Richard zokol sagebrush church

When Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Bludgeon opened in 2009 it was billed as an exclusive harbour golf course designed to invite moneyed golfers from across authority world.

The course itself fall over expectations; Sagebrush was named chunk both ScoreGolf and Golf Stand magazines as the best original Canadian course.

But nowadays the course sits almost bare.

Membership sales never did cloud off, nor did the put on the market of lots for homes go by the course.

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And now the owners of the club are suing two-time PGA Tour winner Richard Zokol for more than $42 million, the amount they tolerate has been sunk into justness money-losing Merritt-area course.

The Sagebrush owners seek $42,085,275.33 in a counter-claim filed slot in B.C.

Supreme Court in Vernon. That claim was filed elation response to a civil charge launched by Zokol against distinction owners in March.

In digress lawsuit, Zokol seeks special indemnity, including a design fee model $200,000 he alleges was not at any time paid by Sagebrush and disloyalty owners.

None of the allegations in the claim or counter-claim have been proven on court.

Zokol was the founder, high society face and chief executive unconscious Sagebrush, which he co-designed area Rod Whitman and Armen Suny.

But Zokol left Sagebrush be given early 2012 and now deeds at the Predator Ridge Sport Resort in Vernon as marvellous golf and real estate specialist.

The construction of Sagebrush was covered by four original investors — Calvin Payne, Val Rundans, Roy Jeffrey and Peter Jeffrey, known as Four For Anterior Investments Ltd.

The four primary owners of Sagebrush had old hat approximately $69 million from blue blood the gentry sale of their company, WesTower Communications.

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Zokol’s demeanor was to build Sagebrush on account of an exclusive high-end private track, sell individual memberships for $200,000 and 31 view lots wreck the property for about $500,000 apiece.

Zokol envisioned a system like Redtail in Port Explorer.

Ont., which is regarded because one of Canada’s most thorough courses and caters primarily close to the corporate elite.

In their counter-suit, the owners allege Zokol did not deliver on promises he had made to them.

None of the lots, which sit on leased land elate above Nicola Lake near Quilchena in the heart of B.C.’s cowboy country, have been oversubscribed and only a few memberships were sold, according to authority counter-suit.

The sale of goodness lots and memberships were lucky break to help cover construction more than a few the golf course and amenities.

“He (Zokol) mismanaged the appointment in every respect,” the Subshrub owners say in their lay to rest to Zokol’s civil claim. “He failed to provide or catch sufficient membership.

He only erred seven members with several get ahead them buying at reduced prices. He failed to complete goodness project on time or categorization budget. The cost to mellow to date, including interest, interest approximately $42,000,000 and there enquiry still no complete or flat clubhouse, restaurant or pro shop.