Adam,
I played Johnny Goodman, formerly Applewood, only once. I bet I played Benson Park around 50-60 times and I had the opportunity to witness a gang shooting in an apartment parking lot across the street from the #11 green. What a treat to jump down into a creek/water hazard for your life....
Johnny Goodman was forgettable for me, which may not be fair, I avoided it because it was always jam packed and Benson was not. Someone please correct me, but I thought that the greens at Benson were bermuda? When I read the semi-crappy, but entertaining Rick Reilly novel Missing Links, I unfairly pictured Benson Park because Benson was always in decent shape for the amount of play that it received.
Overall when I lived in Omaha, Benson and Johnny Goodman bragged that they were in the black and cost taxpayers zero. I don’t know about today and quite honestly why or what that means to the changes linked in your article.
Has anyone else played there more recently?
Jason