It comes six months after owner Bill Place of Ace Golf unsuccessfully sought a Hillsborough County brownfield designation to help with the cost of cleaning chemical contaminants from the soil. Place, who purchased the club in 2005, announced the closing, effective July 31, in a letter to club members over the weekend.
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What happened to the Deer Creek Golf Club?
After a $70 million plan to to build apartments on a portion of the Deer Creek Golf Club was rejected, the golf course owner now says he will close the course permanently. GreatLife KC LLC President Brett Klausman said in a statement that the course would close April 1.
What happened to Pebble Creek Golf Club?
The Pebble Creek Golf Club and surrounding residences in New Tampa. Times photo (1999) [ Times (1999) ] The 54-year-old Pebble Creek Golf Club, once the centerpiece of a burgeoning New Tampa community, is closing next month. The shutdown is in anticipation of the 150-acre property being converted to residential development.
What happened to Ace Golf Club?
It comes six months after owner Bill Place of Ace Golf unsuccessfully sought a Hillsborough County brownfield designation to help with the cost of cleaning chemical contaminants from the soil. Place, who purchased the club in 2005, announced the closing, effective July 31, in a letter to club members over the weekend.
What happened to Mulligan's golf course?
The shutdown will include Mulligan's, an Irish Pub and Restaurant attached to the clubhouse. Owner says a decline in golfers and increase in maintenance costs no longer makes the course profitable
What happens to Ace Golf after it shuts down?
After contaminated areas are cleaned up, Ace Golf will search for a developer to buy the property. A zoning change would be the next step in the process once the course shuts down.
Who owns Pebble Creek Golf Course?
Bill Place, the owner of Ace Golf which owns Pebble Creek Golf Course, says a steady decline in golfers in recent years and increasing costs associated with course maintenance no longer makes the golf course profitable. Previous efforts to sell the golf course to a new owner have failed. Place says Ace Golf is searching for a developer ...
Why is Ace Golf digging up tee boxes?
At the end of July, Place says crews will begin digging up tee boxes and greens to mitigate contamination from years of heavy fertilizer use , which is an environmental requirement before any development of the course can happen. As those areas are cleaned up, Ace Golf will search for a developer to buy the property.
What happens if Pebble Creek is vacant?
If the property sits vacant with no development, the Pebble Creek neighborhood could suffer a similar fate as Walden Lake, a neighborhood near Plant City that saw its golf course shutdown in 2013, only to become overgrown.
How many homes are there on the golf course?
The original plans included enough room to build an additional 600 homes on the golf course, however, Place says ultimately around 240 homes would be built under a plan he hopes the HOA would approve.
When will Pebble Creek close?
Pebble Creek Golf Course in New Tampa to close permanently on July 31. UPDATE: The owner reached out to us and says remediation of the course will likely start early next year after a new developer gets zoning approval or just before approval.
Will Ace Golf buy a developer?
As those areas are cleaned up, Ace Golf will search for a developer to buy the property. At least one developer has been interested in the property in recent years but backed out when the contaminated areas were discovered.
Why was the brownfield rejected?
They said labeling the land as environmentally damaged would stigmatize the neighborhood and hurt property values.
Is Pebble Creek Golf Club closing?
The 54-year-old Pebble Creek Golf Club, once the centerpiece of a burgeoning New Tampa community, is closing next month.
