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Solheim brood Citizen suit blocks Tennessee project Players Int'l has big plans for Mesquite OAK RIDGE,Tenn.—The state to the state Supreme Court. This named 's MESQUITE, Nev. —The roll turn Mesquite into a golfer's Court of Appeals is considering a could delay the project from three of the golf ball soon may fur- paradise, said Players Chairman lawsuit filed by eight citizens at- months to a year. The member- family for '94 ther compete with the roll of Ed Fishman. tempting to block city financing ship of the club would be limited the dice in Players International The first phase of Players of a golf course project here to 400 members. The City Council is exploring SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Inc. management. Island will embrace a spa, four Corporation attorney Rena alternative ways to fund the pro- Karsten Solheim Family of Phoe- Its proposed $60 million Play- restaurants, a 400-seat theater, Wiseman said limited member- posed golf course. nix has been named Golf Family ers Island Resort & Casino is meeting rooms, gift and retail ship and lack of a driving range of the Year by the National Golf intended as the first phase of a shops. The company operates Hearing and ruling could take and lights for nighttime golf could Foundation. large-scale resort complex that riverboat casinos on the Ohio four to six months. The plaintiffs keep the course from generating claim use of public credit to ben- much traffic or intense play. The Solheims will receive the eventually will include a sec- River in Metropolis, and Lake efit private enterprise is unethi- Councilwoman Pat Rush said award here on Nov. 19, at a spe- ond hotel and golf course. The Charles, La. The project marks cal, and that the agreement con- the city has adequate funds to cial dinner being held in conjunc- course, along with an existing the company's entry into land- stitutes a partnership. finance the course. City attorney tion with Golf Summit '94, an in- 18-hole track and a nearly com- based casino resorts in a mature If the plaintiffs lose at the appel- Bob Wilkinson said that would dustry leadership conference pleted 36-hole facility, could gaming jurisdiction like Nevada. late level, they could take the case avoid a major issue in the lawsuit. being hosted by the NGF. The award recognizes families that have made significant contri- butions to the game and exem- plify the ideals of golf and family. The award is an outgrowth of the NGF's family golf campaign which Jack Nicklaus helped create in 1985. Consequently, the award is known as the "Jack Nicklaus/ NGF Golf Family of the Year Award." Recipients are deter- mined by the NGF's Executive Committee. In addition to the Nicklaus fam- ily, previous recipients include the families of Renee Powell, Nancy Lopez, Jim Cook, Pat Bradley, Joe Jemsek and Jim Gallagher. Last year it went to the Harold Eller Family of Tennessee. The Solheims are the first fam- ily from the equipment design and manufacturing end of the game to receive the award. The patriarch of the family is Karsten Solheim, who made his Oversee ding. first 35 years ago. His com- pany, Karsten Manufacturing Corp., has since gained worldwide acclaim for his line of golf clubs. The family firm is also a long-time supporter of turfgrass research, having donated $500,000 for research to the Uni- versity of .

Oklahoma Update: McALESTER — Investigation of a possible violation of the Okla- homa Open Meeting Act by the Thundercreek Golf Course Trust Authority is unlikely. In June, the authority met in executive session "to discuss po- tential pending litigation" regard- Oversee di NG With Primo. ing a bill submitted by Energy Construction Specialists, the authority's general contractor for construction of the course. "From what I've gathered, I don't see a gross violation," said During overseeding, speed is the name and nutrients to reach the newly seeded grass. Monte Brown, Pittsburg County district attorney. of the game. Which means you get a faster stand and • • • Primo® gives you a dramatically quicker a higher rate of germination. DUNCAN — Cowboy Creek is transition by doing what it does best: slowing the And since Primo is foliar absorbed, it has the new name of Twin Oaks Golf Course and Riley Parr the new growth of existing turf by 50 percent. no effect on new seedlings. owner, but 40-year course super- This makes existing turf less com- So this year, be sure to use Primo. Ifs like intendent Bob Hardy will remain petitive, and allows more sunlight, oxygen, turbo-charging your overseeding program. on the job until the long-awaited second nine opens next summer. ¡¡¡¡¡g* And why not? Hardy hasn't lost a green in 40 years, and his exper- tise showed when he assumed course control in 1964. He began clearing the way for the back nine ©1994 Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Turf and Ornamental Products supports the Êàe*. DON'T BAG IT "program. Primo is a registered in 1990. trademark of Ciba-Geigy Corporation. Always read and follow label directions. GOLF COURSE NEWS