The Park City billionaire wants to transform Wohali into a destination golf course.<\/p>\n
(Engel & V\u00f6lkers) Among the features of a house that was listed Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, for $65 million in Deer Crest at Deer Valley Resort are an indoor NBA regulation-size basketball court and a personal ski lift.<\/p>\n
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A wealthy financial technology executive says he intends to buy Wohali, the private golf community in Coalville that recently filed for bankruptcy.<\/p>\n
Doug Bergeron said Tuesday he wants to buy Wohali if it goes to a bankruptcy auction. No auction is scheduled for the 5,000 acre golf and luxury home resort, whose owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections Aug. 8.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit early, but it\u2019s going to be a bankruptcy auction, so it\u2019s going to be the highest bid wins,\u201d he told KPCW. \u201cThere\u2019s a boatload of constituents that hopefully can be taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Park City billionaire wants to transform Wohali into a destination golf course that could host PGA events and rival courses such as Pebble Beach and Bandon Dunes on the Oregon coast.<\/p>\n
The former CEO of Verifone Systems previously self-financed the construction of a $65 million mansion<\/a> in Deer Crest that was featured in the HBO film \u201cMountainhead.\u201d<\/p>\n