Green Golf Partners will now maintain and operate Eagle Creek Golf Course in Findlay, Ill., after signing a contract with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Located on the shore of Lake Shelbyville, Eagle Creek Golf Course will now be open to the public for play. This is the first time the course has been operated by golf course management firm.
“All of us at Green Golf Partners are excited for the opportunity to get to work quickly and give the public a great golf experience at Eagle Creek,” said Matt McIntee, president of Green Golf Partners, who was formerly with Crown Golf Properties. “The course is in good shape and we look forward to welcoming golfers.”
IDNR Director Marc Miller approved the contract after Eagle Creek Golf Course’s previous leaseholder stepped down after discrepancies over the payment of $1 million worth of sewer damages, according to Christina Isaacs, director of marketing at Green Golf Partners.
“It finally reached a point where previous lessees literally packed up everything and left,” Isaacs said. “GGP staff that has visited has said that it is an absolutely beautiful piece of land. Our immediate plan is to get it back in operation, improve the course conditions and provide an exceptional golf experience.”
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“There is a resort on site that was condemned several years ago because of mold. We hope to be able to get it back in operation at some point but we really don’t know what the extent of the damage,” Isaacs said.
Green Golf Partners recently lost the management contract for Laurel Island Links in Kingsland, Ga. Davis Love Golf Management took over that facility.