32 | April 2018
T
e King's Grant Golf Club opened in 1990 and, for at least a decade, was one
of the best-conditioned golf courses in the area.
But a series of ownership changes led to a decline in playability. Fertilizer
wasn't put out when it should have been, brush and trees were allowed to
overgrow and there were drainage and irrigation issues that weren't addressed.
Its popularity fell and in September 2016, the golf club closed.
Enter Kevin Rodriguez, Gary Robinson and Chris Blanton.
e three men are successful businessmen, avid golfers and friends who live
on or near the course. And they didn't want to see the course close for good.
So they pooled their resources, took out a loan and bought it from Methodist
University in November 2016. ey've been working ever since to bring the
course back up to par, with the ultimate aim of restoring it to its glory days.
B U S I N E S S
King's Grant Golf Club
aims to get back on par
BY EDDIE SOUTHARDS | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW WONDERLY
Kevin Rodriguez, Gary Robinson and Chris Blanton, owners, King's Grant Golf Club
