City of Cleveland selects Troon to operate Highland Park GC

Troon has been selected to operate Highland Park Golf Course, a 36-hole facility in Highland Hills, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Indigo Sports, a Troon company, will oversee golf operations and more for the City-owned facility and the Highland Park Golf Foundation.

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The Highland Park Golf Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit comprised of local business and community leaders, frequent Highland Park golfers, and others, is leading the revitalization, operations and management of Highland Park Golf Course for the City of Cleveland.

“We are thrilled with the team that has come together to preserve and improve this historic gem,” said Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb. “Highland is the first place I played golf as a young man and I am confident that Highland Park Golf Foundation’s passion for the course coupled with Troon’s expertise will result in an elevated golf experience that is affordable and accessible.”

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Highland Park Golf Course opened in the late 1920s, with both the Blue Course and the Red Course designed by Sandy Alves. Both courses feature bentgrass greens and bluegrass fairways. In the 1950s and 60s, the course was home to local Black golf leagues and hosted the inaugural PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship in 1987. The Cleveland Open was held at Highland Park Golf Course in the mid-1960s. It is where Cleveland native Bob Hope first played golf and is recognized as one of Charlie Sifford’s home courses.

Troon also manages Briardale Greens in Euclid, Ohio, the Raintree Golf & Event Center in Green, Ohio, and the six golf courses owned by the City of Cincinnati.