re: Olde Oakes course

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Olde Oakes has hired Reed Gore to take over day to day operations as of this week. Lord knows they needed a change.

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I've known Reed since elementary and played High School golf with him. Still talk to him on FB from time to time. Glad to hear this. He's a good guy and will probably do well there.

Olde Oaks has the best layout in the area. Including the private courses. I hate to see it in the condition it is in now.

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They are going to try to bring back the “ Oaks” nine by end of summer.

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They told me this was going to happen last year when I joined Stone Bridge/OA. It's not going to happen. I took a cart and drove through that 9 this past July and it doesn't even resemble a golf course. Fallen trees, torn up cart path. The greens are destroyed. As much as I would love to have Oaks open, because that was my favorite nine, it would be a big mistake to try and open it. They need to put that money into the other 18 holes and focus on getting them right first. I mean just two months ago they had two holes closed on Cypress because the greens were so bad. They maintain #9 on Oaks so it makes you think it might be in restorable condition, but if you drive the course, it would take millions to get it right, and that's money they don't have right now.