Published: August 18, 2008
Tullymore Golf Club Opens Its New $7 Million Clubhouse
STANWOOD, Mich., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Tullymore Golf Club, the highly
award winning Jim Engh design located at St. IvesResort inStanwood, Michigan
will open its new $7 million dollar clubhouse on August 22nd. The opening of
this new clubhouse marks a major step in the development of the residential
Villages of Tullymore.
The beautiful 13,000 square foot stone, glass, and wood clubhouse is the
centerpiece of a new $50 million residential recreation community, which will
eventually bring up to 600 new residents to theStanwood area. The new
Residence Club at Tullymore is an enclave of four gracious homesteads on the
18th fairway at Tullymore Golf Club, which includes a golfing membership at
Tullymore and St. Ives. In addition, the Residence Club at Tullymore is also
part of The Registry Collection. The Registry Collection program is RCI Global
Vacation Networks' luxury exchange product catering to the specific needs of
members and affiliates in the luxury segment.
The new developers of Tullymore, operating under the company name Mecosta
LLC ofShelby Township in Metro-Detroit, bring a family touch to the new
development. The principals are brothers Ronald, Richard, and Robert Marino
and their uncle, Peter Ministrelli. The brothers have been part-time residents
of the county for many years as owners of cottages at nearbyCanadian Lakes.
In 2006 they purchased the Tullymore course and the neighboring St. Ives
course five miles away.
Ministrelli, also aDetroit native, brings decades of experience and
remarkable success in upscale resort golf development. He is responsible for
creating some ofCalifornia's most successful and exclusive desert golf
developments, including Artisan inRancho Mirage, The Reserve inPalm Desert
and Villaggio at Indian Wells Country Club inPalm Springs.
"My brothers and I are emotionally and financially invested in this vision
of creating a golf destination and community unlike anything in this part of
country," said Richard Marino.
New development and clubhouse signals new opportunities for the area
during tough economic times.
The Marinos and Ministrelli have made a huge investment in the region
during some tough economic times. The group has invested more than $40 million
in the golf courses, housing developments, and clubhouse. Another $10 million
is slated to drive construction of a wellness center and spa and the new golf
lodges scheduled for groundbreaking in 2009.
This major investment will inject a large amount of economic impact to the
area beginning with the new large clubhouse development. It is predicted that
the clubhouse, with its banquet facility, restaurant, lounge, and golf shop
will not only generate more than $1 million in new revenue for the area's food
and beverage sales, it will also create 75 new jobs and a $500,000 payroll for
employees, most of whom will be county residents.
In addition, the new clubhouse development will provide permanent jobs for
500-600 persons. Over the next decade another $120 million and 150-175 new
jobs will go into development of single family homes, condominiums, retail
outlets, recreational facilities, landscaping and architecture as the village
rises on the more than 800 acres set aside for the project.
State Rep. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) whose district includesMecosta County
said he is thrilled by the new economic opportunities for the area.
"Considering the economic times, it's a gamble for the developers," he
said in a recent interview. "The thing that impressed me the most, however, is
that they haven't asked the state for anything. They're doing it all with
their own money."
For more information please call 1-800-503-2630 or visit
www.tullymoregolf.com
SOURCE Tullymore Golf Club
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