Ohio Golf Journal May 2018

THE LONG FAMILY HAS ARICH GOLFHISTORY IN OHIO 4HE ,ONG FAMILY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE GOLF BUSINESS in Ohio, since Jim Long BOUGHT 2IVERBY (ILLS YEARS AGO *IMmS SON #ARY WHO IS NOW THE GENERAL MANAGER OF BOTH 2IVERBY (ILLS AND %AGLES ,ANDING IN THE 4OLEDO AREA RESIDES NEAR 'RAND 2APIDS AND LIVES IN THE SAME HOUSE PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY HIS GRANDFATHER 4WO OTHER BROTHERS +YLE AND $AN ALSO GREW UP IN THE GOLF BUSINESS AND MANAGE THE OTHER TWO FAMILY OWNED COURSES 7OODLAND 'OLF #LUB NEAR #ABLE AND )NDIAN 3PRINGS 'OLF #LUB IN -ECHANICSBURG 4HESE FOUR COURSES ALL OWNED BY THE ,ONG FAMILY ALLOW /HIO GOLFERS A TRUE BARGAIN &OR ONE SINGLE MEMBERSHIP FEE MEMBERS AT ONE COURSE CAN PLAY ALL FOUR COURSES FOR NO ADDITIONAL FEES -EMBERS AT 7OODLAND AND Indian Springs can venture UP TO .ORTHWEST /HIO FOR A buddie’s trip or an overnight GOLF GETAWAY AND PLAY BOTH 2IVERBY (ILLS AND %AGLES ,ANDING -EMBERS AT EITHER 2IVERBY (ILLS OR %AGLES Landing can do the same, WITH A GOLF TRIP TO #ENTRAL Ohio. "OTH 7OODLAND AND )NDIAN 3PRINGS 'OLF #LUBS ARE NEAR ENOUGH TO $UBLIN that evening dining options AND ENTERTAINMENT ARE ALSO EASILY ACCESSIBLE !S 7ALTER (AGEN AND "OBBY *ONES FUELED GOLFmS n'OLDEN !GE o THE DEMAND FOR MORE PUBLIC GOLF COURSES GREW IN .ORTHWEST /HIO 2IVERBY (ILLS 'OLF #LUB NEAR 7ATERVILLE OPENED FOR PLAY IN AND WAS CREATED TO Oh io Go l f J ourna l