Oaks Golf Course in Ames closed

[Fishhead]

My dad called me yesterday saying the owner sold out to developers and there are plans to put 4 luxery homes on the land. Laugh all you want on the quality of the course, but it was economical for hackers like me. Nothing like dropping 100 bucks on a twosome at Coldwater Creek

 

[IcSyU]

Homewood is still there and just as much of a garbage golf course.

 

[Fishhead]

Yeah, but it didn't have little kids playing basically with their plastic Fisher Price golf clubs

 

[TruClone]

I had my very first eagle at Oaks when I attended ISU. I do remember it pretty much was a goat farm course.

 

[redrocker]

That place was great to take my boys to learn on. I am alittle sad by this.

 

[DeereClone]

For students, Veenker on Thursdays is about as good as it gets. $10 for 9 holes.

 

[cyclone87]

yea, I had a membership up there this year, pretty affordable if your just a poor college student wanting to get some golfing in. The plan to build four large estates on the land has been in the works since last year, guess there is just more money in going that route.

 

[canker2323]

yea, I had a membership up there this year, pretty affordable if your just a poor college student wanting to get some golfing in. The plan to build four large estates on the land has been in the works since last year, guess there is just more money in going that route.

These homes and their lots must be huge if only 4 are going in on the course.

 

[milrtym]

Played up there a few times in college. The only time that I got my wife (GF at the time) golfing was to Oaks.

 

[chuckd4735]

The developer has actually owned the golf course for over a decade with the intention of someday developing this area into residential estate lots. The course has gotten to the point where it is losing money, so the development is now going forward.

 

[RayShimley]

Did the City make an offer on that land or is the owner only interested in developing it himself?

 

[Naughtius]

My dad called me yesterday saying the owner sold out to developers and there are plans to put 4 luxery homes on the land. Laugh all you want on the quality of the course, but it was economical for hackers like me. Nothing like dropping 100 bucks on a twosome at Coldwater Creek

Bring another $50 and make it a threesome. Totally worth it.

 

[JP4CY]

Wonder if the Moose stays there?

 

[Cycl1]

that sucks, have played the oaks a lot.

 

[cyclone87]

Wonder if the Moose stays there?

Yea the Moose and the little clubhouse building will remain I believe.

 

[Rural]

The developer has actually owned the golf course for over a decade with the intention of someday developing this area into residential estate lots. The course has gotten to the point where it is losing money, so the development is now going forward.

Welcome to golf in the United States.

 

[cdekovic]

Homewood is still there and just as much of a garbage golf course.

I think you may want to revisit Homewood. Nice little short course with small target greens. Reasonably priced and now they have carts too in case you think it's too long to walk.

 

[jbhtexas]

I think you may want to revisit Homewood. Nice little short course with small target greens. Reasonably priced and now they have carts too in case you think it's too long to walk.

Golf course snobbery. I wonder if he can play either Homewood or Oaks in par or better...

 

[Clonefan94]

Welcome to golf in the United States.

This is especially poignant for courses like Oaks. The casual golfer feels they need to play the manicured bent fairways and perfect pro-spec greens. it's kind of a joke really. I was a low 80s golfer most of my life and never understood why guys who shot in the 90s or 100s felt they had to spend an extra $30-$60 per round when they would have been just as happy playing at a hole in the wall course. If you are always hitting from the rough anyways, who gives a **** if the greens are bent grass. I played with a lot of guys who were lucky to break 100, who refused to play on non-bent fairway courses. To each their own, but honestly, especially now that I'm a duffer again, let me pay $15 and just smack the ball around.

In the end, the cost of the nice courses limits play, if you aren't willing to play a perfectly manicured course, therefore it hurts golf all around.

 

[kilgore_trout]

yalls aint' affordin' dem luxery homes, i reckon?

Homeweed is a much better place to hack it up anyways.