Eagan May Lose Its Only 18-Hole Golf Course
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Golfers in Eagan are in jeopardy of losing their only 18-hole course.
Staff at Parkview Golf Club confirmed there's a purchase agreement to buy the 80-acre course to build more than 170 single family homes.
"I can just tell you that we're going to run the golf course as is until further notice," said Jesse Malsom, the club's GM.
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Eden Prairie-based Hunter Emerson is the developer looking to build the homes. The Sun newspaper reports the 43-year-old course was recently purchased by Hunter Emerson. The homes would range in price, from $200,000 to $650,000.
The news of the possible development has many golfers upset.
"The day I heard about it, I was so sick and so angry," said Mark Dohmen, an Eagan golfer. "That's all we've got, a golf course like this in the city. I love this golf course."
An effort is now underway by neighbors to keep the city from re-zoning the area for housing.
On the No. 16 hole, a banner reading "Save Parkview Golf Course" is posted. And a petition to stop the development is hanging on a nearby fence.
"I've lived in Eagan for 24 years," Dohmen said. "I've watched the city grow from 10,000 to 60,000 and we're supposed to be a 'star city.' And now they're going to take the only other golf course in Eagan."
Staff at the course believe any development will take a number of years before a single home is built.
"You go somewhere else, it cost $70 bucks to play," Erik Geertsema said. "And it cost us $38 to play here with a cart for 18 holes. I don't know why anyone would want to get rid of this place."
Eagan's Planning Commission will meet Tuesday to discuss re-zoning.
