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Selah Ranch

What's curious to me is when we played Trey Ranch last month (right down the road from Selah), Selah Ranch and its associated LLCs were listed as involved parties on the waiver. I'd assumed they'd invested into Trey Ranch to help get it going and share a stake in it. Now I'm wondering if that was a way for them to stay involved in disc golf in the area in anticipation of selling Selah. Or something to that effect.

Totally hypothesizing here.
 
What's curious to me is when we played Trey Ranch last month (right down the road from Selah), Selah Ranch and its associated LLCs were listed as involved parties on the waiver. I'd assumed they'd invested into Trey Ranch to help get it going and share a stake in it. Now I'm wondering if that was a way for them to stay involved in disc golf in the area in anticipation of selling Selah. Or something to that effect.

Totally hypothesizing here.

Ha, weird. I'd say it's more likely they got the waiver from Selah and neglected to change the text!
 
Ha, weird. I'd say it's more likely they got the waiver from Selah and neglected to change the text!

My brother had suggested this. Only reason I disagree is because there's a lot of text in there pertaining to Trey Ranch specifically. Definitely a possibility it's just an error, though.
 
What's curious to me is when we played Trey Ranch last month (right down the road from Selah), Selah Ranch and its associated LLCs were listed as involved parties on the waiver. I'd assumed they'd invested into Trey Ranch to help get it going and share a stake in it. Now I'm wondering if that was a way for them to stay involved in disc golf in the area in anticipation of selling Selah. Or something to that effect.

Totally hypothesizing here.

Most likely the waivers were from Texas Teams and/or Am World Dubs which were the first times the Trey courses were open…no need to write up a new waiver as they prob have all their bases covered in the old ones.

The good news is the Newsome family owns all the land Trey Deuce and Texas Twist are on…and most(?) of it has been in their family since the 1800's or something crazy like that. So I can't see them leaving anytime soon.

Here's hoping Selah's future owners allow the courses to stay.
 
Most likely the waivers were from Texas Teams and/or Am World Dubs which were the first times the Trey courses were open…no need to write up a new waiver as they prob have all their bases covered in the old ones.

Ahh, that makes sense.

The good news is the Newsome family owns all the land Trey Deuce and Texas Twist are on…and most(?) of it has been in their family since the 1800's or something crazy like that. So I can't see them leaving anytime soon.

Here's hoping Selah's future owners allow the courses to stay.

I'd had that thought too, that at least Trey Ranch is in development. Don't think it'll quite reach the height of Selah, but they're some damn fine courses. Texas Twist is going to be amazing once it's fully groomed and regularly maintained.
 
Have any of you ever gone to Selah unannounced to play? I'm confused by the below.

E-mail conversation with Rebecca the General Manager:

Me: I saw the "For Sale" listing for Selah. Are the disc golf courses still open as the sales process moves forward?

Rebecca: Yes they are! Just still need reservations to play.

Me: Reservations? I've only played when staying as a guest, but I thought the public could show up and play any time. Is that not true?

Rebecca: The public can play. $20 per day per person. $40 for a cart per day (will sit two) BUT...we do have to have disc golf reservations.

I called ahead and made a reservation. Think they just like to know when you're coming and how many.
 
"once"? Or "if"?

I guess I'd assumed they would be. On the one hand, why would they put all that effort in if the courses will have knee high grass for a good portion of the year? On the other hand, the pragmatics are indeed daunting. That's a lot of grass to mow.
 
Appreciate the heads up on the sale, that prompted me to get off my butt and get out there, and it finally convinced the Mrs that it needed to happen ASAP. We are now booked in the Drake cottage next weekend :) :)
 
I am headed up to Selah tomorrow. We are staying at the Coral house.

Also have reservations in the Fall for the Coral house. Wonder what happens to those reservations if it sells before then.
 
I am headed up to Selah tomorrow. We are staying at the Coral house.

Also have reservations in the Fall for the Coral house. Wonder what happens to those reservations if it sells before then.


They'd probably be canceled and refunded, unless the new owners wanted to honor them. It would likely depend on what the new owners were going to do with the property. There's several different things that can be done with the property, so we have no idea what will become of it.

Fortunately for us, property like this does not sell over night. It'll take a while for the wheels to move, even once a prospective buyer gets serious about it.
 
^Man, that place was magical. Very much like Selah.

I'm wondering now if the Henderson's are regretting putting a disc golf course on their property. You don't build a disc golf mecca like that with the anticipation of selling anytime in the foreseeable future. Real bummer man.
 
I wonder how John Houck feels? I'd be pretty bummed if my masterpiece could have a very limited remaining lifespan.
 
Wow. 6.5 doesn't really seem like that much.

http://www.briggsfreeman.com/search/property-details.asp?pn=21005

I agree with Qikly that when it sells, that's the end of the courses --- if not before.

Probably, but if you want encouragement....It is my understanding that Trophy Lakes in Charleston, a 4+ rated course on a commercial property with resident, non-playing owners, was sold a few years back and the new owners continued to keep the course. I'm not positive, but it seems I remember this from discussions.

If the property is set up for visitors---lodging, etc.---there's always a chance that the courses will be kept.
 
Oh, no question it's possible -- I was just making my guess. If it were me buying the place, it would be strictly a business decision. Does the money generated by the courses (greens fees, cart fees, disc sales, and probably most importantly -- lodging bookings) outweigh the cost of maintenance (mowing, carts, pro shop, etc.). And not just outweigh, but outweigh by enough to make it worth it.

However, I think there's a good chance the new owners won't even bother to consider it. There's also the consideration that the disc golf traffic (and clientele) is driving away other lodging business, which would certainly fall on the negative side in a big way.

Of course there's always the chance it swings the other way and an enthusiast buys it, or simply someone willing to overlook the reality of the finances (if they're not net positive).

It's obviously not black-and-white. You have bookings for 4 days for people like me, who are there STRICTLY for the golf. But for all the non-golf-only bookings, is the existence of DG a value-add or a value-subtract? Tough call.

Didn't the Ozark property get sold recently, and also keep their courses?
 
Odds are you're right....but for those who play it, and who dream of playing it, I offer the Trophy Lakes story to lift your spirits. Our spirits.
 

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