This year's Eddies go to . . . It's a sad day for golfers in Southeast Texas when one of the region's best courses turns up in critical condition. But the good news at Waterwood National is that the plug won't be pulled on the layout adjacent to Lake Livingston. After two years of serious neglect by the previous owners, the Pete Dye creation that was the site where players like Hal Sutton, Paul Azinger and Scott Hoch earned their PGA Tour cards nearly two decades ago has new owners, new managers and, before much longer, a return to its historic past, the proprietors promise.
Bunkers are horrible.
Greens have gotten spotty and shaggy. General maintenance has been minimal for the past two years. In general, the previous owners, Waterwood Holdings, didn't put a dime back into the upkeep of the course. Jack Parker runs CCI, which owns and operates Tapatio Springs near San Antonio. Tapatio was a reclamation project of sorts for Parker a decade ago.