Golf is rarely in the news when snow is on the ground and bowl games are on TV, so it’s possible you missed the New Year’s Day report that Oki Golf — owners of 10 of the Northwest’s top courses — added an 11th club to its roster by purchasing Trilogy at Redmond Ridge. Besides a slight twist to the name — it will henceforth be known as The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge — no major changes are planned, an edict that includes the retention of incumbent GM Clint Whitney, whose reputation for quality and customer service should mesh well with the Oki philosophy of delivering private club quality at a public course price. Better for golfers is that Redmond Ridge becomes another course covered by the Oki Players’ Card, one of the region’s best golf deals. For more information, visit okigolf.com.