Landmark Land Company

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Landmark Land Company
LLND.PK
Industry Real estate development
Founded1971;53 years ago (1971)
Headquarters Indian Wells, California
Area served
United States
Europe
Caribbean
Key people
Andy Vossler, President & CEO
Website www.landmarkgolf.com

Landmark Land Company, also known as Landmark Golf, is an American real-estate development company specializing in the creation of golf courses and upscale communities. [1] [2]

History

The company was formed in 1971 when Gerald G. Barton took control of the Godchaux Sugar Company (also known as Godchaux-Henderson Sugar Company, Inc.), a bankrupt Louisiana corporation established in 1865 with land holdings between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. [3] He changed the name to Landmark Land.

Ernie Vossler and Joe Walser, Jr. formed their initial company, Unique Golf Concepts in 1971. Landmark Land Company, Inc., a publicly owned company, purchased Unique Golf Concepts in 1974; subsequently, Vossler and Walser oversaw the growth of Landmark Land Company. [4]

In 1976, Landmark opened the Oak Tree Golf Club in Oklahoma, designed by Pete Dye. [5] This was soon followed by Belle Terre Country Club in Louisiana, and the La Quinta Resort and Club and Carmel Valley Ranch, both in California. During the next 30 years Landmark built 17 more courses with Dye.[ citation needed ]

In April 1990, the company was the subject of a probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of questionable accounting practices. [2]

In May 1990, the company agreed to sell a 6,700-acre Riverside County parcel for $275 million. [6] In June 1990, the offer was withdrawn. [7]

In 1991, the company agreed to sell its assets for $739 million. [8] [9] The deal fell through that year and the company filed for bankruptcy protection. Its savings and loan was seized by regulators. [10] Barton lost everything. [11]

Landmark moved to Indian Wells, California in 1992. [4] In 2010, the company once again faced cash flow problems. [12] As of August 2018, the company is known as Landmark Golf, and focuses on ownership and development of golf courses. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Landmark Land Company Inc Profile, LLND.PK". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. 1 2 Furlong, Tom (April 13, 1990). "SEC Probe Adds to Landmark Land Co.'s Woes : Real estate: An investigation into its accounting practices is the golf course developer's latest regulatory problem". Los Angeles Times .
  3. ↑ MacLeod, Ken (2018-08-03). "Gerald Barton, co-founder of Landmark Land and Oak Tree National, passes away at 86". Golf Oklahoma. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. 1 2 3 "History". Landmark Golf. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Peter Dye Design". Club Corp. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ↑ GRANELLI, JAMES S. (May 17, 1990). "Landmark, Hon Strike Deal on $275-Million Land Parcel". Los Angeles Times .
  7. ↑ GRANELLI, JAMES S. (June 28, 1990). "Hon Withdraws Offer to Buy Landmark Land Parcel". Los Angeles Times .
  8. ↑ "Landmark Land Co. to Sell Holdings for $739 Million". Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. January 2, 1991.
  9. ↑ Hylton, Richard D. (January 2, 1991). "A $739 Million Asset Sale Is Seen for Landmark Land". The New York Times .
  10. ↑ Schmidt, Susan (October 15, 1991). "Agency Seizes Thrift That Owns Resorts". The Washington Post .
  11. ↑ "The Best Course He Ever Built - Kiawah Island". Golf.
  12. ↑ "Landmark Land Co. faces cash flow issues". American City Business Journals. April 8, 2010.
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