Golf & Bowling together? Royal Oaks CC ( Forse) in Lebanon, PA

[Steve_ Shaffer]

Opponents of a plan to add a bowling alley to a central Pennsylvania golf course have rolled a strike with Commonwealth Court.
In an opinion by Senior Judge Dan Pellegrini, the state court overturned a ruling by a Lebanon County judge that backed the proposal to move the Cedar Lanes Bowling Alley to the Royal Oaks Golf Club.
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/10/pa_court_torpedoes_plan_to_mov.htmlhttps://www.golfatroyaloaks.com/golf-course/course-infomation

[Tim Leahy]

Most bowling takes place at night. So it may make use of the parking lot when it may be empty. But in todays economy they couldnt find a vacated retail space for the bowling alley?

[Jon Wiggett]

And here was me thinking Crown Green 

[Steve_ Shaffer]

Courtesy off Joe Bausch's collection:


http://myphillygolf.com/uploads/bausch/RoyalOaks/index.html

[Steve_ Shaffer]

Good article by Larry Hirsh on the " highest and best use" for golf course properties specifically citing this topic:


To achieve long term economic stability golf courses need to consider the concept of highest and best use.  If that use can include continued operation of the golf course everyone wins.  If the golf course becomes another housing development, who knows?




https://golfprop.com/blog/local-politics-and-golf-course-longevity/

[Rich Goodale]

When I was growing up in the 60's Wee Burn CC had a couple of bowling lanes and Winchester CC had a crown bowling space as well as a curling rink (both of the latter are now gone....).  Weston CC still has a couple of bowling lanes, as far as I know.