The successful presentation of the initiative seeking to preserve the course to supervisors of Marin County, Calif., left the Board with three options; adopt it, submit it to voters in a statewide election, or order a staff report. The last option was taken, with some supervisors digging in to say they wouldn’t be swayed by…
San Geronimo (Calif.) GC to Reopen with New Operator
Touchstone Golf will operate the 18-hole golf course for at least two years under a tentative agreement reached with Marin County. The county plans to purchase the golf course from the Trust for Public Land for $8.85 million, but the sale is contingent on the county and the trust securing $4.94 million from state and…
San Geronimo (Calif.) GC Seeks Interim Operator
The property closed on December 31 as part of a two-step acquisition plan with Marin County, but a request for proposals to be issued on January 5 seeks to keep the 157-acre golf course running while the county decides how the property should be used in the future. On December 29, 144 golfers participating in…
San Geronimo (Calif.) GC Set to Close December 31
The Marin County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to purchase the 157-acre, 18-hole golf course in a two-step process. Under the plan, the Trust for Public Land has signed an agreement to buy the golf course, and the county will then purchase the golf course from the trust, but it is contingent on securing $4.94 million from…
Residents Sue County for San Geronimo (Calif.) GC Purchase
About 40 residents of Marin County, Calif., filed suit on December 5, asserting that the county’s decision to purchase the golf course before doing an environmental analysis violates the California Environmental Quality Act. “We want input on what happens to this beautiful piece of land,” said Amelia Brown, a leader of the San Geronimo Advocates…
Future of Land Use at San Geronimo (Calif.) GC Unclear
The Trust For Public Land has made an offer on the $8.7 million golf course, intending to secure the 157 acres for Marin County to eventually purchase it. However, it is unclear if the property will remain a golf course, or be preserved as open space to allow Coho salmon to spawn. The for-sale San…
Restoring Nature
Being stewards of the land is an ongoing process for San Geronimo (Calif.) Golf Course, home to a large population of endangered Central California coast coho salmon.
Mild Temperatures Boost Rounds in California
While large swaths of the country cope with sub-zero temperatures, the eight golf courses in Marin County, Calif., are enjoying dry and mostly sunny days that are keeping golfers on the greens. Still, concerns about drought conditions loom as the courses search for ways to conserve water and hope for rain.