31 RTJ II inspired by sandbelt for Cotton Bay layout Construction is progressing on the new course by Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects (RTJ II) at Cotton Bay Golf Club on the island of Eleuthera in The Bahamas. Mike Gorman, senior project architect for RTJ II, said: “One of our goals is to craft a fun and flexible golf course reminiscent of iconic sandbelt layouts, using the on-site sand as our canvas. This is the first-of-its-kind design in the Caribbean – a matchplay golf course that promises both excitement and fun.” The new course will occupy the same location as the original Cotton Bay layout – designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. – that closed in 2005 following a hurricane. CJW Golf International is handling construction, while Turfgrass is developing agronomy specifications, collaborating on the course’s construction, selecting grass species and will support the grow-in process. The course is expected to open in 2027 at the same time as a new Ritz-Carlton Reserve hotel at the resort. Pinnacle begins Curley renovation at Pelican Hill Renovation work is under way at Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Beach, California. Both of the club’s 18-hole layouts were designed by Tom Fazio in the 1990s and look out to the Pacific Ocean, with Pinnacle Design Company (PDC) having served as the property’s golf course landscape architect since the mid‑1990s. In October 2025, the club appointed Curley-Wagner Golf Design and PDC for a renovation. Brian Curley’s plan includes renovating bunkers, expanding fairways, refining tees and updating key landscape features. PDC will lead the landscape component, concentrating on revegetating disturbed areas and installing new landscape beds with native or drought‑tolerant species suited to Orange County’s coastal climate. The project will be executed in phases of nine holes at a time over an 18‑month period. TEE BOX Photo: Cotton Bay Golf Club Photo: John Luciano
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