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Steve_ Shaffer

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Rio Rico ( RTJ,1971) near Nogales , AZ Closed
« on: August 31, 2019, 02:55:14 PM »
Frequently mentioned here in various threads about golf in the Tucson area, this course was once highly rated, was closed after a sale last year and is now being bulldozed.  The new owner has not disclosed any plans for development...yet:




https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/crew-plows-former-rio-rico-golf-course-site-after-sale/article_6bc45ef8-993a-11e9-
9e5a-d71fea13558b.html


https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/owner-rio-rico-golf-club-is-closing-soon/article_9797089a-a733-11e8-9f3c-1bde7d3263e4.html


http://www.arizonagolf.com/courses/rio-rico/rio-rico-golf-course/
« Last Edit: August 31, 2019, 03:38:39 PM by Steve_ Shaffer »
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Re: Rio Rico ( RTJ,1971) near Nogales , AZ Closed
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2019, 04:21:24 PM »
Sad to hear.  Don't remember a lot about the course, but I used to play some industry golf outings there many years ago when I worked in the mining industry out in AZ.  Remember it being a pretty decent place, but I really had not played anything of note at that point in my life, and had not really begun to discover, learn, and appreciate what gca was.



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