Vining, along with business partner Leila Lujan, have been running the golf course since taking over as operators in January 2018 after the owners of River Park Golf Center sold the property to Valley Children\u2019s Healthcare.<\/p>\n
Valley Children\u2019s Healthcare said it was informed by Valley Golf Center\u2019s operators that they planned to retire.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur goal is to keep the facility open for families and visitors to enjoy,\u201d Valley Children\u2019s Healthcare said in a statement. \u201cWe are grateful to the current operators for their years of dedication and service to the community and will share additional information as plans are finalized.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Amrit Nat of Fresno practices putting on a practice green on the golf course back when it was known as River Park Golf Center. The facility along Highway 41 in Madera County has operated under the name Valley Golf Center since 2018. The nine-hole golf course is set to close by July 29, with the operators set to retire. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com <\/p>\n
When Valley Children\u2019s purchased the 59-acre golf course in September 2017, the golfing facility was viewed as being part of its master campus site plan.<\/p>\n
Valley Children\u2019s campus has grown to more than 700 acres since its move from Fresno to Madera County in 1998.<\/p>\n
The area south of Children\u2019s Boulevard, where Valley Children\u2019s is installing new roads, is slated for new healthcare buildings<\/a> but also commercial development.<\/p>\n Valley Children\u2019s spokesperson Zara Arboleda reiterated that golfing remains part of Valley Children\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n \u201cWe understand it\u2019s important to the community,\u201d Arboleda said, \u201cand that it\u2019s a popular resource used by local golfers.\u201d<\/p>\n Nonetheless, the uncertain future of this golf course along Highway 41 \u2014 even if temporary \u2014 further clouds the local golfing scene for the general public.<\/p>\n Airways Municipal Golf Course, which is owned by the City of Fresno, is already in danger of closing in the coming years. Plans to expand the Fresno Yosemite International Airport would trigger a domino effect that would eventually lead to the permanent closure of the Fresno golf course.<\/p>\n The Fresno golfing scene already shrunk in 2018 when the semi-private Fig Garden Golf course in northwest Fresno closed.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n