Bloomingdale Golfers Club: Comeback Course in Bay Area -
[Cached Version]
Published on: 4/26/2000
Last Visited: 7/19/2001
When the course started going downhill , the course conditions started getting worse and members dropped their memberships and went elsewhere , '' said Alan Hiers , Bloomingdale's head professional.Enter Evergreen Alliance Golf Limited , the 14-year-old golf course management company based in Irving , Texas.
In May of 1999 , Evergreen purchased Bloomingdale , adding the once-great course to its registry of 45 golf courses in a 14 state area.Their mission statement was a commitment to reestablishing Bloomingdale to its roots.
Related Links
...
We're trying to stress getting it back to the way it was in its heyday , '' said head professional Alan Hiers.Make sure the staff is equally as good as the golf course and the customer service.''.
Hiers said the biggest thing for Bloomingdale now is a regular maintennance program , which was the root of the course's decline.And now the course seems to nearly be back to par with the lofty plateau it once rested upon , just one major difference.
We're emphasising that we're taking public play , '' Hiers said.Including weekends.We're selling weekend times that weren't sold before.''.
Bloomingdale Golf CourseBloomingdale Golf Course
...
We'd like to keep [ the greens ] at around 9 or 9 1/2 , '' Hiers said.Keep them around 9 on a regular basis with the ability to get them back to an 11 without harming the greens.''.
Course LayoutCourse Layout
...
Head professional : Alan Hiers