re: The Bluffs??

You can build a new course from scratch off wooded hills with that.

On good account the Palmer group came un and looked at it with the owner and said 12 to 15

There was a reason it struggled and eventually closed. Those reasons are still there. The dagger in the heart was Beaver Creek and Copper Mill. Why drive that extra distance, pay too much, and then drive back when you can play two of the best courses in the city at a cheaper rate and not spend half a tank of gas getting there and back.

I know the design was enchanting, but even those pale when you think how much they are going to have to charge for green fees just to get a return on their upstart investments. The original owner was keeping it open at a lost, just because he could. Where else are you going to find that kind of money?

The bigger nail was the new clubhouse

I think the notion is in the mix because Baton Rouge Area golf courses are getting overwhelmed with play... another public golf course would gain traction without really hurting the business of the other public courses. But it needs to be a reasonable drive for people to get to, the problem with that is available land.

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We are moving away from the "tight forest" layout of the 1980s. The Bluffs at Thompson Creek will be transformed into a High-Parkland masterpiece.

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Don’t love this, but I guess beggars can’t be choosers.

Because nobody is driving all the way there to play for an two hours then leave.