to unveil The Chain (https://clubandresortbusiness.com/str.... The non-traditional 19-hole short course by renowned designers Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, meanders through the Central Florida resort’s rugged terrain. Preview play on around half of the holes is currently open for resort guests, with the remainder planned for opening on Dec. 1.

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