We reported some weeks ago that an 18 hole established golf course and the surrounding 630 acres were up for auction. The Highlands, in Franklin, West Virginia sold for $4,600,000 on July 17 to a group from The Woodlands in Texas. Six bidders registered. The price seems quite fair -- easy for us to say, since we can't afford the price -- given what it costs to build a golf course these days.
If you are saying, well shucks, I could have bought it for $4.6 million, you have other opportunities. For example, Cooper's Creek Golf Club and its adjacent 429 acres are available, according to an ad in today's New York Times, for $4,185,000. Cooper's Creek is located close to Interstate 20 about halfway between Columbia, SC, and Augusta, GA, a nice part of South Carolina. The par 72 course plays to 6,600 yards at the tips and a rating of 71.0 and slope of 131. The architect is listed as R. Chase; we can't say we ever heard of him, but add $1 million to your payment for Cooper's Creek and you can put the name R. Jones or T. Fazio on your course.
We hope to make a detour on our trip north in early August and play Cooper's Creek. If so, look for further observations here.
