Just over a year ago, Eagle Mountain took ownership of the failing Ranches golf course. Now city officials are reporting that success has followed.
The city immediately turned management over to Vanguard, the company that manages the Thanksgiving Point golf course, as well as two other courses in southern Utah.
"The golf rounds have doubled within less than a year," said city economic development director Ifo Pili. "Tournaments have doubled within less than a year." And the course has a become a popular spot to host events.
"It's been just over a year since we took over and we've definitely seen an increase," said Mark Whetzel, director of golf for Thanksgiving Point, Eagle Mountain, and several other courses managed by Vanguard. "We're up 20 percent in rounds played, and our tournaments are up eight times, but that is easy to do when you start with only three or four. We have executed exactly what was planned, and we've had nothing but a great response."
He attributed the success to Vanguard's ability to cross-promote between their several golf courses, and their experience. The course is "absolutely on track to make it profitable in three to four years, to get out of the red and into the black, to start making money. We are chugging along."
City manager John Hendrickson said in July 2009 that the golf course has lost $300,000 a year for several years, forcing then-owners Ames Construction to give it up." -Daily Herald
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Ranches Golf Course
Should we have city run facilities such as golf courses?
Apart of me says we shouldn't, but can Eagle Mountain really afford a business to fail when we already don't have any major business' out here?
This is just one of many issues the city council will have to carefully consider.
Apart of me says we shouldn't, but can Eagle Mountain really afford a business to fail when we already don't have any major business' out here?
This is just one of many issues the city council will have to carefully consider.
Eagle Mtn. Considering Ranches Golf Course Takeover
"Eagle Mountain is mulling whether to take over the failing Ranches Golf Course.
For five months, the city has quietly been negotiating with Ames Construction, which owns the course and would like to turn it over to the city as a donation, "free and clear," said Eagle Mountain city manager John Hendrickson.
In addition to all the golf course property, which includes a restaurant, Ames would also donate $650,000 to the city, as well as a cell phone and wireless Internet tower, lease payments from which will total more than $600,000 over the next decade. The payment money would go to city coffers." - Daily Herald
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For five months, the city has quietly been negotiating with Ames Construction, which owns the course and would like to turn it over to the city as a donation, "free and clear," said Eagle Mountain city manager John Hendrickson.
In addition to all the golf course property, which includes a restaurant, Ames would also donate $650,000 to the city, as well as a cell phone and wireless Internet tower, lease payments from which will total more than $600,000 over the next decade. The payment money would go to city coffers." - Daily Herald
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