Back from Katrina Diamondback Country Club thrives - Mississippi golf course reviews
February 21, 2007 (Press Release) --
DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. (Feb. 19, 2007) - A lot of people thought Diamondhead would escape the wrath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The development and its two golf courses sit on the north side of Interstate 10 in the Biloxi area, and most of the storm's damage occurred to the south.
Not so.
"We were ground zero," said Hoppy Smith, Diamondhead Country Club's director of golf. "We had about 28 feet of water come over the interstate."
True enough. The Gulf of Mexico isn't the only body of water that both enlivens and endangers coastal Mississippi. The little creeks and bayous that wind through the local marshes are mostly interlinked, and that wall of water had to have some place to go.
In the case of Diamondhead, a big, upscale development, that place was the golf course and many of the homes. The storm swept 300 houses away - all that was left were the foundation posts - and ruined 300 more. The clubhouse cost about $2.2 million to rebuild.
Equally devastated was the morale of many of the retirees who made up Diamondhead's population. Many of those who still had houses after Katrina sold them and moved to someplace where hurricanes can't blow you away.
For more details visit :- http://www.gulfcoastgolf.com/coursereviews/mississippi/mississippi-diamondhead-country-club-golf-course-4997.htm
February 19, 2007
Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
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GolfPublisher Syndications.
Not so.
"We were ground zero," said Hoppy Smith, Diamondhead Country Club's director of golf. "We had about 28 feet of water come over the interstate."
True enough. The Gulf of Mexico isn't the only body of water that both enlivens and endangers coastal Mississippi. The little creeks and bayous that wind through the local marshes are mostly interlinked, and that wall of water had to have some place to go.
In the case of Diamondhead, a big, upscale development, that place was the golf course and many of the homes. The storm swept 300 houses away - all that was left were the foundation posts - and ruined 300 more. The clubhouse cost about $2.2 million to rebuild.
Equally devastated was the morale of many of the retirees who made up Diamondhead's population. Many of those who still had houses after Katrina sold them and moved to someplace where hurricanes can't blow you away.
For more details visit :- http://www.gulfcoastgolf.com/coursereviews/mississippi/mississippi-diamondhead-country-club-golf-course-4997.htm
February 19, 2007
Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
Author/Company
GolfPublisher Syndications.
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