The Claw at USF

[Rex Havoc]

Took advantage of the free rounds of golf offered to season ticket members. I took some of my neighbors with me and was embarrassed by the conditions. The clubhouse has been condemned and the cart storage facility looked like it was about to fall down. The pro shop is a large storage container and the bathrooms are in a trailer. How has USF allowed this to get so bad? The conditions of the course were decent, but not the best. You’d think USF would care more about this course. Definitely doesn’t look like a course a major university would have. 

[NewEnglandBull]

Dig it up and put in a stadium 

[BayIslandBull]

Need to close it down & use the property for an OCS. 

[DontPushMe]

They're remodeling inside aren't they? 

 

I golf the claw regularly. It's a cheap course but for what you pay it's enjoyable. 

[smazza]

2 hours ago, Rex Havoc said:

Took advantage of the free rounds of golf offered to season ticket members. I took some of my neighbors with me and was embarrassed by the conditions. The clubhouse has been condemned and the cart storage facility looked like it was about to fall down. The pro shop is a large storage container and the bathrooms are in a trailer. How has USF allowed this to get so bad? The conditions of the course were decent, but not the best. You’d think USF would care more about this course. Definitely doesn’t look like a course a major university would have. 

seems like the school put the money in academics

we are number 3

werent we always number 3?

[BDYZR]

7 hours ago, DontPushMe said:

They're remodeling inside aren't they? 

 

I golf the claw regularly. It's a cheap course but for what you pay it's enjoyable. 

They need to remodel with dynamite.

[Rex Havoc]

7 hours ago, DontPushMe said:

They're remodeling inside aren't they? 

 

I golf the claw regularly. It's a cheap course but for what you pay it's enjoyable. 

The course wasn’t in bad shape, but the clubhouse and cart storage facilities looked horrible. Most of the wood on both buildings was rotten and about falling off. Hopefully they do something because the facilities look like they’ve been neglected for years. 

[CousinRicky]

2 minutes ago, Rex Havoc said:

The course wasn’t in bad shape, but the clubhouse and cart storage facilities looked horrible. Most of the wood on both buildings was rotten and about falling off. Hopefully they do something because the facilities look like they’ve been neglected for years. 

Part of that is what happens when an individual promises $2 million to rebuild/refurbish and then pulls his money when his kid doesn't get into the med school.  Sounds like he was making a purchase, not a donation.

[Boomer]

7 hours ago, DontPushMe said:

They're remodeling inside aren't they? 

 

I golf the claw regularly. It's a cheap course but for what you pay it's enjoyable. 

 

3 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

They need to remodel with dynamite.

They’re remodeling the clubhouse because of a mold issue from what what I was told by en employee who checked me in last month.  The cart barn has been in horrible shape that could be seen on your approach to the 18th green for years. 

Not sure you would need anything more than a light breeze to knock any of the current buildings down. 
 

Heck, even “the Claw” itself isn’t going to be standing too much longer. 

[Rex Havoc]

7 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

They need to remodel with dynamite.

I think it would be easier to tear down the existing clubhouse and build something new. It doesn’t have to be really fancy, just not look like it’s going to fall over.

IMO if we build an OCS it won’t be on that property because of the wetlands. Trust me I want an ocs as much as most of you do.