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FEATURE STORY
Lago Vista Golf Course
continues to shine as its plan is making things even better
By Steve Habel, ContributingWriter
Re-building the reputation and great word of mouth for a once downtrodden golf course is no easy task. Any resurgence must begin from the top, with the vision and determination and budget to turn what was once forgettable into something memorable and vivid. And then it takes care and consistency and customer service to keep the ball rolling, and the golfers coming. There was a three-year plan put in place for the reintroduction and renewal, if you will, of Lago Vista Golf Course and its amenities when Chris Godwin came aboard as the facility’s head golf professional in 2018.
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Godwin and his staff have Lago Vista GC ahead of schedule in establishing the course as a sense of pride for its hundreds of members and as a solid go-to option for prime daily-fee play for golfers in the northwest suburbs of the Austin area and beyond. “It’s not been an easy journey so far, but I’m very proud of how we’ve all worked to bring this course back to relevance and the way our team has continued to focus on the big picture,” Godwin said. “The challenges have just made us want things even more, to work a little harder.” There’s no way anyone could have predicted a 100-year flood that, literally,
