Dear readers,
After getting new life from Aggie investors in 2009, the six-year-old Traditions Club is preparing for the long-awaited opening of their new 21,000 square-foot clubhouse this fall. After an official ground breaking in October 2009, and despite a wet winter that has caused construction delays throughout the Brazos Valley, the new clubhouse is on schedule for opening during the 2010 Texas A&M Football season. Progress on the men's and women's locker rooms, golf pro shop, bar restaurant and banquet facilities can be seen on the Web cam overlooking the construction site.
Originally owned and developed by the Melrose Co. of Hilton Head, S.C., the club suffered a setback in late 2008 when Melrose announced that construction had halted due to poor economic conditions in other parts of the country. Concerned for the club's future, five Aggie businessmen from the Houston area teamed up to form an investment company to purchase the property and facilities. The group got control of the golf course in February, 2009 and purchased the foreclosed property in April.
The group hired William Cole, Inc. to manage the golf course and market and develop more lots. With approximately 270 lots sold, and over 135 completed homes, the property is beginning to look developed, expecting upward of 450 homes when Traditions is fully built-out.
Home of the 2009 National Champion Texas A&M Men's Golf Team, the club's course is a is a Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II co-design featuring 7,146 yards of lush grass and wooded areas, with several natural creeks and views of Kyle Field and the Texas A&M University skyline.
One reason for new life at Traditions may be the close location of the Texas A&M Health Science Center, a 200-acre campus being constructed a short distance from the facility.
Overnight accommodations for Aggies and guests are available in both The Cottages and The Casitas at The Traditions Club.
For more information on the course, club and membership, contact Jimmy Walsworth at 979-779-1007. For home-site real estate information, contact Beth Sorenson at The Traditions Real Estate Office, 979-821-CLUB and please mention you were referred by Sam White. You are also welcome to contact me directly at 979-589-4487 for information on homes available in Traditions or anywhere in the Bryan College Station Area.
If you haven't been to Traditions in a while, spring is a great time to drive through the club!
Blue skies,
Sam White
Keller Williams Realty Brazos Valley
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