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Future of municipal golf in many cities uncertain I Golf Advisor Page 7 of 27 <br />new acres from the old routing for a future park/sports fields were another factor that made the project <br />appealing. The course made $3.1 million in 2008, according to the San Jose Mercury News <br />(https://www. mercurynews.com/2016/06/22/fore-palo-alto-council-approves-golf-course- <br />reconfiguration-work/), so there is hope of a return to profitability. <br />"There are wins on a number of fronts," De Geus said of the Baylands project. "We think in terms of <br />interest (to golfers) - it is a true links on the bay - it will be more competitive (with other courses in the <br />Bay Area).... If you can't play at Stanford (University's Golf Course), we have a muni that is unique and <br />special." <br />Alameda, another Bay Area community near Oakland, is also betting big on a multi -million -dollar <br />redesign of the Jack Clark South course at Corica Park (https://www.golfadvisor.com/courses/15800- <br />corica-park-the-jack-clark-south-course/). (I preview the late June opening of the municipal course here <br />(https://www.golfadvisor.com/articles/corica-park-redesign-continues-17679.htm).) The Sharp Park <br />Golf Course (https://www.golfadvisor.com/courses/3891-sharp-park-golf-course/), an Alister <br />Mackenzie design in Pacifica run by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, someday <br />hopes to get a similar makeover to restore a neglected gem with great bones and a historic pedigree. <br />Muni golf done right <br />Recently renovated by Tom Weiskopf, Torrey Pines North is one of the busiest munis in the country. <br />https://www.golfadvisor.com/articles/municipal-golf-crossroads-17751.htm 6/29/2018 <br />