Imagine building 26 golf courses at the height of the golf development bubble, with nine figures in public pension money — in an effort that now loses money year after year. Welcome to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
In theory, 12-hole designs should be cheaper to play, build, and maintain. But in the staid industry of golf course development, there’s been no rush to test the theory. The minds behind Sweetens Cove are ready to change that.
Pine Oaks Golf Course in Ocala, Fla., is a literal relic of segregation. How should we feel about the death of a course whose original purpose was to strong-arm the victims of white supremacy into buoying it?
Two municipal golf courses in Jackson, Miss., were born into racial segregation. Now they’re open to everyone, but with revenue plunging, it might be too late to save them both.