The turnkey sale on April 7 at the Alliance, Ohio club will include the 117-acre property and business, along with a liquor license, equipment and buildings. Owner Mike Monastra sees potential for the 92-year-old club “everywhere he looks,” but is ready to move on at the age of 77.
Closed Tam O’Shanter GC Prepares for Auction
Beer carts, ball washers, and thousands of range balls, along with a tractor, mowers and snack bar coolers and furniture, will be among the items included in the November 16 auction of the Canton, Ohio property, which has closed after 90 years in business. The final round has been played, the last beer has been consumed…
Meadowlake Golf & Swim Club Up for Foreclosure Auction
The state, on behalf of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, was awarded a foreclosure judgment in court last year and will proceed with plans to sell the 55-acre property in Canton, Ohio, which includes an 18-hole golf course. The auction will be held March 5. Meadowlake Golf & Swim Club, a Canton, Ohio property that…
Tam O’Shanter GC Seeks Redevelopment
The owners of the Canton, Ohio property are requesting to rezone 62 acres for commercial development. The majority of the property’s 225 acres would be sold to Stark Parks to be used as a passive park, and about 20 acres would be donated to the township for athletic fields.
Tam O’Shanter GC to Remain Open Through 2017
In December 2014, the Canton, Ohio course owners and the Stark County Parks District announced plans to convert most of the 295-acre tract into a county park. In the meantime, all 36 holes will remain open for the season, and play even saw an uptick in 2016.
Cleveland-Area Clubs Not Seeing Bump from Republican Convention
The event brought an estimated 50,000 visitors to the Ohio city, and many area clubs and courses took steps in advance to try to attract everyone from delegates to private pilots with special promotions and rates. But so far, most properties report, it’s been a pretty typical summer week.
No Mulligans Here: Part of Golf Course To Become “Green” Cemetery
A land trust associated with Kenyon College plans to turn about 30 acres of the Tomahawk Golf Course near Mount Vernon, Ohio into a nature preserve with as many as 4,000 burial plots. Nine holes of golf are being retained in a “nod to community sentiment.”
The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch Named NGCOA Course of the Year
The 8,700-acre Boerne, Texas property has been named the National Golf Course Owners Association’s 2014 Course of the Year, demonstrating excellence in course quality, ownership and management. In addition to golf, the property also offers clubs that are focused on tennis, swimming, equestrian, fishing and hunting.
NGCOA Announces Course of the Year Finalists
Miacomet Golf Course in Nantucket, Mass., Tam O’Shanter Golf Course in Canton, Ohio, The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch in Boerne, Texas, and Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills, Calif., were nominated for the award. The winner will be announced on February 6 at the NGCOA Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.
Edgewood GC to Close Ahead of Schedule
The Canton, Ohio club received a letter from its owner, CDF Holdings, last week, indicating that golf course operations would cease as of October 31, two months earlier than expected. Local developers signed a purchase agreement to buy the golf course property along with 10 adjoining acres at an undisclosed price earlier this year, and plan to submit a zoning change request based on residents’ feedback.