Members of the community and local golfers marked the 100th anniversary of the Schifferdecker Golf Course along Route 66 on the west side of Joplin, Missouri. The ceremony Wednesday included a ribbon-cutting, speeches, lemonade and free rounds on the par-71, 18-hole, 6,123-yard course, reported the Joplin Globe. An anniversary tournament also was held last Saturday. … Continue reading Schifferdecker Golf Course in Joplin celebrates its 100th anniversary
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Solutions for Joplin’s troubled golf course
A few days ago, the Joplin Globe published a long article about the financial issue about the city-owned Schifferdecker Golf Course, which is on Route 66 on the west side of Joplin, Missouri. The golf course runs an annual deficit of about $140,000 a year, and it draws about half the users it did a … Continue reading Solutions for Joplin’s troubled golf course