The 35-year-old Bend, Ore. public facility, which features an 18-hole course designed originally by Robert Muir Graves, had been slated for partial development by its longtime owner. But the sale to a newly created Master Association arose out of a settlement reached in litigation filed by a number of homeowners to save the course. “We…
Club Sued for Breach of Contract After Canceling Controversial Event
(Photo by Emily Cutts /Rochester (Minn.) Post Bulletin) A ticketed event called “Crime Crisis: Rochester” that was scheduled by the Center of the American Experiment, a conservative think tank, to discuss public safety in Rochester, Minn., was canceled by the Rochester Golf & Country Club “because it generated controversy among Club members,” according to a…
Sand Valley Announces Plans for New Sedge Valley Course
(Rendering of 7th green site) The third 18-hole course at the Rome, Wis. destination resort is scheduled to open in 2024 and will be built under the direction of architect Tom Doak and Renaissance Golf Design. “My idea for Sedge Valley is to bring back a more intimate scale and build classically styled holes that…
La Cumbre CC Starts 25-Year Deal for Recycled Water
Deliveries started on March 1st of surplus recycled water that the city of Santa Barbara, Calif. is providing through the agreement to the La Cumbre Mutual Water Co., which serves the unincorporated Hope Ranch suburb that includes the country club and is the area’s largest water user. Yearly deliveries will be between 40 and 100…
Twin Lakes (Wis.) CC Selects Landscape Golf Management
The family-owned, small-community gathering place in southeast Wisconsin marked its 100-year anniversary in 2012. In addition to its Golden Age, parkland-style 18-hole golf course that was originally designed by Leonard Macomber, the club is known for The Red Barn restaurant and for hosting more than 40 weddings annually, with a banquet venue that can accommodate…
Evergreen CC Sold for Reported $3.2M
After more than 20 years of ownership by a group of four partners, the Elkhorn, Wis., property, which features a 27-hole golf course known for being open as soon as the weather will allow, has been bought by Nehang Anand, a Chicago-area businessman who has partial interests in other Wisconsin resort properties.
Saint Louis Club May Be Moving to New Building, Report Says
The St. Louis Business Journal reported that the 58-year-old private dining destination in Clayton, Mo. has told its members that it will switch buildings within the St. Louis suburb in 2023, moving to a new 27-story tower built by the Centene Corporation in 2019. The club currently occupies three floors in its current location, where…
Vail Resorts Pledges to Spend $175M More on Employees, Including New Starting Pay of $20/Hour
(Photo by Dean Krakel/The Colorado Sun) After starting the past season trumpeting that it had sold a record number of advance lift tickets and passes, North America’s largest resort operator was vilified as it struggled to open enough lift chairs and handle crowds. In addition to pay bumps for both new and existing employees, the…
Plans for Indiana “Guntry Club” Announced
The new LawMan Tactical Guntry Club in Evansville, Ind. will house a firing range, weapons and gear store, multipurpose training room, restaurant services, and private areas reserved for club members, including a cigar and bourbon bar. The facility will offer training to professional law enforcement agencies as well as civilian firearms enthusiasts, with patrons allowed to…
Stockdale Capital Gets Bullish on Social Clubs
(Los Angeles Athletic Club) After acquiring the iconic downtown Los Angeles Athletic Club and announcing plans for The Aster, a new social club in the city’s Hollywood section, the real estate investment firm says it “[sees] the membership business as a growth industry.” The 142-year-old athletic club and its 110-year-old, 12-story, 186,000-sq. ft. building with…
Redesign Will Make Nine-Hole Course in Chaska, Minn. “Barrier Free”
What was previously known as the Chaska Par-30, a 50-year-old executive course originally designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., is being overhauled through a $2 million project into The Loop at Chaska, to make it easier for beginners and playable for those with some disabilities, while still offering interesting challenges to more experienced golfers. The…
Door Kept Open for Possible Campground Development at Spring Creek CC
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks department is scheduled to acquire the state-owned land currently occupied by the 28-year-old club in Harrisburg, S.D. in 2025, and has announced plans to explore ways to “efficiently utilize the property for recreational use” that could include as much as 20% being converted for camping. Nearby residents, concerned…
Historic University Club in State College, Pa. Closes Doors
The four-story building on the campus of Penn State University was built in 1914, after the university sold the property to the 501 (c) (7) social club for $1. Now it is being sold back to the university for $4.07 million and scheduled for demolition, a victim of the pandemic and the commercial progress that…
New Private Golf Resort in Minnesota to Have $100K Initiation Fee
What will be called the Teptonka Club will be built at an expected cost of $21 million 10 miles north of Willmar, Minn., with a projected opening of May 2024. The initiation buy-in will earn 1% equity that can then be sold at market prices. Instead of monthly dues, there will be a $25,000 annual…
North Richland Hills, Texas Selects KemperSports to Manage Iron Horse GC
The club opened in 1988, with a golf course designed by Dick Phelps that recently underwent a $3 million renovation led by Jeff Brauer. It takes its name from the still-active railroad that runs through the property, which also features three authentic caboose cars that double as on-course facilities.