GIBSONIA, PA.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, appointed Edinburgh Golf, L.P. as the manager of Pittsburgh National Golf Club (bottom left photo), effective immediately. Edinburgh Golf’s principal is industry veteran Colin Dunwoody (top right photo) who owns and operates St. Jude Golf Club in Chicora, Butler County, consistently ranked as one of the 20 most challenging courses in Western Pennsylvania.
It is anticipated that Pittsburgh National will emerge from bankruptcy by the end of 2011, at which time Dunwoody will also become majority owner of the golf club.
With more than 30 years of experience in the golf industry, including many years as a consultant specializing in agronomics, renovation, course construction and golf club operations, as well as being a course superintendent/course manager in Europe earlier in his career, Dunwoody brings a wealth of acumen and the financial resources to help the club overcome challenges it has faced over the last few years.
“Pittsburgh National is a fantastic property with a great golf course that needs a bit of T-L-C and some financial investment to address the issues they’ve experienced,” said Dunwoody.
While there have been some problems, I believe it offers tremendous upside potential to share and leverage resources with St. Jude and provides some economies of scale.
“ We’ve already begun to implement a number of short-term improvements and are planning for how best to achieve our longer term goals to bring the property back to its former glory. Our intention, in fact, is to make it even more exceptional than it was before.”
Contacts
Mary Ann Miller Communications, LLC
For Pittsburgh National Golf Club
Mary Ann Miller, APR,
(O) 412-366-6122 (c) 412-600-6367
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