COBB, Calif. – A Cobb golf course is reopening under new ownership.
Formerly known as Rob Roy, the new Cobb Mountain Golf is now open and under the ownership of Phil and Marci Psalmonds of Lakeport.
The course closed a few months ago after its former owners lost the property to foreclosure, Phil Psalmonds said.
He told Lake County News that the course went up for foreclosure sale on Oct. 16.
On the following day, Psalmonds – who previously had attempted to purchase the property – was able to reach a purchase agreement with the private lender who had taken it in foreclosure.
Psalmonds said it’s a new adventure and he’s “pretty excited about it.”
A small business owner, Psalmonds has been in the athletic club business previously, and his brother and sister-in-law own Quail Run athletic club in Lakeport.
“My family has always been into sports,” he said.
The course is special to him for another reason – it’s where he learned to play golf.
“It’s a beautiful setting,” Psalmonds said.
The 34-acre golf course has a bar and restaurant. Psalmonds said he intends to run both the course and the bar; the bar is being remodeled and will make its new debut as a sports bar.
The course itself also requires some work, as some maintenance had been deferred on it. He hopes to lease out the restaurant to a separate operator.
On the golf side, the course is now open for business during daylight hours, seven days a week, weather permitting, Psalmonds said.
Psalmonds plans to run the course like an athletic club, with affordable memberships and the ability to pay on a monthly, rather than yearly, basis.
“We’re having a membership promotion starting this Saturday,” he said.
They will waive the $500 initiation fee for the first 100 memberships.
Monthly members will cost $50 for an individual, $70 for couples and $90 for a family; for those who sign up for automatic monthly payments, they can save $10 per month.
While it’s still open to the general public for now, Psalmonds envisions eventually that the course will be run as a private club.
Cobb Mountain Golf is located at 16451 Golf Road.
Visit the new Cobb Mountain Golf on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CobbMountainGolf .
Anyone interested in leasing out the restaurant is welcome to call Psalmonds at 707-349-0207.
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