ClubCorp has paid $265 million to acquire Atlanta-based Sequoia Golf, which includes 30 owned, three leased and 17 managed properties. The deal includes the Canongate courses and high-end Northside properties Atlanta National, White Columns and The Manor.
Sequoia Golf was founded by Joe Guerra in 2002 and operates clubs that are heavily concentrated in Atlanta and Houston, with positions in Denver and Chicago. ClubCorp will now have 209 private clubs in its portfolio, five times the size of its next competitor, and serve more than 430,000 members.
“ClubCorp is the best fit for our members, employees and partners in the right evolution of our portfolio into a strong network of clubs,” said Guerra, who will remain as senior advisor.
ClubCorp courses in Georgia include Bear’s Best, Eagle’s Landing, Laurel Springs and Country Club of the South. ClubCorp also operates high-profile national courses such as Indian Wells, LPGA International and Quail Hollow.
Jackets vs. Dogs in Cohan Cup: Former Georgia Tech standout Roberto Castro is trying to help an old friend and put a new wrinkle on the rivalry with Georgia by hosting the Cohan Cup.
The 18-hole match features Castro and former teammate Cameron Tringale in a head-to-match against former Bulldogs Chris Kirk and Russell Henley. The match will be Sept. 30 at the Atlanta Athletic Club, with proceeds benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Castro was looking for a way to raise money for leukemia research in honor of former teammate Adam Cohan, who was stricken with a rare form of the disease that would have been fatal a decade ago. Cohan’s disease is in remission and his long-term prognosis is good.
Information on tickets is available at www.lls.org/pages/ga/cohancup.
Two reach U.S. Women's Am match play: Mariah Stackhouse of Riverdale and Baily Tardy of Norcross reached match play at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at Nassau Country Club. Stackhouse, a junior at Stanford who played on the Curtis Cup team, was eliminated in 20 holes in the second round. Tardy, a senior at Norcross High who committed to Georgia, lost 3 and 1 in the first round.
Dalton man scores albatross: Dalton resident Rob Smith accomplished golf's rarest feats last week when he made an albatross at Nob North in Cohutta. Smith made a hole-in-one on the 327-yard par 4, fading it around the trees on the dogleg. To get an idea of its scarcity, the last albatross on a par 4 recorded in professional golf was by Paul Lawrie at the 2009 British Open.
Etc.: Georgia scored 20.5 points and finished second in the Women's Southeastern Challenge Match at Reynolds Plantation — Great Waters. Florida won with 29 points. … Chris Nicol of the Georgia Golf Center shot 10-under 134 and beat Zac Caldwell in a playoff to win the qualifier for the PGA National Assistant Championship. Bradley Smith and Peter Jones got the other two spots for the tournament, Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
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