Running Horse owner looked gift horse in the mouth
Golf course architect Donald Trump pulled a fast one - a day after reporting that the Donald’s bid for the troubled Running Horse project had been pulled, the property’s developer accepted the Donald’s $40 million bid.
Owner Mick Evans signed a letter of intent with Trump for the sale of the troubled course, Evan’s attorney Harry [...]
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Running out of time, Trump pulls offer for Running Horse
Golf course architect Donald Trump has had enough. He’s pulled his $40 million offer for the project and decided to wait it out to bankruptcy.
“I think I’m better off withdrawing my bid and waiting for the bankruptcy,” Trump said on the show. “Eventually, I think it’s going to go to auction.”
Trump also expressed contempt for [...]
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Running Horse tournament gallops to Florida
Golf course architect Donald Trump has put a bid in on the Running Horse project. His original bid of $10 million was rejected - but the Donald doesn’t go down without a fight.
Donald Trump told Action News Anchor Liz Harrison by phone Tuesday afternoon that he is ready to begin work on Running Horse immediately [...]
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Turning Stone makes changes for the pros
Another relatively new course has gone under the knife to deal with the distance the pros are hitting the golf ball - Atunyote Golf Club. Home to the PGA Tour’s Turning Stone Resort Championship, the golf course was designed by Tom Fazio.
“The changes were made to toughen up the course for the pros,” Falvo said. [...]
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Harding Park fees likely to increase
More evidence that redoing a golf course just isn’t worth the effort and cost to attract a professional golf tournament can be seen at San Fransisco’s Harding Park golf course. The course continues to operate in the red - to the tune of $1.4 million. In an attempt to bail out the course, the city [...]
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TPC Smorgasbord: Avenel, Boston, Myrtle Beach, San Antonio, Scottsdale
Updates from all over on the ever changing TPCs.
TPC Avenel
Geoff Shackelford heads off the updates, with the find of Leonard Shapiro’s WaPo coloum on changes being made to Avenel - who hopes to nab Tiger’s event from Congressional. The Tour is sinking some major cash into the deal.
The PGA Tour, Sullivan said, has set the [...]
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Running out of headlines for Running Horse
The drama that is the saga of Running Horse golf course keeps on chugging along. In April, it was reported the course and its PGA Tour tournament were in trouble. Then, golf course architect Donald Trump thankfully stepped into the picture to really give us something to talk about.
Well, it’s a week since the Donald [...]
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“Maybe I ought to play this hole the way it’s designed.”
Mark me in the column of full support for furrowed bunkers. This week they make their return to the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Last year many of golf’s cry babies revealed themselves whining that a bunker might actually be a bad place to be! Nicklaus, who has been at least [...]
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“I hope this never comes out as a criticism of Palmer’s design.”
Gil Hanse is one of the rising stars in the golf course architecture world - his work in and around the New England area has drawn a lot of attention for the creativity and interest it shows. His finished up “tweaking” of TPC Boston undoubtedly has given the course both a much better look and [...]
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The Donald saddles up to Running Horse
Golf course architect Donald Trump may be troubled Running Horse’s last best hope. As chronicled last month in this space, the course and its PGA Tour event are both in big trouble. The PGA Tour won’t be playing at the Jack Nicklaus design this year for sure. But Trump has high hopes and may purchase [...]
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