Deeds and Weeds

Results for December 2009 Back to Deeds and Weeds Index

Two More Courses Under Trump's Tree

Donald Trump bought himself an early Christmas present yesterday, acquiring a pair of golf courses. They are the private Branton Woods in Hopewell Junction, N.Y, and the public Pine Hill Golf Club, a Tom Fazio-designed course that's adjacent to the... Read more

Grenelefe Back on the Market

Florida's Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort, once the crown jewel of the Tampa market but now fallen on hard times due to the struggling real estate market and damages inflicted by Hurricane Charley in 2004, is for sale. Details in... Read more

'Best New' Course Struggles

Cited as one Golf Digest's Best New Courses in 2007, White Horse Golf Club outside Seattle has been taken over by its lender, American Marine Bank, the Kitsap (Wash.) Sun reports.The bank is looking for a broker to sell the... Read more

Trouble in West Palm

West Palm Beach's Ironhorse Country Club, which spent about $3.5 million renovating its Arthur Hills-designed course three years ago, is in hot water financially and may have to sell to private investors, the Palm Beach Post is reporting.The potential investors... Read more

Misery For Moguls

Monday's Wall Street Journal has a feature on Robert Sillerman, famous as a wheeler-dealer of media properties, and his apparently very unhappy foray into the resort business. He's the developer of Temenos, intended as a splashy playground for the wealthy... Read more

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