Category Archives: Golf Course Closure

Validation of Facts

By Ellie (original message here) Gretchen, thank you for validating the points made by many on this website. You said it yourself: the club lost more money than it gained when it was open to the entire golfing population in … Continue reading

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The Crux of the Matter

By Ellie (original comment here) Alex hit the nail on the head in his recent posts: the crux of the matter is that we homeowners do not know what the golf courses are worth as we only have had biased … Continue reading

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Golf Links Sap San Jose, CA

By Ramona Giwargis The city of San Jose, CA, weighs closing a golf course to stem financial losses. SAN JOSE — San Jose’s two newest golf courses are likely to remain money-losers for years to come, according to a new … Continue reading

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Confusing Numbers: What is the Truth?

By ArrowCreek Homeowner We, the ArrowCreek homeowners, have been given three different sets of numbers for the same thing: owning and keeping the golf courses, or parts of them, green. In 2014, when the Joint venture was the best and … Continue reading

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For ArrowCreek Residents: — READ — Moss Creek Hilton Head Example

34.9% Vs. 0 Moss Creek is a residential community in Hilton Head, SC. In 2007, at the urging of its resident golfers, the HOA Board proposed to its members a single fee that would be paid by all property owners. … Continue reading

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Abandoned Golf Course Turned Into Solar Farm

New Use for old golf course… Incredible news: An abandoned and bankrupt golf course is being transformed into a solar power station by the Kyocera Corporation. Last week, the business announced it would turn the former golf course in Kyoto into a 23-megawatt … Continue reading

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Analysis of Golf Course Closure Impacts on Home Sales Price Trends

Originally posted on ArrowCreek411:
Brian Bonnenfant, Project Manager for the Center for Regional Studies, College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), was commissioned by The Concerned Neighbors of ArrowCreek (CNA) to do the Analysis of Golf Course…

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Investing In Troubled Golf Courses

By Sarah Max, New York Times JULY 7, 2014 When the Gaillardia Golf and Country Club opened in 1998, it was to be the crown jewel of golf in Oklahoma City, complete with an 18-hole P.G.A. championship course and a 55,000-square-foot clubhouse … Continue reading

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West St Paul Considers Redeveloping City-owned Golf Course

Soil Tests?? Why would we need soil tests? By Jessie Van Berkel, July 1, 2015 The on-line article is here. West St. Paul is looking at other options for its golf course as it tries to revitalize Robert Street. As … Continue reading

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Analysis of Golf Course Closure Impacts on Home Sales Price Trends

Brian Bonnenfant, Project Manager for the Center for Regional Studies, College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), was commissioned by The Concerned Neighbors of ArrowCreek (CNA) to do the Analysis of Golf Course Closure Impacts on Home … Continue reading

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