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Show Canyon Reporter THE FINEST [ The course functioned until when went off of I-80 has been a troubled: Country 450 allowed. When the ways alike suffered due to a lack of understanding of extremely favorably with other area courses. The the necessary cash outlays. Salt Lake Country Club is Under bank management the course became a public resort course for the next five years. The banks tight fisted cash policies led to | membership serious deterioration of the course. Greens and fair- foreclosure. of the 405th member the cost rose another $2000 to $25,000 per membership at The Jeremy, or Jeremy Ranch as it 1s commonly known. Jeremy Ranch located near Kimball The roll stands at 405 members with a maximum of course again went private the memberships started at $10,000 dollars. They stand today at $25,000, with a monthly due of $125. Starting September first there will be a $75 a quarter food minimum charge. This compares bankruptcy ith the addition Junction 1988 it into | has led to The Jeremy’s financial stability today. privately Page 6 bl pert Wasatch Club since its inception in needed during fall and 1981. The Jeremy is an winter. | Arnold Palmer design golf During the bankcourse that is often rupt years a group of referred to as one of the founding member banded best in the state. together to reclaim their The golf course rights as owner/members. was originally a private They won their court case course developed by Dr. and took the course priGerald Bagley. Using a vate which it remains five phase construction | today. The founding plan that included lifetime members created a very membership for some puractive board of directors chasers of real estate lots who initiated the incrediin the surrounding area. bly successful path that both sides. The only safe shot is directly on the green. The hole drops a precipitous 75 feet. The considerable hang time - necessitates reading the up that the course is in the best condition it has been in years. The fairways are lush and the greens are good if not great. Several members said the greens canyon wind perfectly. are inconsistent compared Change in the wind of only a few knots can mean, a range of clubs from pitching wedge to 8 iron. to downtown courses. Steve Sharp the director of Members disagree as to the finest hole on the growing grass that is detrimental to greens. The only solution is to kill and reseed the greens, an expensive and time consuming solution that is to be avoided. The com- course. During the creation of this article a lively discussion contrasting the sixth and the ninth was going on in the clubhouse. golf said that is due to infiltration of Poa, a fast 7 POWDER BEACH REALTY* Salt Lake Valley ¢ Snowbird/Alta (801) 944-9444 The challenging uphill 18th hole Park City « Deer Valley (801) 645-9444 Nn Pte! \ Pre aeD cece! a ae ae ee Fern Baird Principal Broker Residential Sales \ Investments Vacation $96,000 to join, if you can find a member willing to sell. The Willow Creek (a rn MLS Rentals Property Management | ( Country Club is $42,000 to join and is not considered as challenging or interesting as The Jeremy. Both Salt Lake courses charge higher dues than Jeremy. Comparatively speaking the Jeremy is an absolute bargain in coun- try clubs. | The golf course is one of Arnold Palmer’s best mountain courses. It Little Corto Nwoop CANYON _ ALTA, UTAH Foop TASTES BETTER AT 8600 Feet is a fascinating blend of canyon and river holes. East Canyon Creek wends its way. through nine holes, and water comes into play on thirteen of the eighteen holes. The par three fourth hole is one of the most interesting holes in the state. A 176 yard hole with desert sage on The ninth hole is a challenging par five. The tee shot is deceptive requiring a Straight 235 yard drive to. put yourself in a reasonable position to go for the green on your second shot. The green is narrow and surrounded on three sides by the creek. You are generally hitting a long iron from a sidehill to the green. AS one member plaints were not so vocal as to warrant this remedy. Everyone agrees that head groundskeeper Bob Emery is doing an excellent job bringing the course back to its pre-eminence. — Around Jeremy Ranch there is an incredible amount of development going on. These are not Jeremy owned or sold properties, but merely a sign of the rapid growth said “a good round at forall orine Park City Jeremy means losing six area. | | balls and finding five.” Jeremy Ranch has Several times this year this come a long way in the author has had to stop play due to an embarrassing > short time since leaving bankruptcy. The course, is shortage of...balls. The in excellent shape, and the sixth hole is similar to the membership is growing, ninth in that you are hitleaving Jeremy to become | ting to a green surrounded one of the most sought by water. The fairway is after memberships in the considerably wider and State. safer than the ninth. Most members are in agreement |
