Persimmon Country Club. , the only private golf course east of Interstate 205, has a new owner: American Golf Corp.
American Golf, which owns or operates 96 golf courses across the country, had been leasing and running the course, clubhouse and other facilities since 2004 for its owner, Kenichi Ito , chairman of Itoham Foods of Japan. Ito died in February. The sale was effective Aug. 1.
Ito died in February. The sale was effective Aug. 1. American Golf promptly announced a reduction in new monthly dues to try to fill the club's membership. The sale does not affect the 250-unit upscale housing development that sits on three sides of the course.