Whitepath ‘Fairs’ Better

Overwhelming Community response has flooded into the Whitepath Golf Course as it continues to upgrade and improve.

With the Board of Commissioners in support the fairways are greener and the grass is thicker than ever. Where a couple Tees used to be solid dirt, we now have proper grassy Tee Boxes.

Even the sand traps look like new sand with the care and maintenance offered by Mike Brumby and his staff at the Course. While speaking with FYN, Brumby recalled many people who have asked him ‘where he got the new sand?’ and having to tell them its not new.

Amid the course improvements and maintenance, Whitepath also has re-opened their concessions room. A beautiful room of the club with a fireplace and tables positioned to stay up-to-date on the latest in the golf world on two TVs and a snack bar serving drinks, chips, and snacks along with, when I arrived, fresh baked cookies.

The Whitepath Golf Course not only looks better, but is faring better as well. Currently standing roughly $20,000 over what they were making at this point last year, the club holds 151 memberships as opposed to the roughly 125 last year. The extra income taken is what allows the course to continue its uphill climb.

Brumby, who has himself been with the course for two years now, states he constantly has people coming to him, even at other courses, to tell him how much better the Whitepath Course is.

Even though the course looks great now, there is still much to be done according to Brumby who said,

“I could hire four more guys and keep them busy seven days a week.”

It has become a very time-consuming job as he continues to improve the greens and the course as a whole. One such improvement being the addition of stairs to the driving range. A project all but complete as the only remaining thing is to add hand-rails. Brumby says,

“This is definitely a full time job,”

As the County continues improving the course, it only serves to in turn improve the county with the birth and return of several events and tournaments such as the upcoming Come Play “Golf” in Ellijay Tournament sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) of Ellijay and the Brett Dickey Golf Tournament which recently returned to Gilmer.

If you’re looking to play, don’t forget to check out their online tee times available at GolfNow.