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Follow on Google News | Palm Springs Area Homeowner's Association Acquires Country ClubTransaction is the most recent example of homeowners and members across the country seizing the opportunity to protect home values by acquiring these courses
By: Bruce Beck Woodhaven Country Club includes an 18-hole Championship golf course course, eight lighted tennis courts, and a 34,000 square-foot clubhouse which includes a gym and racquetball courts. Built in 1983, the Country Club was foreclosed on by its lender Textron Financial in May of 2010, a victim of the economic recession and the dramatic changes taking place in the golf industry, according Will Gustafson, CEO of Synergy Golf Course Management which owns and manages golf courses and related real estate in California, Arizona and Nevada. “Woodhaven’ Golf courses around the country are struggling to survive, with about 10 percent of the nation’s 16,000 courses being taken over by their lenders. “Many troubled residential courses like Woodhaven suffered only because they were viewed more as an amenity to a housing development than as a separate operating business,” adds Gustafson. “Properly run, Woodhaven will continue to be a jewel in the desert. We applaud the HOA for having the wisdom and initiative to buy the course and preserve what has been a valuable asset for the local community for nearly 30 years.” Woodhaven is the most recent example of homeowners and members across the country seizing the opportunity to protect home values by acquiring these courses. Last week, the members of Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ acquired the club’s six courses and surrounding land to “ensure the future of our community,” according to a report published by The Arizona Republic. “The country club’s future is now in the hands of those with the greatest stake in its success,” says Woodhaven General Manager Bob Evert who will remain in the same capacity under the new ownership. “This has always been a great golf facility and with the proper focus, it will be again. The Club has improved dramatically since Synergy started managing it after Textron took it over. It provided us with a look into the Country Club’s potential. Woodhaven Country Club will prove to be an excellent investment for the Homeowner’s Association.” # # # Synergy Golf Course Management owns and manages golf courses and related real estate in California, Arizona and Nevada. End
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