The Courses at Watters Creek
The Courses at Watters Creek reflects the City of Allen’s vision to provide top-quality recreational facilities for residents, families and guests; centrally located on Highway 75 on the Allen/Plano border, the inviting and environmentally friendly design by Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design sets the standard for a community golf experience- three courses designed for players of all […]
Yearlong Renovation
Glen Oaks Country Club completed a front-to-back, top-to-bottom $3 million renovation on May 1, transforming what many considered a “men’s only” money loser into a family-friendly social center at the heart of Iowa’s first gated residential community. The club came under new ownership in 2010, emerging from a bank foreclosure, and the new owners have […]
Business strong at Metamora Fields
After opening in December 2010, business has been going great at Metamora Fields. “It’s been great,” director of operations Matt Rogers said. “We’ve had a lot of support from the town of Metamora. We had a lot of help from the town board. The golf course, with it being our first full season, we’ve got […]
D.A. Weibring gives Metamora Fields a 1-year checkup
D.A. Weibring stopped in Metamora this week to look at his 18 hole creation, Metamora Fields Golf Course.
A Cinderella Story at Glen Oaks CC
Taken from: http://www.clubandresortbusiness.com/2011/10/11/a-cinderella-story-at-glen-oaks-cc/ The new owners of Glen Oaks CC not only saved the club from bankruptcy, but also injected much needed life—and capital—into the club’s dining operation. If you asked Jeff Strahl, Executive Chef at Glen Oaks Country Club, West Des Moines, Iowa, to tell you the story of dining at Glen Oaks, you’d […]
TPC Deere Run named #1 you can play in Illinois by the PGA
Illinois is home to some of the best golf courses in the nation — public and private. What we wanted to know is which courses do YOU consider the best in the Prairie State — the kind anyone one of us could play. Rank #1: TPC Deere Run TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. “Our goal […]
Vision and planning help couple shape the day of their dreams
METAMORA — Erik and Amanda Perkins had very different ideas for their wedding. “I wanted a destination wedding. My husband wanted local,” Amanda Perkins said. “We compromised with an outdoor wedding.” They decided to have both ceremony and reception at Metamora Fields. The planning required as much imagination as it did logistics; the large clubhouse […]
Ladies ready to hit the links
For central Illinois golfers, the wait is almost over. Metamora Fields is set for a July 11 grand opening. The 18-hole course was designed by D.A. Weibring and his firm, Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design. The clubhouse opened back in December before the course was ready for play, and the Front 9 has been open for a […]
You Gotta Eat Goes To Metamora Fields Clubhouse
By Tom McIntyre July 7, 2011 Updated Aug 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM CDT Metamora Fields is just that: In Metamora and on what used to be a cornfield. No longer. Now, a D-A Weibring designed golf course surrounds the clubhouse on three sides. The restaurant on the clubhouse main floor and the clubhouse itself […]
Metamora Fields- Back 9 is Open
The Metamora Fields Golf Club is now entirely open! The back 9 holes opened today with a big outing. Public tee times are available starting Friday. Metamora Fields Director of Golf Jeff Roche gives us a tour of holes #10 through #18.