Edge Golf Group to Manage The Rio Grande Club

JULY 10, 2009 - SOUTH FORK, COLORADO – The Rio Grande Club located in South Fork,Colorado has selected Denver based Edge Golf Group to manage operations for the facility.

Matt Call, one of the founding Principals of Edge Golf said “We are delighted to enter into a partnership with the Rio Grande Club; there is no doubt that this is one of the premiere facilitiesin the country. Our team is thrilled with the opportunity to bring more people to South Fork, Colorado to experience what the Rio Grande Club is all about”.

The Owner of the Club, former NFL Player and Coach Zaven Yaralian had this to say on why he chose Edge Golf Group to manage the facility “I was looking for a management team with fresh ideas and a bold approach to Golf Course Management, I am very happy with what I have seen thus far and feel confident that my facility is in good hands with Edge Golf”.

The Rio Grande Club is a full amenity semi-private club located along the Rio Grande River in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado. The Club boasts an 18-hole championship golf course given 6 Stars by Golf Digest and named one of America’s top venues, a 26,000 square foot state of the art clubhouse, full service restaurant, tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness center/spa, fly fishing lodge and 1 ½ miles of private Gold Medal fly fishing on the San Juan and Rio Grande rivers.

The club opened in 2003 to rave reviews and was rated as the 6th best new course in the United States. Wild on the Fly Magazine called the Rio Grande Club “One of the top 15 Fly Fishing & Golf Destinations in the World”. In 2005 Colorado Golf Magazine ranked the Grill Room at the Rio Grande Club as the best 19th Hole in Colorado. Year round memberships are available at this time along with a variety of “member for a week” programs and daily public play opportunities.

Edge Golf Group is headquartered in Castle Rock, Colorado. The executive team at Edge brings nearly 100 years of golf industry expertise to each client assignment. The firm offers full operational management, consulting, and golf course brokerage services (valuation, disposition, acquisition). Edge Golf Group has extensive experience with daily fee, municipal, semi-private, and private golf projects throughout the United States. For more information please contact an Edge Golf Group representative or visit the website at www.edgegolfgroup.com.

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