The Golf Club at Tierra Oaks has been sold and the McConnell Foundation is seeking proposals to take over operations at Lake Redding Golf Course. The Redding, Calif. properties opened in 1993 and 1959, respectively.
A pair of clubs in Redding, Calif. are in transition, the Redding Record Searchlight reported. The Golf Club at Tierra Oaks has been sold and the McConnell Foundation is seeking proposals to take over operations at Lake Redding Golf Course.
Grape Ranch Golf Club in Palo Cedro, Calif. announced last week that it has acquired The Golf Club at Tierra Oaks, the Record Searchlight reported.
“We look forward to making both courses a great place for you to play and enjoy. Our goals are to make each property distinctive, fun, welcoming and complimentary,” Grape Ranch wrote in an e-mail that went out Nov. 11 to customers.
Originally called Palo Cedro Golf Estates, the nine-hole Grape Ranch course opened in 1992, the Record Searchlight reported. Tierra Oaks opened in 1993. The 18-hold private course boasts rolling hills and tight fairways.
Sandy Tatum co-designed Tierra Oaks. A former president of the United States Golf Association, Tatum was responsible for restoration projects at Pebble Beach, Cypress Point and Harding Park in San Francisco, the Record Searchlight reported. He also worked with Tom Watson and Robert Trent Jones II in the design of The Links at Spanish Bay on the Monterey Peninsula.
Meanwhile, the longtime operators of Lake Redding Golf Course are retiring and the nine-hole public course is looking for somebody to take over operations, the Record Searchlight reported. Opened in 1959, Lake Redding has been operated by Jim and Linell Smith for the past 15 years.
The Smiths lease the land from the McConnell Foundation, which is now seeking proposals from individuals or groups who want to take over operations of Lake Redding after the Smiths retire, the Record Searchlight reported. Linell Smith said she won’t miss the day-to-day operations, but her customers are a different story.
“All the people, I will miss immensely,” she said.
Janice Cunningham of Cox Real Estate Consultants, which manages McConnell Foundation-owned properties, told the Record Searchlight they will accept proposals for Lake Redding until Jan. 9, 2023.
“We are requesting proposals be submitted now, so we can ensure a smooth transition between the current operators and the new operators and avoid any disruption to the use of the golf course and to make sure any maintenance isn’t delayed,” Cox said.
She applauded the Smiths and what they have brought to the course, the Record Searchlight reported.
“The Smiths have been wonderful and they are definitely collaborators with us to help make that smooth transition. They have been wonderful tenants and they really care about the members out there,” Cox said.
In a news release, the Smiths thanked all the golfers who have played Lake Redding over the years, the Record Searchlight reported.
“We are hopeful that a successor comes forward who cares as deeply about the course, and its users, as we do. It’s a community asset,” they said in the news release.
Jim Smith, 76, built dozens of golf courses before he arrived at Lake Redding, the Record Searchlight reported. They included the Greg Norman-designed The Course at Wente Vineyards in Livermore and the Arnold Palmer PGA West in La Quinta in Southern California.
Linell Smit, 70, is a retired realtor, the Record Searchlight reported.
“I think we have done a fabulous job. We have worked very hard, but it’s been 15 years. We are not spring chickens, so it’s time to move on,” she said.
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