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Jones Creek Golf Course is getting a fresh breath of air after lying dormant for five years. Bond Golf Global of Aiken is working to open The Practice Club, a Top Tracer facility, on the driving range. The facility is expected to be open by April 3. “Being the golf course it was, it didn’t need to be closed,” said Andrew Brooks, owner and founder of Bond Golf. “What we decided to do, in conjunction with golf course owner, Julian Saul, is inject some life and start the ball rolling.

Many retired business owners spend their days playing golf, but Ed Durant has enjoyed his “retirement” by designing larger-than-life golf tees. Durant, the former owner of The Frame Shoppe and founder of Durant-Durant, LLC, and local artist, Cole Phail, have produced two 30-foot, 2,000-pound tees. In Dec. 2021, their first creation was unveiled at First Tee of Augusta on Damascus Road. That project took 14 months to complete. “It was my idea and my design,” Durant said. On Monday, their second tee, which is exactly the same weight and size

Less than 30 days away and the buzz begins. Augusta Regional Airport will be a hub of activity when more than 40,000 patrons pour in for the first major of the year. Both American Airlines and Delta are upping their game by adding direct flights to additional cities. The airlines already offer direct flights to Washington, D.C. and Dallas, from April 2 through April 10, but gearing up for tournament week, American Airlines will provide direct flights to Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York (LaGuardia), Miami, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix,