Bluffs golf course could reopen in mid-July

An investor group of residents and club members of The Bluffs in West Feliciana Parish is close to being able to lease and reopen the golf course, but the deal is not yet final, says Michael Creed, a banker and unofficial spokesman for the group. Creed says he hopes to make a formal announcement next week. “It is moving forward and there is good potential that the facilities will open mid-July,” he says. The group is recruiting volunteers to spruce up the course. “It’s in relatively good shape; we’ve just got to do some cosmetic work. We’re taking it for a Saturday haircut, you might say.” Former owner Jim Tanner shut down the award-winning, Arnold Palmer-designed golf course March 1. The Bluffs now belongs to companies owned by Bobby Waters and Claude Penn.—David Jacobs