02-12-2013, 11:40 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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City to close McCall Lake Golf Course
Breaking on twitter from a number of sources, is that the city will close McCall Lake after 2014. No links yet, but that's the plan.
How long until the others are gone as well?
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02-12-2013, 11:41 AM
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I believe in the Pony Power
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Why? What are they going to do with that land?
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02-12-2013, 11:44 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Not Abu Dhabi
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At first this news shook me, but then I remembered what a gopher-hole infested, insect-ridden, golf-ball-stealing, airplane-noise-having, 'hole McCall Lake is. But it is the place I played my very first round! It will always be dear to me for that.
What is supposed to come of it? Put it up for sale?
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02-12-2013, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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 That was one of the least expensive courses to play in the city. And after I could go for pizza at Coco Brooks.
While I hate to admit it. Golf is simply not a recreational activity that the City's recreation department should be funnelling city funds into.
I can only imaging more light or medium industrial.
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Last edited by mykalberta; 02-12-2013 at 11:48 AM.
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02-12-2013, 11:46 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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I always wondered how Calgary could have so many golf courses when you can only play 6 months a year. I guess I got my answer, they can't. If they aren't closing down they are losing money year after year.
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02-12-2013, 11:50 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I forgot to mention in the first post that they are also "re-structuring" the green fees for the other courses. So I would expect that courses like Mapleridge are about to see some increases.
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02-12-2013, 11:53 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chemgear
I wonder how many housing units they can stuff there now . . .  |
Well with that airport tunnel I'm hoping its at least 5000.
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02-12-2013, 12:00 PM
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Scoring Winger
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More hotels for the airport!
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02-12-2013, 12:02 PM
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Played a lot of rounds of golf there when I was growing up, including my first ever.
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02-12-2013, 12:03 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cowtown
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KOgear
More hotels for the airport!
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They would be able to build them higher than 2 stores considering how low the planes fly over there...
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02-12-2013, 12:05 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Calgary
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I don't mind if they close it. A few years back I finally drove the green on the 9th hole by hitting straight across the water.
I'm done with McCall Lake.
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02-12-2013, 12:11 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: calgary
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same, did a bunch of lessons there on saturday mornings when I was a kid. I remember you could show up and hit as many balls as you like and a pro would come give some tips to a bunch of kids.
That little par 3, was a huge deal the first time I cleared hole 6 over the water.
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02-12-2013, 12:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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This is a damn shame. Sure the course wasn't in the greatest condition all the time but it had some memorable holes (who hasn't gone for the green on #9?).
Plus us aviation geeks had the perfect course to play, golf and airplanes roaring overhead. Heaven.
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Originally Posted by Canehdianman
I don't mind if they close it. A few years back I finally drove the green on the 9th hole by hitting straight across the water.
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I eagled it about 3 years ago, it was awesome.
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02-12-2013, 12:14 PM
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Silverwing across the street is a much better course for only a few dollars more- although the new runway may change the appeal that course does have. Im guessing this means maple ridge is going to be even busier in the coming years.
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02-12-2013, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Oh yeah, at least Silverwing will be under the new runway, us avgeek golfers are saved!
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02-12-2013, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slava
I forgot to mention in the first post that they are also "re-structuring" the green fees for the other courses. So I would expect that courses like Mapleridge are about to see some increases.
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Increases? I seriously hope restructuring means decreases. Mapleridge is already way too expensive for what it is.
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02-12-2013, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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02-12-2013, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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02-12-2013, 12:36 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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That map in the paper seems misleading. It looks like some of the golf course will be converted to a "recreational campus", but if you look at the area right now there is already a bunch of baseball fields there and where approx 7 of ball diamonds currently sit will be changing to industrial.
http://goo.gl/maps/CjE4g
And those fields are really busy with tournaments in the summer, so those will all probably need to be relocated.
Edit: Perhaps some photoshop guru could overlay the proposed map on the google map to show what is happening where.
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