EAGLE VALLEY GOLF COURSE TO CLOSE

EAGLE VALLEY GOLF COURSE TO CLOSE

Back in 1994 Roland Brinker and Jeanette Brinker, founders of Brinker’s Jewelers, helped form a real estate development company called BSH Development (Brinker, Schutz, Hertweck). After several years the development company hired Bob Lohmann, ASGCA, founder, president, and principal architect of Lohmann Quitno Golf Course Architects to design and develop Eagle Valley Golf Course. In 2000, the original partnership was dissolved and the Brinker and Hertweck family formed a new company called Eagle Valley Inc. which owned and operated Eagle Valley Golf Couse for 16 years. In 2016, Roland and Jeanette Brinker retired and sold Eagle Valley Golf Course to two of their sons Dean Brinker and Dirk Brinker, President and Vice President of Brinker’s Jewelers.

As many of you are aware the EVSC (Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation) started construction of McCutchanville Elementary School in 2017 which opened for the new school year in August 2018. One hundred and thirty-five acres (+/-) in the heart of McCutchanville zoned for residential use, with city utilities and infrastructure already in place made the land a prime location for residential development. When contacted, the EVSC showed interest in purchasing the ground for a future middle school. An agreement was reached between the Brinker family and the EVSC in 2017 for the purchase of the land that Eagle Valley Golf Course sits on over a 3 year time period.

It was the Brinker family’s optimism that the local golf industry would turn around and be a viable business until the EVSC wanted the land for the construction of a new middle school. Unfortunately, after 3 years and major capital improvements in infrastructure and equipment, the Brinker family has come to difficult decision to close Eagle Valley Golf Course effective January 1, 2019. In January 2019, the EVSC will make their final installment payment and own the land that Eagle Valley Golf Course resides on. The EVSC and Brinker family hope that Eagle Valley Golf Course could remain in place until the EVSC is ready for the construction of the new middle school. However, if Eagle Valley Golf Course re-opens it will not be run or operated by the Brinker family.

We have created many memories since the purchase and development of this land back in 1994. We want to thank all of our loyal customers and neighbors for their business over the years, many of whom we consider close friends and family. Without your support and trust, we would not have been able to have realized Roland Brinker’s original dream of a golf course and residential community.

Eagle Valley Golf Course, its owners, and principals will liquidate the remaining infrastructure in early 2019.  Some of the assets have been sold. If you would like to inquire about a piece of equipment or the infrastructure please contact us at 812-867-7888 or email Kyle Brinker at kbrinker@brinkersjewelers.com.

If you have questions regarding the future development or use of the land located in McCutchanville please contact the EVSC at https://district.evscschools.com/contact_us.

Respectfully, 

The Brinker Family