The new owners are planning to renovate and separate the function space from the day-to-day operations to better accommodate weddings and events. The new Ship City Brew Pub in the lower floor of the clubhouse will feature three virtual golf simulators, two pool tables, and a raised seating area with a full-service bar, kitchen, and takeout window.
The Bath (Maine) Golf Club is under new ownership and is preparing a number of changes for the upcoming season, the Brunswick, Maine Times Record reported.
The new ownership includes local investors and marks the departure of Harris Golf, which owned the course in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and later was a co-owner from 2012-2016, the Times Record reported.
One significant change being made is a separation of the function space within the golf course’s building from the day-to-day operations. “Now when you rent this for a wedding, the bar, function kitchen and the facility itself are dedicated just to that,” said Ryan Atwood, who oversees events for the club.
The renovated function room will be ready for the coming season, and the club has a dozen weddings booked already. The new Ship City Brew Pub in the lower floor will feature three virtual golf simulators, two pool tables, and a raised seating area. The area will include a full-service bar and kitchen with a takeout window for golfers coming off the ninth green, the Times Record reported.
The Ship City Brew Pub will also include a small batch brewery with the ability to brew around 500 gallons. The club expects the pub to be up and running by late May, although it won’t be featuring its own brews until sometime in the fall. The pub also will feature a mug club with special discounts and offers to members, the Times Record reported.
The club is making a number of changes to attract new golfers, the Times Record reported.
“For the most part, it’s caring about the members,” said Atwood. “These guys pay to play here, so for it just to be a golf course and just to be somewhere where they come and play, it seems a little bit monotonous. So we’re trying to give more of a value of what being a member actually is, and being a part of something that’s bigger than just a golf course with 18 holes of golf.”
To that end, the club has established a members’ committee to give them a say in the direction of the club. “It’s making it a club again—not just a golf course,” said Atwood. “The response has been great.”
Atwood also stressed the club’s “Skip Work. Learn Golf.” membership for beginners. The $500 membership will feature golfing clinics with the course pros, who will walk them through what they’re supposed to do from the moment they show up at the club to actually playing the game, the Times Record reported.
“We’re trying to get people out here, get them confident in the game—at least to the point where they can play the game comfortably with others,” said Atwood.
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