Nice! The Greenbrier Buys Oakhurst Links

And all for half the price of an appearance fee!

Seriously, great news from West Virginia and The Greenbrier's owner Jim Justice buying the course with roots to 1884 and one of the pure hickory golf experiences on the planet. From an unbylined AP story:

"To be perfectly honest, I don't know that it's going to be a great thing for the Greenbrier," Justice said. "But I know it's a great thing to do."

Hey how about a little Tuesday event tied to The Greenbrier Classic where some PGA Tour players come play the place and Golf Channel televises it, all sponsored by some really tradition-oriented company like Acushnet? Wally? Tim? Mike? Jim?

Oakhurst Links was built in 1884 and is a few miles north of The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. The 30-acre course, museum and clubhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The clubhouse and museum are filled with photos of visits from golfers such as Sam Snead, Lee Trevino and Tom Watson.

For years, 89-year-old Lewis Keller had struggled to find a buyer.

The course had been sold at auction in July but financing dried up. You can read about that and see images with this John Raby story.