The long, daunting par 3 closing hole at the historic Normandie Golf Course will be around to challenge St. Louis-area golfers for at least another decade.
The University of Missouri–St. Louis today announced it has completed a purchase of the 117-acre tract at 7605 St. Charles Rock Road – adjacent to the southern edge of the campus – for $1.4 million with private funds donated exclusively for that purpose. Well-known Walters Golf Management has signed a 10-year agreement with UMSL to operate and market the course. UMSL will receive $1 a year in lease payments.
“The Normandie Golf Course has been an important community asset for more than 100 years,” UMSL Chancellor Thomas George said. “We want to make sure that over the long term it is operated and developed in a manner that benefits UMSL students and the surrounding community.”
George said the agreement with Walters was the “best way in which UMSL can ensure Normandie thrives” over the next decade without directly investing university or tax dollars.
“We promised the local community that every effort would be made to keep Normandie as a golf course for the foreseeable future,” George said. “The agreement with Walters provides it with financial flexibility to improve and market the course.”
Reviewed 2015-01-26