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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 33 400 Westwood Shopping Center, Suite 210 (Player Office Building) Fayetteville, NC 910.426.5291 www.lonnieplayerlaw.com Business Litigation | Contracts | Professional Litigation Corporate Formations | Real Estate Litigation | Bankruptcy Construction Law | Collections | Land Use | Wills & Estates Condemnations | Commercial Transactions Lonnie M. Player, Jr. James A. McLean, III Anne Mayo Evans Jennifer Malone* *Of Counsel Player McLean, LLP A T T O R N E Y S M P e partners knew it would be an uphill battle. Sixteen months in, they say they're making progress. "e course condition and what it takes to get it in good shape surprised us a little bit," said Robinson, a builder and record eight-time winner of the Cumberland County Golf Championship. "I've been around golf a long time," he said. "Now I have a high appreciation for places that have high- quality golf courses. It takes a lot to get it in that position." Rodriguez, a mortgage banker, said that before the sale, the course went for several years without essential maintenance. "It's just like a house," he said. "If you don't take care of it, it falls apart. I feel like we bought a foreclosed house, but instead of fixing it up and then moving in, we moved in and we're trying to fix it up while we live in it. And that's a different challenge." ere have been plenty of challenges. And there will be plenty more. "When we took it over, the course had been closed for two months," Robinson said. "We had no greens and it was winter time. It took a while for us to even get it playable. Once you get that reputation of not being in good condition, the general players are not going to come play." e new owners reseeded the greens. But the closely trimmed putting surfaces didn't have enough time to grow in well before summer hit last year. "We're still struggling from that first year," Rodriguez said. "I mean, we were behind the eight-ball from the beginning." But progress is being made. e partners credit smart hires – general manager Brian Dreier, who happens to be Robinson's son-in-law, and course 400 Forsythe Street, Fayetteville NC Nightly Wine Tastings | Weekly Happy Hour | Antique Shows Outings To Area Restaurants | Fayetteville Symphony Events Classic Car Shows | Concert Programs | Educational Seminars Cooking Classes | Wellness Programs | Technology Classes To inquire about our personalized assisted living lifestyle options: 910.829.0100 CA R O L I N A I N N NC.C O M Resident FAYETTEVILLE'S FIRST CHOICE FOR ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES "This has been the BEST decision for MY lifestyle!" Bill W. Resident P R E M I E R A S S I S T E D L I V I N G C O M M U N I T Y

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