by The Editors on August 7, 2007
Vista’s San Diego Golf Academy would like to move in to an office building on Camino Vida Roble near Palomar Airport Rd, however, Carlsbad’s zoning does not allow “schools” near the airport because of safety concerns. Academy director Richard Iorio will go before Carlsbad’s City Council to get permission.
. . . the city’s Planning Department is recommending that the council approve the academy’s proposal because the academy’s students are adults and the graduates often take jobs with some of the big golf manufacturing companies. . .
The academy could help pay for The Crossings-at-Carlsbad. According to the North County Times students book “nearly 20,000 rounds of golf a year on local courses and purchase more than 40,000 buckets of balls at practice facilities.”
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 31, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune writer Tod Leonard breaks down The Crossings-At-Carlsbad with all the trials and tribulations of its 18 year trudge into reality. After reading this story it’s a wonder the place is going to open at all. From dinosaurs and indian burial grounds, to plane crashes and talking golf carts, Carlsbad’s muni golf course is a compelling $64 million story.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 28, 2007
While the course itself won’t open for play until August 11, the city’s $63.3 million project The Crossings-At-Carlsbad will be open for public inspection today.
During today’s events, people will be able to look out the windows of what Kulchin describes as “one of the most beautiful clubhouses I’ve ever seen.” They’ll also be able to practice their putting skills and even hike the trails that run through the project.
We don’t know which is worse: seeing the course and not being able to play it, or just skipping the event entirely. We think we’re going to wait.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 19, 2007
Golf giant Callaway is reporting better-than-expected sales of drivers and irons, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The Carlsbad golf club maker estimated that net sales will be roughly $380 million, up 11 percent from the previous year. Earnings are expected at 50 cents to 53 cents a share, including one-time charges of 2 cents a share.
These results are apparently beating the street.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on July 19, 2007
It won’t be the official opening, but Carlsbad duffers who’d like to get a taste of The Crossings At Carlsbad will be able to play on Sunday August 5 and then again on Friday August 10 before the official opening of the golf course on August 11 thanks to the Carlsbad City Council.
. . . during the Tuesday night meeting, City Council members said they wanted one of the resident play days to come before the chamber’s tournament, which is Aug. 6.
You know, so it doesn’t look like the City Council spent the approximately $64 million just for themselves. Click here for all the Carlsbadistan coverage of The Crossings.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 12, 2007
These are the kinds of business stories that don’t mean a whole lot because anyone who cares, already knows. As part of a prearranged 10b5-1 trading plan, Callaway Golf CFO Bradley J. Holiday exercised 18,300 shares today at $12.94 and sold them at $18.97 for a total cash out of approximately $110,349. But we thought we’d link to it anyway as a reminder that some people make a lot more money than we do.
[Link: Forbes]
by The Editors on July 11, 2007
A small plane crash at McClellan-Palomar Airport on July 3, 2007 will probably delay the planned August 4 full-scale opening of Carlsbad’s new municipal golf course, The Crossings at Carlsbad, according to City Officials quoted in the North County Times.
. . . A further complication is that the plane’s insurance company has informed the city that it is refusing to pay for the repair work, City Attorney Ronald Ball said. Company officials told Carlsbad that the employee who initially said the company would cover the work didn’t have the authority to make that decision, Ball said.
The City has approved $750,000 for environmental cleanup work and fairway and cart path repair (bringing the total cost of the course up to $63.5 million) and are now looking into the possibility of opening part of the course while repair work continues.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 4, 2007
The La Costa Resort and Spa is losing the Acura Tennis Classic after 16 years, add to that the fact that this was the first year since 1968 that the resort didn’t play host to a PGA event and you have a dismal year ahead for professional golf and tennis in Carlsbad. The OC Register’s Randy Youngman has taken this as a chance to look back on all the great moments at La Costa and drop a little knowledge on La Costa’s new Legends Trail.
The most memorable tournament I covered at La Costa was the rain-shortened Mercedes in 1997, when the reigning Rookie of the Year on the PGA Tour beat the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year in a one-hole playoff, in dramatic fashion. . . . The rookie’s name was Tiger Woods. The Player of the Year was Tom Lehman.
It’s good to know that La Costa holds so many good memories for so many people, because that mean the chances of more memories being created in the future are good. Youngman says there are rumors that the LPGA may be coming to La Costa in the future and La Costa’s new director of golf Dave Doerr said, “We would welcome them with open arms.”
[Link: OC Register]
by The Editors on July 1, 2007
North County Times sports columnist Steve Scholfied got to tour Carlsbad’s newest golfing facility The Crossings and he says it should be “a blast for everyone.”
From what I saw during my tour, The Crossings will be special for golfers and non-golfers alike. It will be a tremendous asset to Carlsbad. . . Built around the strict confines of acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands, The Crossings appears to be an elegant and challenging layout.
This course may mean starting to golf, if you don’t already. For the rest of the story, click the link.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on June 26, 2007
Today at 8:30 AM, in a water hazard on the second hole of La Costa Resort and Spa’s North Course an Environmental Waterworks worker who was cleaning the lake apparently fell into 3 feet of water and then disappeared. A co-worker who saw him alerted emergency crews and two other began immediately search for the man.
He was skimming the water’s surface to remove algae, leaves and debris, when he fell into deeper water. . . It appears his waders filled up with water and he drowned, said Carlsbad police Lt. Kelly Cain. . . . Rescue divers found his body tangled in weeds about 12 feet underwater, said Battalion Chief Mike Kennedy of the Carlsbad Fire Department.
It was reportedly the man’s first day on the job. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
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